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Stock Responses

Crashes with a broken backtrace:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingXorg#Backtrace%20with%20gdb and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.

Debugging Xorg in general:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please attach your X server configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the "Attachment:" box below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf and let Xorg autodetect your display and video card? Please also attach the /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt. Thanks in advance.

For problem specific Stock Responses see: Bugs/Responses

xorg-server

24 New Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Verify the bug is still not fixed
  • Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or

  • Set status to Confirmed

Bug

Subject

Triager

44586

screen refresh not consistent, SDL suffers

324506

Mouse has suddenly no contact, till X-Server restart

333526

cannot change screen resolution from 640 x480

335379

Display resolution is set incorrectly

341732

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in DoConfigure()

343528

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in EvdevMBEmuBlockHandler()

343535

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in DeleteWindow()

344507

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in XkbStringText()

345796

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in drm_intel_bo_unpin()

346016

xorg crash while idle

346731

Totem (movie player) crashes OS to login screen

346741

[Jaunty] No more 3D acceleration with Intel 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller

346754

virtualbox addictions

347274

PC crashes (does not start) after login (because of wlan stick)

347511

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in InitOutput()

348052

Race condition in /usr/bin/xvfb-run causes concurrent invocations to fail

348422

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV

348553

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in dixLookupPrivate()

349193

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in xf86XvMCScreenInit()

349741

Xorg crash on VirtualBox 2.1.4 (WinXp)

349783

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in InitOutput()

350432

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()

351145

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in InitOutput()

351251

Jaunty Gimp running inside Xephyr causes a Segmentation fault

63 Incomplete Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Change the bug's status to "Confirmed" or "Triaged" if the reporter replied with enough information or

  • Ask a secondary follow up question and subscribe to the bug report

Bug

Subject

Triager

55270

Double-click timeout is not applied to X

66988

X server responds badly to having controlling terminal stolen

146766

Cannot install in Acer 7520 laptop: cannot see full dialogue windows

180881

Fonts in the GNOME login screen are disproportionately big

206440

emerging menus displaced when changed to two screens configuration wiht xrandr

219629

Oversized Text in Kubuntu Hardy KDE4 Live CD

230212

Xorg wakeups a lot while only on gdm screen

248371

[CAPSLOCK] "Shift cancels CapsLock" -> shift doesn't toggle LED state

256548

Kubuntu Intrepid - System freezes after some time

260436

Unable to force screen resolution with vtswitch/splitter

268616

Geforce 2 MX max resolution 800x600 in 8.10

269302

At the GDM scree, Dell 610 laptop screen remains on while on a docking station and with an external screen connected

270996

XDMCP to OpenSolaris fails: "Don't know how to use pEvdev"

273837

USB mouse acceleration reset when plugged in

277911

When log in black screen and mouse

284243

Xserver is freezed on Startup[Intrepid Ibex Beta]

288918

Keyboard layout randomly switches to "US international (dead keys)"

290067

switch user or switch to console failes on first try in intrepid

290288

unlocking screen leads to window manager not working

292500

Switch User Fails most of the time

293199

X-Window session crashes without any reason

294084

logout hangs gdm (when several users are logged in)

295195

DontVTSwitch ignored if AutoAddDevices and AutoEnableDevices are set to false

296886

HP compaq nc8230 has no mouse, keyboard in intial X session after boot with auto-login set

301625

dysfunctional numlock

301754

Slow mod graphic and applications crashe on Xubuntu 8.10 (PowerPc)

303807

X server 1.5.2 aborts in glxContextDestroy, within 15 minutes after login

305151

Mouse stops functioning properly

306284

dell 19 inch monitor chrashed when changing resolution in 8.10

310993

wrong version dependency on x11proto-core-dev

311076

hang on BOGUS LENGTH in write keyboard desc

312332

jaunty 2.6.28-4 gdm hangs on IBM NetVista

313749

login brightness is the lowest

315819

kde4 KDM does not restart X when killed with ctrl+alt+backspace

316481

Switching user twice causes hang

316741

visualisations craches when are speedly changed

319706

Gnome Freezes

319811

evince hang up system in fullscreen/presentation mode

320317

X server crash after a glXSwapBuffers call

322672

gconf.xml keyboard freeze when both Ctrl keys used

323480

evolution strange initial distortion of application window

324339

Can't open a second session

327548

Nautilus slow after ubuntu 8.10 update

327797

GDM freeze with laptop on battery but not with DC adapter

330052

Xvfb crashes with SIGSEGV

330153

guest session, switch user, fail, "cannot start new display"

331830

keys get stuck down

332100

wine fullscreen app makes X server crash on jaunty

333247

huge fonts in jaunty xephyr (regression from hardy)

333820

prioritize drivers in xorg.conf instead of fixing one

334264

Xdmx segfault

334626

Xorg intermittent segv in XkbSendMap in ProcXkbGetKbdByName

334944

[Intrepid] Xorg "Saw signal 11. Server aborting."

337025

Repeating arrow keys change to numbers. Not num lock.

340186

X-Server freezes temporarily when selecting System / Quit

341437

gnome crashes on selecting stuff across different monitors

342998

Multiple monitors can cause xserver to show blank screens

346454

gdm[2969]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Schwerwiegender X-Fehler - :0 wird neu gestartet

346579

Cursor image left behind with multiple X screens

346793

bogus font values are being returned

347616

[Jaunty] X crashed after resume from suspend

349535

gdm crashing randomly while unattended

350548

gdm crashed (fatal x error) on Jaunty Beta

41 Confirmed Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Check if it is still an issue on Jaunty.
  • Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or
  • Crash bugs:
    • If has a "full backtrace" set the status to Triaged or

    • Ask for another backtrace following the instructions at Debugging Xorg

  • If the reports looks ok to go to upstream or being looked by a developer set the status to Triaged UbuntuBugControl

Bug

Subject

Triager

55646

video playback problem on external monitor

92482

NumLock gets enabled unexpectedly on my laptop

105822

special chars mangled after switch to graphical console

179472

[Hardy] Black screen - wrong monitor detection & refresh rate

180601

Incomplete monitor specification data for Sony CPD-E200 due to KVM switch interfering with EDID data collection

204137

openoffice.org always crashes as soon as i access a menu.

212018

X selects wrong modeline for LG Flatron L222WS

250916

HH + different monitor = mouse working differently, xserver-xorg configurator not working??

255561

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg fails on Dell PowerEdge 400sc with Samsung SyncMaster 570s

256779

"Quit..." in System menu hangs temporarily

261361

Page Down button does not work in X.

270636

Kubuntu hardy-kde4 -> intrepid upgrade test X server fails to start after upgrade

272706

Mouse loose acceleration settings when using another X Window

280894

Modeline in xorg.conf ignored

281662

Intrepid: changing screen illumination hangs ubuntu

281871

GDM 2.20 does not use hal keyboard config

283364

Regression - C640 Brightness cannot be changed while X is active

288307

Scrolling locks system up for 5-30 secs with CCSM or Firefox

288668

[Intrepid Ubuntu i386 Live CD Final - smoke testing] Second graphic card (Nvidia 7900GS) not detected

288991

X server display error during Intrepid 8.10 RC installation

289298

running system monitor causes Intrepid to drop to login prompt

290171

xorg freeze with ubuntu-8.10-rc-desktop-i386.iso (with solution)

292212

Xenarc 700TSV uses wrong resolution.

294454

xvfb on server gives multiple errors

297645

After upgrade to ubuntu 8.10 tsclient completely freezes the system

298094

[RS690] Wrong resolution and Nokia 800 Pro+

300037

black screen on login page (AMILO L6820)

301937

Stuck in an infinite loop when no usb devices connected

307008

[CAPSLOCK] shift-control ignored after re-mapping CAPSLOCK and Control

315219

X hangs on exit from screen saver (similar to 282081)

318651

Live CD Freezes while starting x.org - K8M890CE chipset

330712

Display flickers while showing fast motions

332675

A program crashing/unresponsive when showing a menu can make the rest of the applications/screen unusable.

338219

x not starting in kvm with std vga

338489

AllowDeactivateGrabs is broken

339206

[jaunty] Bug preventing dual link DVI on AMD Radeon 4800

343265

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in xf86Wakeup()

346239

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in drm_intel_bufmgr_destroy()

346404

[Jaunty] xorg crash on login after resume from suspend

346633

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in EvdevMBEmuTimer()

347142

Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in RRCrtcGammaSet() when trying dual head (xinerama) on ATI HD 2400

9 Bugs with Patches

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Verify if the patch really is a patch.
  • If it is not, unmark it as a patch.
  • If it is, get the bug triaged and looked by the maintainer.

Bug

Subject

Triager

134906

no man page for Xephyr

258038

Look into feasibility of using an alternatives system rather than diversions

260138

(needs x11 protocol update) Xorg needs client limit raised

319402

Xorg server segfaults in cwGetBackingPicture

324854

DRI2: (UXA) white transparency artifacts with compiz [patch]

328205

xvfb-run incorrectly states that the return value is always that of the script run

338219

x not starting in kvm with std vga

348052

Race condition in /usr/bin/xvfb-run causes concurrent invocations to fail

### Bugs to be forwarded Upstream

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Confirm that the bug is still an issue with Jaunty
  • Search in the Upstream Bug Tracker for a similar report, if there is no one, open a new report and add a Bug Watch to the downstream report.

Bug

Subject

Triager

xserver-xorg-video-intel

25 New Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Verify the bug is still not fixed
  • Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or

  • Set status to Confirmed

Bug

Subject

Triager

238770

The Screen is divided 2 parts when rotation to Left or Right.

292748

display restarts every 5 seconds

292788

[i855] False Monitor Detection

313691

Intel graphics has tearing/vsync problems

323264

display corruption after update

329559

[i945] intrepid: 945GM Xorg config fails - intel driver

329901

[i965] Rendering errors on GM965 (Intel X3100) when composite enable

335905

Playing Half-Life 2 in WINE causes forces a logout

338598

[West Lake] Ubuntu 8.10: System unable to detect optimized graphic resolution.

339200

My laptop monitor flashes periodically since Xorg update

340328

[i965] X (and gnome session) crashes after suspend and resume

340584

[Kubuntu Jaunty Alpha 5] no GUI when booting from LiveCD

341585

[West Lake] Ubuntu 8.10: Screen resolution is unable to changed after the first changing.

342904

Kubuntu Jaunty - HP/Compaq nc6400 laptop, Intel 945 GM, screen resolution wrongly detected when mounted in docking station

343362

Jaunty DRI2/UXA/GEM (UXA bug)

345662

[i945] hangs after submitting username and password in gdm, but starts with startx (UXA bug)

346910

occasional X crashes (i945GM)

348753

Default GDM resolution settings are wrong / need a GUI way to change them.

349386

Intel i845 Jaunty: X failed to start, but installing from xorg-edgers fixed it

349568

[iGM45] Jaunty / Compiz slow and tearing on GMA 4500MHD

349992

[945 tiling] Low performance due to no A17 workaround

350032

855gm Interpid, screen distortion after upgrade to xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.4.1-1ubuntu10.3

350844

[i965GM] IN 9.04 Xorg consumes ~30% of CPU with only Konsole running top running (fine in 8.10)

351761

[i945] Fullscreen graphical corruption on laptops with Intel graphics?

351869

X server crash when playing video Jaunty

40 Incomplete Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Change the bug's status to "Confirmed" or "Triaged" if the reporter replied with enough information or

  • Ask a secondary follow up question and subscribe to the bug report

Bug

Subject

Triager

304981

[i855] Xorg errors and warnings for intel 855GM

305054

[i945G] Problems in Video Rendering

306916

[i945] screen shows temporary garbage then goes blank, falls into low-graphics mode

309535

Suspend doesn't work in Toshiba Portege M750

310183

X server fails to start on 8.10 - Ctrl-Alt- switching workaround

311090

S-Video output

311944

buggy screen after "suspend" mode

312148

GL games rendering artifacts

312776

RuneScape Fullscreen 3D Java Applet Crashes X

316423

[i830] black screen after intrepid login intel graphics

320821

[i945GM] After loading background crashes back to GDM. Works with 'driver "vesa"'.

321491

[i915gm] Error in I830WaitLpRing

322613

Xorg crashed coming out of screensaver - log shows "[mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite loop."

322959

[i945GM] Gnome desktop hangs with Ubuntu 9.04 on Mac Mini in regular graphics mode

327900

[Welch's]Screen will show abnormally when change the resolution

328484

displayport monitors not detected in Intrepid

328918

[i945] underrun on pipe A! prevents Xorg from starting.

331596

[i965] intel GM965/GL960 causes system hang when triple buffer On after resume

333008

[Q45] "X server terminated unexpectedly" when playing fullscreen video after updating to KDE 4.2

333812

Switch from X11 to console: black or corrupted display

334027

hardy xserver-xorg-video-intel random blank screen on startup

337243

X.org crash on Intel 82G33/G31 (with stacktrace)

337648

[i945] doesn't detect CRT monitor

337684

X3100 flickering with opengl and compiz enable

337774

[i945] Corrupt OpenGL Textures after suspend on intel 945GME

338681

[iGM45] screen shows garbage when switching the first time to VT

339779

GDM login window and X-session resolution differ dramatically

339781

[g45] xv video tearing

339982

X hangs for no apparent reason

340652

Jaunty desktop liveCD freezes on Intel iMacs on boot

340964

[i915] Brightness change crashes X

343108

[jaunty] [i915] After last update my desktop started to blink very often

343690

[Jaunty] 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller fails to load X

344498

Opengl programs have scrambled graphics when desktop effects are turned on using opengl under kde

344554

screen flickers for 2-3 minutes and getting almost black when unpluging laptop

346175

[i865] Dual Monitor setup does not function

346611

[i965] [jaunty] Incorrectly detects screen resolution of Samsung 225BW

347527

mplayer appears to crash X

350399

Xserver black screen on 3/28/09 update of Jaunty

40 Confirmed Bugs

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Check if it is still an issue on Jaunty.
  • Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete
  • Crash bugs:
    • If has a "full backtrace" set the status to Triaged or

    • Ask for another backtrace following the instructions at Debugging Xorg

  • If the reports looks ok to go to upstream or being looked by a developer set the status to Triaged UbuntuBugControl

Bug

Subject

Triager

324998

[i945] x server restarts itself w/ compiz on Intel 945GM

325169

grace font horkage in jaunty

325391

[i965] Hard lock with 2.6.1 on GM965 with 2d/compiz usage

326058

[Jaunty]X window fail to start up from console mode with depth 16

326104

[iG45] [Jaunty alpha3]Compiz issue: change to higher resolution cause distorted screen

326742

[iG33] xorg crash while browsing the web

327107

[i855] [jaunty] external monitor makes X fail

327941

[i945] xorg fails on i945GM (8086:27a2) (UXA bug)

328010

[i845] Freeze during login when UXA enabled (UXA bug)

328215

[i945] "Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration" error on most startups

328760

system unresponsive after recovery from screensaver with only desktop wallpaper showing

329235

[i965] Enabling UXA causes lockup when X starts (UXA bug)

330318

[iG33] tearing with Intel gma x3100

331719

[i915] VT switching doesn't work on Intel 915GM (UXA bug)

331795

[i965] system freeze shortly after using fast user switch

333672

Issues with Gnome resize after xrandr rotate

335512

[i945] intel video card automatically detected on live cd, but not on the installed system

336569

[g45] Intrepid intel 4500MHD graphics seems not to work on Dell Latitude E5400

336765

[iG33] xserver-xorg-video-intel: TMDS-2 not discovered on dual-DVI ADD2 card

336923

[i945] Need LVDSout quirk for Intel 945GME <8086:27ae>

338669

painting artifacts after qt4.5 upgrade on intel chipset

338778

[i915] Jaunty update breaks xorg on eee pc 900

339091

[i945] screen freezes a few minutes after resuming

339233

[iGM45] Video playback suffers from tearing on GMA 4500MHD

339433

X Server Crashes / intel video card 4500MHD on Sony Vaio laptop

339555

compiz slowmotion after Jaunty upgrade

339572

[i945] DisplaySize ignored with intel graphics

340212

[i965] Bad resolution over HDMI in Jaunty

342675

[UXA] Kubuntu Jaunty - X server freezes frequently after enabling UXA in Intel 945GM/GMS (UXA bug)

342923

Kubuntu Jaunty Intel 945 GM - Poor sluggish graphics performance on HP/Compaq nc6400 laptop

343225

Login window garbage/freeze/crash when enabling UXA (UXA bug)

343390

When X starts, screen starts black, fades in sort of organic fashion to white, then fades to black. Repeats.

344856

system freeze when opening another user session (UXA bug)

346100

[82852/855GM] [Jaunty Alpha 5 live CD] low-graphics mode warning at boot

346267

[i945] [Jaunty] video players with XVideo output crashes after recent update to xorg packages

347587

suspend/resume returns to KDM login screen on x200s (UXA bug)

348428

Swithing to another user and then to anything else, freezes laptop. Jaunty

348436

[iGM45] X server crash when screensaver is started (4500MHD with EXA)

349408

intel G35 fails to start gdm on Jaunty Beta

7 Bugs with Patches

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Verify if the patch really is a patch.
  • If it is not, unmark it as a patch.
  • If it is, get the bug triaged and looked by the maintainer.

Bug

Subject

Triager

|<rowstyle="background-color: ;"> 252094 || MASTER: Poor graphics performance on Intel || ||

281486

[i945] Regression: wrong GDM resolution when using external display on i945

288807

[i815] Wrong resolution on Vaio PCG-SRX51, PCG-SRX41 and PCG-FX370 due to incorrect h/v rates

304871

[i845G] Fatal server error: Couldn't bind memory for BO front buffer (Jaunty)

305269

[i855GM] entire display shows just one color unless LVDS disabled

336765

[iG33] xserver-xorg-video-intel: TMDS-2 not discovered on dual-DVI ADD2 card

341363

[i945GME] drm:i915_getparam *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6

### Bugs to be forwarded Upstream

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Confirm that the bug is still an issue with Jaunty
  • Search in the Upstream Bug Tracker for a similar report, if there is no one, open a new report and add a Bug Watch to the downstream report.

Bug

Subject

Triager

Progress

xorg-server

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xserver-xorg-video-intel

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