Bug 8429 – Xfree 4.2.0 freeze

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Tolgam 2002-09-26 15:29:28 UTC]

Xfree 4.2.0 + linux-2.4.19-lolo-r10_pre4 + Nvidia-kernel-3123 = Freeze

Xfree freeze juste after trying to init the video mode. According to my tests,
this doesn't seems to be related to AGP drivers (NVAGP, AGPART) or Xfree.

[Comment 1 Spider (RETIRED) 2002-09-26 16:05:28 UTC]

What desktop do you use? KDE or Gnome or something else (Flux, black -box,
waimea, e16, e17 ..)


This might be related to a bug (that I've submitted at least) in nvidias XRENDER
implementation that makes it lock up X when AntiAliased fonts are in use, its a
fresh start, and you have AGP enabled.

sounds complex?

[Comment 2 Tolgam 2002-09-27 00:26:18 UTC]

I use e16 but i tried to start X only and it's the same result. I also tried to
start X without any AGP support and nothing changed.
The last message in log is (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1152x864" and then X
freeze and reboot my computer after 10-15 seconds.

[Comment 3 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2002-09-29 06:58:46 UTC]

Did you try a different kernel yet ?

[Comment 4 Tolgam 2002-09-29 07:03:58 UTC]

Everything is fine with the linux-2.4.19-xfs-r1

[Comment 5 Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-09-30 22:22:57 UTC]

preempt on in the kernels that break?

[Comment 6 Tolgam 2002-10-03 18:22:18 UTC]

I tried with and without the preempt and it's the same result

I also tried with lolo source pre5 and nothing changed.

[Comment 7 Tolgam 2002-10-03 18:24:47 UTC]

Created attachment 4392 [details]
config file for linux-2.4.19-lolo-r10_pre5

I join my .config, maybe this will help to find the problem :-)

[Comment 8 Tolgam 2002-10-03 18:26:21 UTC]

Created attachment 4393 [details]
Kernel config file

I join my config file for linux-2.4.19-lolo-r10_pre5.

[Comment 9 Tolgam 2002-12-08 15:09:02 UTC]

After having tested with differents kernel and configs, i found the bug : It's
in the acpi4linux patch. The system freeze only when i use it

[Comment 10 Brandon Low (RETIRED) 2002-12-11 17:36:46 UTC]

Truenough, fortunately the mroe recent acpi4linux patches fix the problem... try
the latest lolo-sources for me.

[Comment 11 Pierre-Olivier Bouchard 2003-01-03 23:21:05 UTC]

Tolgam, are the newer kernel versions still locking up when you start X? 

[Comment 12 Tolgam 2003-01-04 17:22:19 UTC]

i'm sorry but i haven't tested it yet
since my dsl connection is down i can't download any kernel source tarball

[Comment 13 Tolgam 2003-02-02 10:46:31 UTC]

Everything works fine with new lolo sources ! :-)


Here is my uname -a :
Linux pen-pen.local.net 2.4.20-lolo-r1 #1 sam f

[Comment 14 Tolgam 2003-02-02 10:46:31 UTC]

Everything works fine with new lolo sources ! :-)


Here is my uname -a :
Linux pen-pen.local.net 2.4.20-lolo-r1 #1 sam fév 1 12:00:57 CET 2003 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[Comment 15 Jay Pfeifer (RETIRED) 2003-03-12 16:24:13 UTC]

closed as per last comments that it was fixed on lolo/gentoo 2.4.20-r1