Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
On 10/14/2012 12:44:32 AM, Gregory M. Turner wrote: On 10/9/2012 4:57 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Hi, I'm using kernel 3.6.1-gentoo (which claims to have fixed a synaptics modules bug) with xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 (I can't use a more recent one because my ATI graphics card is too old for ati-drivers 12.4) and xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2. After a few minutes, it segfaults the kernel == hard reset. Without synaptics the system is rock stable (for many hours at least). Has anybody made a similar experience or know about a bug fix? Many thanks for hint, Helmut. It's been working for me for ages ... in fact for years, I maintained a bug with an ebuild for it before it even went into the kernel. Never seen it cause a crash, ever. Are you sure synaptics caused your reset? Unless you have changed the defaults, last I checked, a linux kernel panic would not cause a hard reset, but a freeze (or what looks like one from an X11 gui). Yes, it's definitely the synaptics driver. Perhaps it's connected with the 3.6.x kernel series. I have updated the drivers to the GIT version (1.6 branch) and the probablem seems to be fixed now. I'm still using xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 since I have to stick to the ati-drivers-12.4 because my graphics card is too old. Helmut.
Re: [gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
On 10/9/2012 4:57 AM, Helmut Jarausch wrote: Hi, I'm using kernel 3.6.1-gentoo (which claims to have fixed a synaptics modules bug) with xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 (I can't use a more recent one because my ATI graphics card is too old for ati-drivers 12.4) and xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2. After a few minutes, it segfaults the kernel == hard reset. Without synaptics the system is rock stable (for many hours at least). Has anybody made a similar experience or know about a bug fix? Many thanks for hint, Helmut. It's been working for me for ages ... in fact for years, I maintained a bug with an ebuild for it before it even went into the kernel. Never seen it cause a crash, ever. Are you sure synaptics caused your reset? Unless you have changed the defaults, last I checked, a linux kernel panic would not cause a hard reset, but a freeze (or what looks like one from an X11 gui). -gmt
[gentoo-user] Synaptics driver freezes my kernel
Hi, I'm using kernel 3.6.1-gentoo (which claims to have fixed a synaptics modules bug) with xorg-server-1.11.4-r1 (I can't use a more recent one because my ATI graphics card is too old for ati-drivers 12.4) and xf86-input-synaptics-1.6.2. After a few minutes, it segfaults the kernel == hard reset. Without synaptics the system is rock stable (for many hours at least). Has anybody made a similar experience or know about a bug fix? Many thanks for hint, Helmut.
