[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1066464]
Oh, missed #4 somehow. But that patch is working for me and many others using XGI cards, according to comments in launchpad discussion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066464 Title: Please patch xserver-xorg-video-sis (was: SiS driver crashes Xserver with EXA acceleration) Status in XOrg Driver for SiS devices: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis-lts-raring” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Baltix: Confirmed Bug description: [TRIAGE NOTE] xserver-xorg-video-all metapackage should not depend on xserver-xorg-video-sis because it makes Ubuntu = 12.10 unusable/uninstallable for SiS users, and upstream X shows little interest in fixing/patching the SiS driver. [WORKAROUND]: For SiS users that already have Ubuntu installed, they can create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with the following contents: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Option NoAccel true EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Configured Monitor EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Monitor Configured Monitor Device Configured Video Device EndSection [ORIGINAL REPORT]: After Upgrade to 12.10. The Xserver crashes. I have tried lightdm und gdm. Both of them load the Mouse and Background then they restart. /var/log/gdm/:0.log: X.Org X Server 1.13.0 Release Date: 2012-09-05 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux mond 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:32:08 UTC 2012 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=c5886261-b8f1-4812-9f3f-4a765ba7a8b1 ro quiet splash Build Date: 08 October 2012 03:34:08PM xorg-server 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.26.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Sun Oct 14 11:01:58 2012 (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. (**) |--Screen Default Screen Section (0) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (==) No monitor specified for screen Default Screen Section. Using a default monitor configuration. (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (==) Automatically adding GPU devices (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, built-ins (==) ModulePath set to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1039:6330:1025:0082 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe800/134217728, 0xe210/131072, I/O @ 0x9000/128 Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension SECURITY Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Initializing built-in extension
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1066464]
Just in case someone hits this bug. There exists a patch solving the issue for most modern SiS and XGI chips, and the bug is fixed for Ubuntu Trusty. See the discussion here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video- sis/+bug/1066464. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066464 Title: Please patch xserver-xorg-video-sis (was: SiS driver crashes Xserver with EXA acceleration) Status in XOrg Driver for SiS devices: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis-lts-raring” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “xserver-xorg-video-sis” package in Baltix: Confirmed Bug description: [TRIAGE NOTE] xserver-xorg-video-all metapackage should not depend on xserver-xorg-video-sis because it makes Ubuntu = 12.10 unusable/uninstallable for SiS users, and upstream X shows little interest in fixing/patching the SiS driver. [WORKAROUND]: For SiS users that already have Ubuntu installed, they can create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with the following contents: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Option NoAccel true EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Configured Monitor EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Monitor Configured Monitor Device Configured Video Device EndSection [ORIGINAL REPORT]: After Upgrade to 12.10. The Xserver crashes. I have tried lightdm und gdm. Both of them load the Mouse and Background then they restart. /var/log/gdm/:0.log: X.Org X Server 1.13.0 Release Date: 2012-09-05 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux mond 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:32:08 UTC 2012 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=c5886261-b8f1-4812-9f3f-4a765ba7a8b1 ro quiet splash Build Date: 08 October 2012 03:34:08PM xorg-server 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.26.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log, Time: Sun Oct 14 11:01:58 2012 (==) Using system config directory /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. (**) |--Screen Default Screen Section (0) (**) | |--Monitor default monitor (==) No monitor specified for screen Default Screen Section. Using a default monitor configuration. (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (==) Automatically adding GPU devices (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/ does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, built-ins (==) ModulePath set to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1039:6330:1025:0082 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe800/134217728, 0xe210/131072, I/O @ 0x9000/128 Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension SECURITY Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE Initializing
