Bug 169583

Summary:	x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.34.8 through 8.35.5 - blank screen + cannot switch consoles after launching second X server
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Stefaan De Roeck (RETIRED) <stefaan>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Marien Zwart (RETIRED) <marienz>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	lu_zero
Priority:	High
Version:	2006.1
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	log for the first (working) X-session log for the second (failing) X session

Description Stefaan De Roeck (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-06 08:20:43 UTC

When starting a second X-server, the screen goes blank indefinitely.  Switching back to an existing console or previously running X-server seems to fail as well.  Though the system still appears to be running (there is still hard disk activity, and using alt-sysrq to unmount the filesystems and reboot avoids filesystem checks).  

Also, unrelated:
(EE) AIGLX error: dlsym for __driCreateNewScreen_20050727 failed (/usr/lib64/dri
/fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driCreateNewScreen_20050727)

Running on otherwise stable amd64.

Comment 1 Stefaan De Roeck (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-06 08:22:03 UTC

Created attachment 112254 [details]
log for the first (working) X-session

Comment 2 Stefaan De Roeck (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-06 08:22:31 UTC

Created attachment 112256 [details]
log for the second (failing) X session

Comment 3 Daniel Walter 2007-03-06 12:38:23 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> When starting a second X-server, the screen goes blank indefinitely.  Switching
> back to an existing console or previously running X-server seems to fail as
> well.  Though the system still appears to be running (there is still hard disk
> activity, and using alt-sysrq to unmount the filesystems and reboot avoids
> filesystem checks).  
> 
> Also, unrelated:
> (EE) AIGLX error: dlsym for __driCreateNewScreen_20050727 failed
> (/usr/lib64/dri
> /fglrx_dri.so: undefined symbol: __driCreateNewScreen_20050727)
> 
> Running on otherwise stable amd64.
> 

had the similar problems last week on my 2006.1 stable amd64, fixed it via disabling AIGLX. 
Section "ServerFlags"
   Option "AIGLX" "off"
EndSection

Comment 4 Stefaan De Roeck (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-05-21 07:51:21 UTC

8.35.5 exhibits exact same symptoms.  upgrading to xorg-server-1.2 currently leaves no ati-drivers for which two concurrent sessions can be started.