Debian Bug report logs - #301531
[radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:42:50 +0100

Package: xscreensaver
Version: 4.16-1
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system

Until now, I could reproduce this bug on kernel 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. It
seems independant from the desktop/window manager (tried under Gnome,
XFce)
Step 1: Start xscreensaver-demo
Step 2: choose Hyperball, click on preview

After a while, the system crashes (not only X). It always happens, in
demo mode or real mode. I can provide more information if necessary. 

Thanks for your help,

Dimitri

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages xscreensaver depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0              1.8.0-4         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                    2.3.2.ds1-20    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libglade2-0              1:2.4.2-2       library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0             2.6.3-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0              2.6.2-4         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                  4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62                6b-9            The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libpam0g                 0.76-22         Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0            1.8.1-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                   4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Window System Session Management
ii  libx11-6                 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxext6                 4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxml2                  2.6.16-3        GNOME XML library
ii  libxmu6                  4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Window System miscellaneous util
ii  libxrandr2               4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1              0.8.3-7         X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxt6                   4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Toolkit Intrinsics
ii  xlibs                    4.3.0.dfsg.1-10 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii  zlib1g                   1:1.2.2-3       compression library - runtime

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Message #10 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:23:12 -0500

On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 04:42:50PM +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> Package: xscreensaver
> Version: 4.16-1
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> 
> Until now, I could reproduce this bug on kernel 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. It
> seems independant from the desktop/window manager (tried under
> Gnome, XFce)
> Step 1: Start xscreensaver-demo
> Step 2: choose Hyperball, click on preview
> 
> After a while, the system crashes (not only X). It always happens,
> in demo mode or real mode. I can provide more information if
> necessary. 
Define "crashes"; could you check if the machine is network-accessible?

Thanks,
Justin

Message #15 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>

To: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:04:06 +0100

* Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>:

> > Until now, I could reproduce this bug on kernel 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. It
> > seems independant from the desktop/window manager (tried under
> > Gnome, XFce)
> > Step 1: Start xscreensaver-demo
> > Step 2: choose Hyperball, click on preview
> > 
> > After a while, the system crashes (not only X). It always happens,
> > in demo mode or real mode. I can provide more information if
> > necessary. 

> Define "crashes"; could you check if the machine is network-accessible?

Doesn't crash for me in 4.21

Message #22 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:41:24 +0100

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Le samedi 26 mars 2005 à 16:42 +0100, Dimitri Chausson a écrit :
> Package: xscreensaver
> Version: 4.16-1
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> 
> Until now, I could reproduce this bug on kernel 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. It
> seems independant from the desktop/window manager (tried under Gnome,
> XFce)
> Step 1: Start xscreensaver-demo
> Step 2: choose Hyperball, click on preview
> 
> After a while, the system crashes (not only X). It always happens, in
> demo mode or real mode. I can provide more information if necessary. 

What is your 3D hardware?
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Message #31 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>, Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de

Cc: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:01:10 +0200

On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 11:23:12AM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 04:42:50PM +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> > Package: xscreensaver
> > Version: 4.16-1
> > Severity: critical
> > Justification: breaks the whole system
> > 
> > Until now, I could reproduce this bug on kernel 2.6.8 and 2.6.11. It
> > seems independant from the desktop/window manager (tried under
> > Gnome, XFce)
> > Step 1: Start xscreensaver-demo
> > Step 2: choose Hyperball, click on preview
> > 
> > After a while, the system crashes (not only X). It always happens,
> > in demo mode or real mode. I can provide more information if
> > necessary. 
> Define "crashes"; could you check if the machine is network-accessible?
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
> 
Thanks for your quick answers,

Ok, It was a mistake, this is not a system crash, the machine is still
accessible through network: Can ping, can access Zope.
So it seems that only local input devices do not work anymore..

Graphic card is a Radeon 9200 SE (128 Mb)

Dimitri

Message #36 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:35:43 +0200

* Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>:

> Ok, It was a mistake, this is not a system crash, the machine is still
> accessible through network: Can ping, can access Zope.
> So it seems that only local input devices do not work anymore..
> 
> Graphic card is a Radeon 9200 SE (128 Mb)

OK, so the X Server crashes (probably). Can you use "ps" to see if X
is still running when that occurs? Anything in /var/log/XFree.log.0?

Message #41 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Cc: justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net, joss@debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:31:22 +0200

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On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 10:35:43AM +0200, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> * Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>:
> 
> > Ok, It was a mistake, this is not a system crash, the machine is still
> > accessible through network: Can ping, can access Zope.
> > So it seems that only local input devices do not work anymore..
> > 
> > Graphic card is a Radeon 9200 SE (128 Mb)
> 
> OK, so the X Server crashes (probably). Can you use "ps" to see if X
> is still running when that occurs? Anything in /var/log/XFree.log.0?
> 
A top shows that XFree86 is running with full CPU load. Tried as root
(using ssh) to kill the process (first 15, then 9) but it did not work.
A shutdown -h now had no effect.. joining the XFree86 log as attachment.

-- Dimitri

[XFree86.0.log (text/plain, attachment)]

Message #46 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: xscreensaver: Hyperball causes system crash

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:08:59 +0200

* Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>:

> A top shows that XFree86 is running with full CPU load.

uha!

> Tried as root (using ssh) to kill the process (first 15, then 9) but it
> did not work. A shutdown -h now had no effect.. joining the XFree86 log
> as attachment.

Sounds like a Xfree bug...

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Message #55 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

Cc: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:56:03 +0100

Hi Dimitri,

About 2 years ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding a
lockup of the X server on a Radeon board when running the hyperball
screensaver. Did you reproduce this problem recently? If not, I will
close this bug in the next weeks.

Thanks,
Brice

Message #60 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

To: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Cc: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:44:17 +0100

reassign 301531 xserver-xorg-video-ati
tags 301531 upstream
forwarded 301531 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5986
kthxbye


On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 09:56 +0100, Brice Goglin wrote:
> 
> About 2 years ago, you reported a bug to the Debian BTS regarding a
> lockup of the X server on a Radeon board when running the hyperball
> screensaver. Did you reproduce this problem recently? If not, I will
> close this bug in the next weeks.

I'm afraid this is still an issue, see the upstream report referenced
above. Dimitri, can you try the workarounds described in comments #12
and #13 there?


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Message #71 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Cc: daenzer@debian.org

Subject: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:49:02 +0100

Brice, Michel,

the problem is still there. However, while still using the same graphic card 9200SE, my system configuration changed a bit :

Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-k7
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages xscreensaver depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0                1.12.4-1      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                      2.3.6.ds1-8   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                  1.2.4-4       The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1             2.4.1-2       generic font configuration library
ii  libglade2-0                1:2.6.0-4     library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.12.4-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0                2.8.20-3      The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii  libice6                    1:1.0.1-2     X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libjpeg62                  6b-13         The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii  libpam0g                   0.79-4        Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.14.8-4      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                     1:1.0.1-3     X11 Session Management library
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.0.3-4     X11 client-side library
ii  libxcursor1                1.1.7-4       X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                   1:1.0.1-2     X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3                 1:4.0.1-5     X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxi6                     1:1.0.1-4     X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1               1:1.0.1-4.1   X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxml2                    2.6.27.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii  libxmu6                    1:1.0.2-2     X11 miscellaneous utility library
ii  libxpm4                    1:3.5.5-2     X11 pixmap library
ii  libxrandr2                 2:1.1.0.2-5   X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1                1:0.9.1-3     X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxt6                     1:1.0.2-2     X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii  libxxf86misc1              1:1.0.1-2     X11 XFree86 miscellaneous extensio
ii  libxxf86vm1                1:1.0.1-2     X11 XFree86 video mode extension l

Versions of packages xscreensaver recommends:
ii  libjpeg-progs                 6b-13      Programs for manipulating JPEG fil
ii  perl [perl5]                  5.8.8-7    Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii  wamerican [wordlist]          6-2        American English dictionary words
ii  xli                           1.17.0-22  command line tool for viewing imag


I have tried what Michel suggested : (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5986)
 
- comment #13: commenting the load "dri" line in xorg.conf seems to solve the problem; the screensaver ran without crashing for about 25 minutes. Usually, when it crashes, it occurs within the first five minutes

- the other advice (comment #12) does not apply for me, since the options do not appear in my configuration file ( "XaaNoSolidBresenhamLine" and "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine" )

I hope this helps, don't hesitate to ask me for other informations,
thanks,

Dimitri

Message #76 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>, 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:24:37 +0100

On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 00:49 +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> 
> - the other advice (comment #12) does not apply for me, since 
> the options do not appear in my configuration file ( 
> "XaaNoSolidBresenhamLine" and "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine" )

Yes, you have to add them... see the xorg.conf manpage.


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Message #81 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

Cc: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:22:02 +0100

On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:24:37 +0100
Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 00:49 +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> > 
> > - the other advice (comment #12) does not apply for me, since 
> > the options do not appear in my configuration file ( 
> > "XaaNoSolidBresenhamLine" and "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine" )
> 
> Yes, you have to add them... see the xorg.conf manpage.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Earthling Michel Dänzer           |          http://tungstengraphics.com
> Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer

Hi Michel,

adding the options in combination with DRI loaded works. There is no crash anymore. The animation is just slower, but I guess it is a consequence of turning off things (with the options).

Cheers,

Dimitri

Message #86 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

To: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

Cc: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:12:45 +0100

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On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 00:22 +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:24:37 +0100
> Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 00:49 +0100, Dimitri Chausson wrote:
> > > 
> > > - the other advice (comment #12) does not apply for me, since 
> > > the options do not appear in my configuration file ( 
> > > "XaaNoSolidBresenhamLine" and "XaaNoSolidTwoPointLine" )
> 
> adding the options in combination with DRI loaded works. There 
> is no crash anymore. The animation is just slower, but I guess 
> it is a consequence of turning off things (with the options).

Right. Can you try the attached patch without these options?


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Message #91 received at 301531@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dimitri Chausson <tri2000@gmx.net>

To: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

Cc: 301531@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#301531: [radeon] Lockup when using Hyperball screensaver

Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:26:52 +0100

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:12:45 +0100
Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> wrote:

> 
> Right. Can you try the attached patch without these options?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Earthling Michel Dänzer           |          http://tungstengraphics.com
> Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer
> 

Hi,

finally I got to try the patch you provided me. It works, thanks, and sorry for the delay.
Cheers,

Dimitri 

Message #98 received at 301531-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org>

To: 301531-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Fixed in experimental

Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:35:28 +0200

Version: 1:6.6.191-1


Fixed upstream in 6.6.191.


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