265266 – Kernel: <2.6.28; current stable xorg Server crashed, when switching Terminal to console

Bug 265266 - Kernel: <2.6.28; current stable xorg Server crashed, when switching Terminal to console

Summary: Kernel: <2.6.28; current stable xorg Server crashed, when switching Terminal ...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers

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Reported:	2009-04-07 08:37 UTC by Markus Wolff
Modified:	2009-04-24 17:39 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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emerge --info of the issue env (emerge.info,10.86 KB, text/plain) 2009-04-09 07:24 UTC, Markus Wolff	Details
dmesg of the issue env (dmesg,37.56 KB, text/plain) 2009-04-09 07:25 UTC, Markus Wolff	Details
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Description Markus Wolff 2009-04-07 08:37:42 UTC

The Problem is that no GEM is support on kernel lower then 2.6.28. 
dmesg: [drm:i915_get_parm] *Unkown parameter 5
If you switching the terminal to Console like e.g. F1-F6 and switch to 
DISPLAY:0 F7 again. You will see that the xserver will crashed, with vertical lines, you can only reboot, the pc is not reacted
If you upgrade a kernel to 2.6.28 then the problem is solved. 
I miss a hint after you install xorg-server/intel(graphics) that is only running with newer kernel 2.6.28. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install current stable xorg-server on arch with i915 driver
2. install current stable gentoo-sources on arch with i915 driver
3. the problem is known on other distrubitions

Actual Results:  
all is crashed you can only reboot

Comment 1 Markus Wolff 2009-04-07 09:09:09 UTC

see also i915_drv in the kernel sources!

Comment 2 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-04-08 20:06:13 UTC

Looks like this should block bug #252467.

@Markus: Please post your `emerge --info', attach the Xorg log and (relevant) dmesg output for completeness. It looks like x11 should perhaps look at x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel but I am not sure.

@Markus: Also, I don't see at all how this could be a Bugzilla problem...

Comment 3 Markus Wolff 2009-04-09 07:24:36 UTC

Created attachment 187761 [details]
emerge --info of  the issue env

Comment 4 Markus Wolff 2009-04-09 07:25:25 UTC

Created attachment 187762 [details]
dmesg of  the issue env

Comment 5 Markus Wolff 2009-04-09 07:32:26 UTC

sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.27-r8

x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 hal nptl sdl xorg  VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev intel v4l vesa"
x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.6.3-r1 dri -debug

@Jeroen: sorry maybe no bugzilla issue

Comment 6 Mike Pagano gentoo-dev

2009-04-24 17:39:46 UTC

> If you upgrade a kernel to 2.6.28 then the problem is solved. 

Fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.28-r5 which is now stable.