The cause of this issue seems to be in fact Linux kernel 4.14.0-041400rc7 :
With Linux kernel 4.16.0-041600rc5 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline and kernel option 'acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009"', Xorg works correctly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1732574 Title: 10de:1c8c [MSI] nouveau fails to manage GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] Status in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am trying to use my Nvidia GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] with Linux kernels from Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful) and http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline At this day, when I issue 'lspci', the only 'nouveau' module of the kernel which succeeds comes from Linux kernel Linux kernel 4.14.0-041400rc7 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline Even with this Linux kernel 4.14.0-041400rc7, Xorg systematically crashes as soon as I try to really use Nvidia GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] with the attached '20-onboard-monitor-nvidia-nouveau.conf' file : [ 2114.194] (EE) Backtrace: [ 2114.194] (EE) 0: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x4d) [0x559e3139537d] [ 2114.194] (EE) 1: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x559e311dd000+0x1bc119) [0x559e31399119] [ 2114.194] (EE) 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x7fefd8ed8000+0x13150) [0x7fefd8eeb150] [ 2114.194] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (xf86RandR12CreateScreenResources+0x501) [0x559e312b0651] [ 2114.194] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x559e311dd000+0xc61d0) [0x559e312a31d0] [ 2114.194] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x559e311dd000+0x56d14) [0x559e31233d14] [ 2114.194] (EE) 6: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf1) [0x7fefd8b191c1] [ 2114.194] (EE) 7: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (_start+0x2a) [0x559e3121db2a] [ 2114.194] (EE) [ 2114.194] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 Uname: Linux 4.14.0-041400rc7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: amd64 CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Nov 16 02:41:25 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: artful DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Device [8086:591b] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:11c8] Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] [1462:11c8] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-31 (15 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. MachineType: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GE62 7RE ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.14.0-041400rc7-generic root=UUID=2ae0c332-8ab4-4946-adcc-7c9c4a7b8a1d ro quiet splash SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: E16J9IMS.309 dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string dmi.board.name: MS-16J9 dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: REV:1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrE16J9IMS.309:bd11/28/2016:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnGE627RE:pvrREV1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnMS-16J9:rvrREV1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.family: G dmi.product.name: GE62 7RE dmi.product.version: REV:1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.10.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1732574/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
