Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

edenyard · 2011-07-19 15:33:54

I've had the 2.6.39 kernel installed on my Arch PC for a while now and it's been rather uncharacteristically (for Linux) unreliable, subject to random crashes. Yesterday I saw that kernel 2.6.39.3 was available so I tried a system update with 'pacman -Syyu', hoping that this might fix the problem. Unfortunately, it hasn't: the machine has crashed twice this afternoon. At the time, I was browsing the internet.

Following is the output from /var/log/everything.log which I retrieved after the last crash and reboot.

Is there any other useful info which I could post?

And is there a solution to this problem?

Thanks,
Gerald

===== Output from /var/log/everything.log: ======

Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216358] BUG: Bad page map in process icewm pte:80000001234d5064 pmd:12871c067
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216362] addr:00007fe7ae5b2340 vm_flags:00100073 anon_vma:ffff88012e9a4960 mapping: (null) index:7fe7ae5b2
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216365] Pid: 1478, comm: icewm Not tainted 2.6.39-ARCH #1
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216367] Call Trace:
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216373] [<ffffffff813e12f8>] print_bad_pte+0x228/0x241
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216377] [<ffffffff8111889e>] handle_pte_fault+0xa6e/0xb00
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216380] [<ffffffff8116556d>] ? core_sys_select+0x2ad/0x300
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216382] [<ffffffff81119f16>] handle_mm_fault+0x1a6/0x360
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216385] [<ffffffff8103959a>] do_page_fault+0x14a/0x4b0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216388] [<ffffffff81088781>] ? ktime_get_ts+0xb1/0xf0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216390] [<ffffffff8116473d>] ? poll_select_copy_remaining+0xed/0x140
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216393] [<ffffffff8106dd9b>] ? recalc_sigpending+0x1b/0x50
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216394] [<ffffffff8106de59>] ? sigprocmask+0x89/0x100
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216397] [<ffffffff813e8905>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216398] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216709] BUG: Bad page map in process icewm pte:80000001234d5064 pmd:12871c067
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216711] addr:00007fe7ae5b2000 vm_flags:00100073 anon_vma:ffff88012e9a4960 mapping: (null) index:7fe7ae5b2
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216714] Pid: 1478, comm: icewm Tainted: G B 2.6.39-ARCH #1
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216715] Call Trace:
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216719] [<ffffffff813e12f8>] print_bad_pte+0x228/0x241
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216722] [<ffffffff81116e7f>] unmap_vmas+0x68f/0xba0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216725] [<ffffffff8100f261>] ? printk_address+0x31/0x40
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216728] [<ffffffff8111f5e5>] exit_mmap+0xc5/0x1c0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216730] [<ffffffff810588f9>] mmput+0x59/0x130
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216733] [<ffffffff8105f5d8>] exit_mm+0x128/0x160
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216735] [<ffffffff8105f77a>] do_exit+0x16a/0x8e0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216737] [<ffffffff81060244>] do_group_exit+0x44/0xa0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216740] [<ffffffff81070c0e>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x32e/0x4d0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216742] [<ffffffff8100b1af>] do_signal+0x6f/0x7a0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216744] [<ffffffff810398ee>] ? do_page_fault+0x49e/0x4b0
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216747] [<ffffffff813d0000>] ? ab8500_init+0x1cc/0x296
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216749] [<ffffffff8116473d>] ? poll_select_copy_remaining+0xed/0x140
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216751] [<ffffffff8100b965>] do_notify_resume+0x65/0x80
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.216753] [<ffffffff813e871c>] retint_signal+0x48/0x8c
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235039] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235117] kernel BUG at fs/dcache.c:418!
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235178] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235255] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/sound/timer/uevent
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235348] CPU 2
Jul 19 16:05:49 GDP2 kernel: [ 770.235378] Modules linked in: nfsd nfs lockd fscache auth_rpcgss nfs_acl sunrpc nls_cp437 vfat fat snd_hda_codec_hdmi usb_storage uas snd_hda_codJul 19 16:07:38 GDP2 syslog-ng[1095]: syslog-ng starting up; version='3.2.4'

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MoonSwan · 2011-07-19 18:05:29

Before an admin yells at you: use code tags. Seriously.

About your issue tried the fallback kernel?

edenyard · 2011-07-20 08:23:22

MoonSwan wrote:

Before an admin yells at you: use code tags. Seriously.
About your issue tried the fallback kernel?

Thanks for that!

About 'code tags' - please enlighten me. What are they and why would I use them?

About the fallback kernel: I'm booted into that at the moment so now it's a bit of a waiting game to see if the machine crashes.

How do I determine exactly which version the fallback kernel is? When I do 'uname -a', the fallback kernel gives exactly the same answer as the normal kernel, i;e;, '2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 9 14:57:41 CEST 2011'. I can see from /var/lib/pacman/local that the currently installed kernel is 2.6.39.3-1 but there's no entry in that directory for a fallback kernel.

Thanks for any clues!

Cheers,
Gerald.

Stebalien · 2011-07-20 18:24:21

See the BBcode link under the reply box.

MoonSwan · 2011-07-20 20:31:09

Fallback kernel is the same as the regular kernel but without the "autodetect" in initcpio.conf's "HOOKS" line. In other words, something that is being auto-detected is not playing nicely. Unfortunately the only way to solve this (imo) is to compare the output of "lsmod" with the autodetect hook in place (using the normal kernel) and then booting into the "fallback" kernel and issuing "lsmod" again. Compare the modules for each kernel and then try to load the ones that ONLY appear in the normal kernel's list one by one. When linux crashes, you'll know exactly which module did the deed.

I hope that all makes sense and good luck. If I've confused you, I apologise, but your issue is a bit complex so I did the best I could to tell you how to fix it.

Welcome to the Arch World.

Last edited by MoonSwan (2011-07-20 20:31:44)

edenyard · 2011-07-20 20:36:52

Stebalien wrote:

See the BBcode link under the reply box.

Thanks for pointing that out. There's none so blind as those who won't see!! All is now clear and I'll know what to do next time.

Cheers,
Gerald.

edenyard · 2011-07-20 20:45:04

MoonSwan wrote:

....Compare the modules for each kernel and then try to load the ones that ONLY appear in the normal kernel's list one by one. When linux crashes, you'll know exactly which module did the deed.
I hope that all makes sense and good luck. If I've confused you, I apologise, but your issue is a bit complex so I did the best I could to tell you how to fix it.
Welcome to the Arch World.

Thank you very much - that does indeed make a lot of sense to me. I did wonder what the difference between the two kernels was - now I can go away and learn about initcpio and related matters.

Is there anything special (e.g., patches) that's done to the kernel before it gets made into an Arch package? I ask because I was wondering about the practicality of making my own Arch package of a stable kernel. I've tried installing the kernel26-lts package but it crashes very early on with a screenful of what looks like debugging info and nothing is written into any of the logs in /var/log, so I'm guessing that it must be crashing at a very fundamental level before the system proper is up.

Anyway - thanks again for the pointers. I've got a bit of investigating to do now!

Cheers,
Gerald.

Stebalien · 2011-07-20 21:17:31

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cu … n_with_ABS

edenyard · 2011-07-21 16:15:21

In thinking around this a little more (and thanks to contributions to this thread so far), I'm now wondering whether there's anything else in the system that could cause a low-level crash, apart from the kernel itself. More specifically, is it possible for Xorg to bring the system to its knees? I ask because it occurred to me that a crash always occurs whilst I'm performing some activity using Xorg - most usually the Firefox browser. Last night it crashed whilst I was watching a short flash video clip on the BBC weather website (booted using fallback kernel). I didn't get a screenful of data but the picture I was watching just froze solid and there was no response to either keyboard or mouse. The previous day I was experimenting with LinuxSampler (also using Xorg) and the machine spontaneously reset and rebooted.

I see that Xorg-server was updated along with the kernel when I did the last 'pacman -Syyu'.

Any further clues very gratefully received, as always!

Cheers,
Gerald.

edenyard · 2011-07-25 10:44:52

Well - further to my last post, this definitely seems to be Xorg-related.

First question: should I be starting another completely separate thread somewhere else about this, if it is Xorg-related? If so, where?

It crashed again this morning. No entry written in any log in /var/log - just a black-and-white screen full of lines of (hexadecimal?) numbers, etc. It happened immediately as I was clicking on a button on a web page. This is when it usually crashes, it seems: on a mouse click. I don't think it's related to a particular web site or a particular type of web page. Today it was on a common-or-garden online ordering page at Farnell. Last time it was BBC news. I was using Firefox 5.0 both times.

I've compared the 'lsmod' lists between the normal and fallback kernels, as suggested by MoonSwan. The lists were the same. I can't seem to find any other clues. I don't know why nothing gets written to any log files at the time of the crash. The only way out is to press the reset button and reboot. There's no record anywhere of the info that appears on the screen when the crash occurs, so I can't reproduce it here. I could take a photo of the screen next time it happens and post the image here - would that be allowed? And would it help?

I really would appreciate some guidance on how to diagnose and fix this. An unstable PC is not hugely useful. If I can't fix it to make it stable again, I'll have to comtemplate going back to Slackware - at least that was rock solid, even if it was like purgatory trying to install extra packages....

Cheers,
Gerald.

synthead · 2011-07-26 15:13:33

Firefox should never crash the kernel. However, video drivers are kernel modules, which could crash the kernel if they're written poorly, if the hardware is defective, you know, that sorta thing. So, Firefox might be triggering either a software bug or hardware quirk via the kernel module responsible for your video. As a test, try using a different module and try again. If it doesn't crash, we know where the problem is. If it does, google for hardware-specific problems and start creating bug reports.

MoonSwan · 2011-07-26 20:49:12

I'm in agreement with Synthead on this issue. Regardless of what you find just keep posting to this thread, that will keep things in a proper "order" of what you've tried so far. Another thing that came to mind is: does your computer crash after a specified amount of up-time? IE every 3 hours it crashes. If this is the case then it is more than likely a heat issue. Testing whether or not this is correct is accomplished by opening the case and leaving it open for, say ... 24 hours? If it does NOT crash then you've found the bug.

If that's right then the fix is pretty simple really, buy some more (bigger?) fans. Or a better case for the computer in question.

edenyard · 2011-07-27 15:16:03

Thanks, Synthead and Moonswan, for your thoughts.

Easy bit first: I take the point about temperature-related problems; however, I don't think this is one of those.Today it crashed within a minute after starting. So I think that it's prone to crashing whether cold or hot.

Yesterday I left it running Memtest86+ for a good few hours, in the hope that I might discover some dodgy RAM that was to blame for this problem. However, Memtest reported that the tests were all passed without any errors.

This morning's crash happened exactly as I clicked on the Xterm icon to open a terminal: at the point of clicking, the machine froze solid. Firefox was NOT running, so we can't really blame that! I tried to SSH into the crashed PC from another Linux machine on the network but there was no response at all. It wouldn't even respond to a 'ping'. So it was obviously completely stuffed up.

May I clarify about kernel modules? I assume that we're talking about the kernel module 'radeon' which I see listed by 'lsmod'. I'm guessing that that module is part of the xf86-video-ati package. I have both that package and also xf86-video-vesa installed. Do you think that I should remove xf86-video-ati and just stay with xf86-video-vesa to try and get some clues on this problem? Presumably if I do that I will lose smooth video playback, etc., but I can live with that for a few days if it's going to help fix the problem.

For reference, my video card is an Asus HD 5570. It's plugged into an Asrock 890FX DELUXE3 motherboard with a PhenomII 955 CPU. There is NO overclocking set up on the motherboard - everything is standard (I believe). Is there anything in all of that which rings any bells so far as unreliable hardware is concerned? Would I be any better off changing the video card for an Nvidia one? Is the driver for Nvidia known to be any more or less reliable?

So many questions!

Cheers,
Gerald.

MoonSwan · 2011-07-27 20:53:39

My only thought was that because it crashed inside a minute and that usually indicates a improperly seated heatsink on the cpu...but then you said you ran memtest for hours sooo that's not it. Damn. =/

Try the vesa module and uninstall the ati one for now, you have nothing to lose.

I don't recall if you tried this but have you run the fallback kernel at all?? Does it work OK? Does it crash too? Can you post the output of /var/log/X.0.log and look for errors in all the other logs in the /var/log folder. That may pin something down and it shows errors just post them here please.

At this moment we're grasping at straws and the only way I can see to get to the heart of this is through any logs and errors because I'm out of ideas !

Last edited by MoonSwan (2011-07-27 20:54:07)

chemicalfan · 2011-07-27 21:51:11

I'm a bit new, but can you get it to crash outside of X? If it's a kernel module issue, you should still be able to force a crash in the absence of a running X server. Unless it's down to a specific behaviour, but test what you can

inetic · 2011-07-28 11:15:09

I'm having similar issues. Mostly I just see different glitches in gnome (funny, if I do a screenshot the glitches are not in the image). It happens mostly when I play flash movies and the glitch looks like if some parts of the screen were transparent and you could see the flash stuff through it.

Sometimes there is only the glitch, sometimes X freezes (I can only see mouse moving) for a little while, and sometimes I need to restart the system.

I'm using Gnome and have NVIDIA card (GeForce 9600 GT), all latest from the packan repo.

Last edited by inetic (2011-07-28 11:19:02)

edenyard · 2011-07-28 11:18:20

MoonSwan wrote:

I don't recall if you tried this but have you run the fallback kernel at all?? Does it work OK? Does it crash too?

Yes - I've tried the fallback kernel and that doesn't seem to make any difference - the crashes seem just as prevalent.

MoonSwan wrote:

Can you post the output of /var/log/X.0.log and look for errors in all the other logs in the /var/log folder. That may pin something down and it shows errors just post them here please. At this moment we're grasping at straws and the only way I can see to get to the heart of this is through any logs and errors because I'm out of ideas !

Here's the output of the latest /var/log/X.0.log:

[    18.724] _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
[    18.724] _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/GDP2:0
[    18.724] _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6
[    18.725] 
X.Org X Server 1.10.3
Release Date: 2011-07-08
[    18.725] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    18.725] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-ARCH x86_64 
[    18.725] Current Operating System: Linux GDP2 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 9 14:57:41 CEST 2011 x86_64
[    18.725] Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda11 ro video=VGA-1:1920x1080@60
[    18.725] Build Date: 09 July 2011  07:52:32AM
[    18.725]  
[    18.725] Current version of pixman: 0.22.2
[    18.725]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    18.725] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    18.725] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 28 11:55:43 2011
[    18.735] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    18.753] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[    18.753] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[    18.753] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[    18.753] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[    18.753] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
[    18.753] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    18.753] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    18.764] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[    18.764]     Entry deleted from font path.
[    18.816] (==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
[    18.816] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    18.816] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    18.816] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d3440
[    18.816] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    18.816]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    18.816]     X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[    18.816]     X.Org XInput driver : 12.2
[    18.816]     X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[    18.816] (--) PCI:*(0:6:0:0) 1002:68d9:1043:035c rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfe9c0000/131072, I/O @ 0x0000d000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[    18.817] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    18.817] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[    18.833] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[    18.845] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.845]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    18.845]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    18.845]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[    18.845] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[    18.846] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[    18.846] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[    18.849] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.849]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    18.849]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    18.849]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.849] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[    18.849] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    18.850] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    18.856] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.856]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    18.856]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.856] (==) AIGLX enabled
[    18.856] (II) Loading extension GLX
[    18.856] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[    18.856] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[    18.861] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.861]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.13.0
[    18.861]     Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[    18.861]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.861] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[    18.861] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[    18.861] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[    18.875] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.875]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    18.875]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.875] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[    18.875] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[    18.875] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[    18.885] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.885]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.2.0
[    18.885]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[    18.885] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    18.885] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 0
[    18.885] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1
[    18.885] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[    18.885] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    18.885] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[    18.885] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[    18.893] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.893]     compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 6.14.1
[    18.893]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    18.893]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[    18.893] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[    18.893] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[    18.926] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.926]     compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 6.14.1
[    18.926]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    18.926]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[    18.927] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    18.927] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[    18.931] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.931]     compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 2.3.0
[    18.931]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    18.931]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[    18.931] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    18.931] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[    18.931] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[    18.931] (II) Unloading fbdev
[    18.931] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[    18.931] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets:
    ATI Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) 3150 (PCIE), ATI FireMV 2400 (PCI),
    ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M24) 3152 (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL M24 GL 3154 (PCIE), ATI FireMV 2400 3155 (PCI),
    ATI Radeon X600 (RV380) 3E50 (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL V3200 (RV380) 3E54 (PCIE), ATI Radeon IGP320 (A3) 4136,
    ATI Radeon IGP330/340/350 (A4) 4137, ATI Radeon 9500 AD (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9500 AE (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600TX AF (AGP),
    ATI FireGL Z1 AG (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800SE AH (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9800 AI (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800 AJ (AGP),
    ATI FireGL X2 AK (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600 AP (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9600SE AQ (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600XT AR (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9600 AS (AGP), ATI FireGL T2 AT (AGP), ATI Radeon 9650,
    ATI FireGL RV360 AV (AGP), ATI Radeon 7000 IGP (A4+) 4237,
    ATI Radeon 8500 AIW BB (AGP), ATI Radeon IGP320M (U1) 4336,
    ATI Radeon IGP330M/340M/350M (U2) 4337,
    ATI Radeon Mobility 7000 IGP 4437, ATI Radeon 9000/PRO If (AGP/PCI),
    ATI Radeon 9000 Ig (AGP/PCI), ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JH (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X800PRO (R420) JI (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X800SE (R420) JJ (AGP), ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JK (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JL (AGP), ATI FireGL X3 (R420) JM (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9800 (M18) JN (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X800 SE (R420) (AGP), ATI Radeon X800XT (R420) JP (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X800 VE (R420) JT (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 (R480) (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480) (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480) (AGP),
    ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480) (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480) (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW (AGP),
    ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 M7 LX (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY (AGP), ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LZ (AGP),
    ATI FireGL Mobility 9000 (M9) Ld (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9) Lf (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9) Lg (AGP), ATI Radeon 9700 Pro ND (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9700/9500Pro NE (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600TX NF (AGP),
    ATI FireGL X1 NG (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800PRO NH (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9800 NI (AGP), ATI FireGL X2 NK (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9800XT NJ (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600/9700 (M10/M11) NP (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10) NQ (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M11) NR (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10) NS (AGP),
    ATI FireGL Mobility T2 (M10) NT (AGP),
    ATI FireGL Mobility T2e (M11) NV (AGP), ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
    ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP),
    ATI FireGL 8700/8800 QH (AGP), ATI Radeon 8500 QL (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9100 QM (AGP), ATI Radeon 7500 QW (AGP/PCI),
    ATI Radeon 7500 QX (AGP/PCI), ATI Radeon VE/7000 QY (AGP/PCI),
    ATI Radeon VE/7000 QZ (AGP/PCI), ATI ES1000 515E (PCI),
    ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M22) 5460 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon Mobility X600 SE (M24C) 5462 (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL M22 GL 5464 (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 (R423) UH (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800PRO (R423) UI (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800LE (R423) UJ (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800SE (R423) UK (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800 XTP (R430) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 XL (R430) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800 SE (R430) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 (R430) (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL V7100 (R423) (PCIE), ATI FireGL V5100 (R423) UQ (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL unknown (R423) UR (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL unknown (R423) UT (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X700 XL (M26) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X550XTX 5657 (PCIE), ATI Radeon 9100 IGP (A5) 5834,
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9100 IGP (U3) 5835,
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5954 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE), ATI Radeon 9250 5960 (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9200 5961 (AGP), ATI Radeon 9200 5962 (AGP),
    ATI Radeon 9200SE 5964 (AGP), ATI FireMV 2200 (PCI),
    ATI ES1000 5969 (PCI), ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5974 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5975 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5A41 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5A42 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5A61 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5A62 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X300 (RV370) 5B60 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X600 (RV370) 5B62 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X550 (RV370) 5B63 (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL V3100 (RV370) 5B64 (PCIE),
    ATI FireMV 2200 PCIE (RV370) 5B65 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+) 5C61 (AGP),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+) 5C63 (AGP),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X800 XT (M28) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5100 (M28) (PCIE),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X800 (M28) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X850 5D4C (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480) (PCIE),
    ATI unknown Radeon / FireGL (R480) 5D50 (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X800XT (R423) 5D57 (PCIE),
    ATI FireGL V5000 (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X700 XT (RV410) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X700 PRO (RV410) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X700 (RV410) (PCIE),
    ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X1800,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 XT, ATI Mobility Radeon X1800,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V5300,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V7100, ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800,
    ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800,
    ATI FireGL V7300, ATI FireGL V7350, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI RV505,
    ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI M54-GL,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550,
    ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Mobility Radeon X1300,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1300,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300,
    ATI RV505, ATI RV505, ATI FireGL V3300, ATI FireGL V3350,
    ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550,
    ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
    ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X2300,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X2300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1350, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
    ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
    ATI FireMV 2250, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Radeon X1600,
    ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1600,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5200, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600,
    ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1600,
    ATI Radeon X1300 XT/X1600 Pro, ATI FireGL V3400,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5250, ATI Mobility Radeon X1700,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 XT, ATI FireGL V5200,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1700, ATI Radeon X2300HD,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300,
    ATI Radeon X1950, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950,
    ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
    ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
    ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
    ATI AMD Stream Processor, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950,
    ATI RV560, ATI RV560, ATI Mobility Radeon X1900, ATI RV560,
    ATI Radeon X1950 GT, ATI RV570, ATI RV570, ATI FireGL V7400,
    ATI RV560, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI RV560,
    ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP 7834, ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 IGP 7835,
    ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200,
    ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI RS740, ATI RS740M, ATI RS740,
    ATI RS740M, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT,
    ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro, ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT,
    ATI FireGL V8650, ATI FireGL V8600, ATI FireGL V7600,
    ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4870 x2,
    ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4850 x2,
    ATI FirePro V8750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V7760 (FireGL),
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850, ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850 X2,
    ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI FirePro RV770, AMD FireStream 9270,
    AMD FireStream 9250, ATI FirePro V8700 (FireGL),
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Mobility RADEON M98,
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Radeon 4800 Series,
    ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI FirePro M7750, ATI M98, ATI M98, ATI M98,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650, ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP),
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670, ATI FirePro M5750,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP),
    ATI RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670], ATI RADEON E4600,
    ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series, ATI RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650],
    ATI FirePro V7750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V5700 (FireGL),
    ATI FirePro V3750 (FireGL), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850, ATI FirePro M7740, ATI RV740,
    ATI Radeon HD 4770, ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4770,
    ATI FirePro M5750, ATI RV610, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT,
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro, ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO AGP, ATI FireGL V4000,
    ATI RV610, ATI Radeon HD 2350, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, ATI RADEON E2400, ATI RV610,
    ATI FireMV 2260, ATI RV670, ATI Radeon HD3870,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850, ATI Radeon HD3850,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2, ATI RV670,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2,
    ATI Radeon HD3870 X2, ATI FireGL V7700, ATI Radeon HD3850,
    ATI Radeon HD3690, AMD Firestream 9170, ATI Radeon HD 4550,
    ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon RV710,
    ATI Radeon HD 4350, ATI Mobility Radeon 4300 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series,
    ATI FirePro RG220, ATI Mobility Radeon 4330, ATI RV630,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT,
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro AGP,
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro, ATI Gemini RV630,
    ATI Gemini Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI FireGL V5600,
    ATI FireGL V3600, ATI Radeon HD 2600 LE,
    ATI Mobility FireGL Graphics Processor, ATI Radeon HD 3470,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3430,
    ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI FirePro V3700, ATI FireMV 2450,
    ATI FireMV 2260, ATI FireMV 2260, ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP, ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO,
    ATI Radeon HD 3600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5700, ATI Mobility FireGL V5725,
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
    ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics,
    ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 4200, ATI Radeon 4100,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200, ATI Mobility Radeon 4100,
    ATI Radeon HD 4290, ATI Radeon HD 4250, AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics,
    AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics, AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics,
    AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics, CYPRESS,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, AMD Firestream 9370,
    AMD Firestream 9350, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, ATI Radeon HD 5670,
    ATI Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series, REDWOOD,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics,
    ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics, CEDAR,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, ATI FirePro 2270, CEDAR,
    ATI Radeon HD 5450, CEDAR, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN,
    CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, CAYMAN, AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series,
    AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series, CAYMAN, CAYMAN,
    AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series, Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series, BARTS,
    BARTS, Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series,
    Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series, BARTS, BARTS, BARTS, BARTS,
    AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series, AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series, TURKS, TURKS,
    TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS, TURKS,
    TURKS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS,
    CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS, CAICOS
[    18.933] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[    18.933] (--) using VT number 7

[    18.933] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setpgid failed: Operation not permitted
[    18.933] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setsid failed: Operation not permitted
[    18.938] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[    18.938] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled.
[    18.938] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[    18.939] (II) RADEON(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[    18.939] (==) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[    18.939] (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
[    18.939] (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[    18.939] (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888
[    18.939] (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
[    18.939] (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon HD 5570" (ChipID = 0x68d9)
[    18.939] (II) RADEON(0): PCIE card detected
[    18.939] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[    18.939] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[    18.939] drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:06:00.0
[    18.939] drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
[    18.939] drmOpenDevice: open result is 9, (OK)
[    18.939] drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 9
[    18.939] drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:06:00.0
[    18.939] (II) Loading sub module "exa"
[    18.939] (II) LoadModule: "exa"
[    18.939] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so
[    18.946] (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    18.946]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 2.5.0
[    18.946]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[    18.946] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling: disabled
[    18.946] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Pageflipping: enabled
[    18.946] (II) RADEON(0): SwapBuffers wait for vsync: enabled
[    18.950] (II) RADEON(0): Output HDMI-0 has no monitor section
[    18.963] (II) RADEON(0): Output DVI-0 has no monitor section
[    19.019] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 has no monitor section
[    19.023] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output HDMI-0
[    19.037] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output DVI-0
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output VGA-0
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: GSM  Model: 56cd  Serial#: 17607
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Year: 2010  Week: 2
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.700 V
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Sync:  Separate  SyncOnGreen
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 48  vert.: 27
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.648 redY: 0.339   greenX: 0.292 greenY: 0.603
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.143 blueY: 0.070   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@56Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
[    19.092] (II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1680  vsize 1050  refresh: 60  vid: 179
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280  vsize 1024  refresh: 60  vid: 32897
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280  vsize 960  refresh: 60  vid: 16513
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1152  vsize 864  refresh: 75  vid: 20337
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 148.5 MHz   Image Size:  477 x 268 mm
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1920  h_sync: 2008  h_sync_end 2052 h_blank_end 2200 h_border: 0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1080  v_sync: 1084  v_sync_end 1089 v_blanking: 1125 v_border: 0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz   Image Size:  477 x 268 mm
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680  h_sync: 1784  h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050  v_sync: 1053  v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 56 V max: 75 Hz, H min: 30 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 155 MHz
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: W2261
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     00ffffffffffff001e6dcd56c7440000
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     021401036a301b78ea3d85a6564a9a24
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     125054a76b80b30081808140714f0101
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     010101010101023a801871382d40582c
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     4500dd0c1100001a21399030621a2740
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     68b03600dd0c1100001c000000fd0038
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     4b1e530f000a202020202020000000fc
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0):     0057323236310a2020202020202000d7
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Printing probed modes for output VGA-0
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x60.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync -vsync (67.5 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x60.0  146.25  1680 1784 1960 2240  1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x75.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x60.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x60.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x75.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x75.1   78.80  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.1 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x74.6   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x75.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.3   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x56.2   36.00  800 824 896 1024  600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x75.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x60.0   25.20  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x70.1   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Output HDMI-0 disconnected
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Output DVI-0 disconnected
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 connected
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 using initial mode 1920x1080
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): mem size init: gart size :1fdff000 vram size: s:40000000 visible:f7d7000
[    19.093] (II) RADEON(0): EXA: Driver will allow EXA pixmaps in VRAM
[    19.093] (==) RADEON(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[    19.093] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[    19.093] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[    19.093] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[    19.097] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.097]     compiled for 1.10.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    19.098]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[    19.098] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[    19.098] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[    19.098] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[    19.098] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    19.098] (II) Unloading vesa
[    19.098] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[    19.098] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[    19.098] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: r600
[    19.098] (II) RADEON(0): Front buffer size: 8100K
[    19.098] (II) RADEON(0): VRAM usage limit set to 221119K
[    19.106] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled
[    19.106] (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled
[    19.107] (II) RADEON(0): Setting EXA maxPitchBytes
[    19.107] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps
[    19.107] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
[    19.107] (II)         Solid
[    19.107] (II)         Copy
[    19.107] (II)         Composite (RENDER acceleration)
[    19.107] (II)         UploadToScreen
[    19.107] (II)         DownloadFromScreen
[    19.107] (II) RADEON(0): Acceleration enabled
[    19.107] (==) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled
[    19.107] (==) RADEON(0): Silken mouse enabled
[    19.114] (II) RADEON(0): Set up textured video
[    19.114] (II) RADEON(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[    19.114] (--) RandR disabled
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[    19.114] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[    19.115] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[    19.115] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[    19.115] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[    19.115] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[    19.115] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[    19.191] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[    19.191] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[    19.191] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
[    19.191] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_make_current_read
[    19.191] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[    19.192] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/r600_dri.so
[    19.192] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[    19.193] (II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 508 x 285
[    19.615] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
[    19.615] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    19.615] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[    19.615] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    19.625] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    19.625]     compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 2.6.0
[    19.625]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[    19.625]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2
[    19.625] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    19.625] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    19.625] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    19.625] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[    19.640] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    19.640] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    19.640] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3/event3"
[    19.640] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    19.640] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    19.640] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    19.640] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
[    19.640] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
[    19.658] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[    19.658] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    19.658] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[    19.658] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    19.658] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[    19.658] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[    19.686] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[    19.686] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[    19.686] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2/event2"
[    19.686] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    19.686] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    19.686] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    19.686] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
[    19.686] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
[    19.694] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[    19.694] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[    19.694] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[    19.694] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    19.694] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[    19.694] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[    19.720] (--) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[    19.720] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[    19.720] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
[    19.720] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[    19.720] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[    19.720] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[    19.720] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
[    19.720] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
[    19.720] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/event4)
[    19.720] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[    19.720] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse'
[    19.720] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[    19.720] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: always reports core events
[    19.720] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[    19.750] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[    19.750] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[    19.750] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found relative axes
[    19.750] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[    19.750] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[    19.750] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[    19.750] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input4/event4"
[    19.750] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[    19.750] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[    19.750] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[    19.750] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[    19.750] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[    19.750] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event1)
[    19.750] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "GSM", prod id 22221
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Using EDID range info for horizontal sync
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Using EDID range info for vertical refresh
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1920x1080"x0.0  148.50  1920 2008 2052 2200  1080 1084 1089 1125 +hsync -vsync (67.5 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0  146.25  1680 1784 1960 2240  1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   40.00  800 840 968 1056  600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   36.00  800 824 896 1024  600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync (35.2 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   31.50  640 656 720 840  480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0   25.18  640 656 752 800  480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0   28.32  720 738 846 900  400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   78.75  1024 1040 1136 1312  768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0   57.28  832 864 928 1152  624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0   49.50  800 816 896 1056  600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0  108.00  1280 1328 1440 1688  1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
[    31.546] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x0.0  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)

There are a few 'WW' lines in all of that. One is about a missing font, so I don't think that's of much concern. One is about missing 'ACPI' and one is about missing 'fbdev'. The 'fbdev' one also causes an 'EE' line. Are either of those critical to stability? I think I understand that ACPI is to do with power-saving. What's fbdev for and what difference would it made if I had it?

There are two 'WW' lines about 'setpgid' and 'setsid' but I have no idea what that's all about. Finally there's one about 'vesa' - why is it bothering with that when the radeon driver is used?

There are no other entries in any of the logs when a crash happens. For example, when it crashed yesterday morning, the last line in /var/log/everything.log was the last line of the boot-up sequence and the very next line after that was the first line of the re-boot sequence after I'd reset the machine following the crash. This is what I mean:

Jul 27 09:29:48 GDP2 crond[1388]: /usr/sbin/crond 4.5 dillon's cron daemon, started with loglevel info
Jul 27 09:29:48 GDP2 kernel: [   15.630014] r8169 0000:05:00.0: eth0: link up
Jul 27 09:30:01 GDP2 crond[1388]: FILE /var/spool/cron/root USER root PID 1430 job sys-hourly
Jul 27 09:49:46 GDP2 -- MARK --
Jul 27 10:30:38 GDP2 syslog-ng[1047]: syslog-ng starting up; version='3.2.4'
Jul 27 10:30:38 GDP2 kernel: [    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
Jul 27 10:30:38 GDP2 kernel: [    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
Jul 27 10:30:38 GDP2 kernel: [    0.000000] Linux version 2.6.39-ARCH (thomas@evey) (gcc version 4.6.1 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jul 9 14:57:41 CEST 2011

The following 6 lines appear at every boot-up in /var/log/errors.log. I think the last two are probably because I disabled IPv6. I don't know what the others are about:

Jul 28 11:54:47 GDP2 rpc.mountd[1279]: Caught signal 15, un-registering and exiting.
Jul 28 11:54:48 GDP2 rpc.statd[1191]: Caught signal 15, un-registering and exiting
Jul 28 11:55:41 GDP2 kernel: [    5.264932] SP5100 TCO timer: mmio address 0xb8fe00 already in use
Jul 28 11:55:41 GDP2 kernel: [    5.632355] hda-codec: no NID for mapping control Independent HP:0:0
Jul 28 11:55:41 GDP2 rpcbind: cannot create socket for udp6
Jul 28 11:55:41 GDP2 rpcbind: cannot create socket for tcp6

Any clues in any of the above, perhaps??

Cheers,
Gerald.

edenyard · 2011-07-28 11:39:02

chemicalfan wrote:

I'm a bit new, but can you get it to crash outside of X? If it's a kernel module issue, you should still be able to force a crash in the absence of a running X server. Unless it's down to a specific behaviour, but test what you can

No worries about newness - I'm quite new myself. All contributions and ideas are gratefully received!!

It hasn't ever crashed outside of X. This is why I think it might be an X-related problem. I didn't realise until Synthead kindly pointed it out that X also inserts kernel modules. I think the current collective view is that it's related to the video driver kernel module. When I've finished with the work tasks today, I'm going to try removing the xf86-video-ati package and leave it with just the xf86-video-vesa package. Then see what happens.

The really frustrating thing is that crashes may only occur once per day, if that. Therefore it's difficult to determine readily whether any changes have improved matters.

Most of the time, if it's going to crash, it seems to do it at the exact point of a mouse click. I don't think there's anything magical about my mouse: it's a standard PS2 type with left and right buttons and a centre wheel/button. That said, however, it did crash the other night whist I was just sitting here watching a video clip (actually it was the BBC weather forecast). When it crashed, my hands were nowhere near the mouse or the keyboard. But then last night I spent quite a lot of time watching steam train video clips on Youtube and there were no crashes at all. So there isn't anything obviously consistent with the crash pattern at the moment, apart from the fact that it's always whilst X is running.

Cheers,
Gerald.

chemicalfan · 2011-07-28 13:54:44

Fbdev is important for mouse & keyboard input to X - when I upgraded xorg-server recently, it completely borked my keyboard install (had to boot into init 3 through the kernel menu, as not even SysRq was playing ball in X!)........

Actually, it was evdev, not fbdev, so scrub that!

Errors aren't good, try re-installing xf86-video-fbdev, it can't hurt

Edit: There's no bugs reported in the xf86-video-fbdev package, so it's probably not a general issue

Last edited by chemicalfan (2011-07-28 13:55:38)

edenyard · 2011-07-28 14:07:36

chemicalfan wrote:

Errors aren't good, try re-installing xf86-video-fbdev, it can't hurt
Edit: There's no bugs reported in the xf86-video-fbdev package, so it's probably not a general issue

The fbdev package isn't installed at all at the moment, so that's why it can't be found by X. But what I would like to know is why would I want to install fbdev? Or what am I missing by not having fbdev installed? So far as I can see, everything appears to work already (e.g., smooth video, glxgears frame-rate=60 exactly, etc.) so what would fbdev add?

Cheers,
Gerald.

MoonSwan · 2011-07-28 17:44:06

Regarding Fbdev, that's the app that will give you high resolutions on the command line if you're working without X (at a prompt only). There's a separate module that some newer drivers make use of called KMS, which supercedes Fbdev (framebuffer device, iirc is its full name) and gives better resolution on a command line. IE you get full resolution of your monitor's capability insted of a smaller size, such as my monitor can do 1920x1200 at a prompt with KMS but with Fbdev I was limited to 1420x1380 or some such resolution at a prompt without X.

Re: Vesa, yes uninstall the ati drivers and try vesa for a few days. If it works, try the open source ati drivers and see if you still have issues. If you don't then we know it's the proprietary ATI drivers and you may need to downgrade to a previous version if you still want to use them.

FWIW, your logs are pretty clean, which puzzles the hell out of me. I presume there is no error message when it crashes...further deepening my puzzled brain.

Out of curiousity, do you have another video card you can use to test the computer? Even an on-board one on the motherboard would do. I'm curious to see if this extends to all video or just the ati card.

PhotonX · 2011-07-28 19:03:34

Hi, what are the exact symptoms of the crashes? Can you move the mouse pointer, can you switch the NumLock state? Is there any kind of action which causes the crash with a high probability? I have similar problems myself (still no solution though).

edenyard · 2011-07-29 10:21:55

MoonSwan wrote:

Re: Vesa, yes uninstall the ati drivers and try vesa for a few days. If it works, try the open source ati drivers and see if you still have issues. If you don't then we know it's the proprietary ATI drivers and you may need to downgrade to a previous version if you still want to use them.

Ah.... I was under the impression that xf86-video-ati WAS the open-source driver. Maybe I misunderstood.

Anyway - today I removed xf86-video-ati and rebooted. The Xorg login box came up OK, although rather elongated in shape. I logged in (as ordinary user) and it became obvious that my graphical desktop wasn't the 1920x1080 that it should be. It's useable but appears stretched horizontally. As I thought, glxgears reports a frame-rate of around 15FPS and it looks awful!

When I did Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a text console, all I got was a blank screen with an absolutely HUGE flashing cursor line in the top left-hand corner and another faint cursor which appeared to be darting around the screen. Something is well screwed now! Not sure what to do to get around this - do I need a parameter on the kernel boot line in Grub, perhaps?

MoonSwan wrote:

FWIW, your logs are pretty clean, which puzzles the hell out of me. I presume there is no error message when it crashes...further deepening my puzzled brain.

Correct: no error messages when it crashes. I presume that this is because the CPU stops executing any code at all.

MoonSwan wrote:

Out of curiousity, do you have another video card you can use to test the computer? Even an on-board one on the motherboard would do. I'm curious to see if this extends to all video or just the ati card.

I don't currently have another (and there's no inbuilt one on the mobo), but I'm certainly prepared to go and buy another one today, maybe a different type such as Nvidia. I know it's more money but it would be well worth it if it fixes the problem, in terms of man-hours lost.

edenyard · 2011-07-29 10:39:02

PhotonX wrote:

Hi, what are the exact symptoms of the crashes? Can you move the mouse pointer, can you switch the NumLock state? Is there any kind of action which causes the crash with a high probability? I have similar problems myself (still no solution though).

When it crashes, either the X display freezes (but stays on the screen) or else the screen clears to black-and-white with lots of debugging info (hexadecimal numbers, etc.)

Whatever the display does at a crash, NO keys do anything; mouse does nothing (pointer doesn't move); SSH from another PC doesn't work (no response from crashed PC); only way out is to turn off the power and start up again.

See my reply to Chemicalfan yesterday (28/7/2011) for my other observations.

Lone_Wolf · 2011-07-29 11:35:23

[    18.933] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setpgid failed: Operation not permitted
[    18.933] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setsid failed: Operation not permitted

A search makes me think that this points to a problem between X11 and a graphical login manager . What method are you using to start X ?

Vesa is nowadays mainly useful as a backup option incase of problems.
try putting something like this this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-monitor.conf file (create it if necessary) :

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Generic Video Card"
    Monitor        "screen"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1920x1080" "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x720" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1920x1080" "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x720" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1920x1200" "1680x1050" "1600x1200" "1440x900" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x720" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

You ARE using the radeon open source drivers, and there is another option then switching back to Vesa or buying another videocard :

The radeon oss drivers are under heavy development, and improve continually.
Many of us with ati radeon cards use latest development versions without problems.
check https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=79509 .

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Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#20 2011-07-28 14:07:36

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#21 2011-07-28 17:44:06

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#22 2011-07-28 19:03:34

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#23 2011-07-29 10:21:55

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#24 2011-07-29 10:39:02

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

#25 2011-07-29 11:35:23

Re: Kernel crash 2.6.39 - is there a fix?

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