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Jabb3r

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Registered: 2009-12-18

Posts: 63

Random Crashes. How can I start to diagnose problem.

Just purely random and either the app just dissapears or the sys locks up, X don't respond at all and needs a reboot. Only thing is it's only when I'm runnin things todo with 3D-ness, Second Life, Eve Online etc.

all thats in dmesg | tail is this.

sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal
Adding 979924k swap on /dev/sda3.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:979924k
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
agpgart-nvidia 0000:00:00.0: AGP 3.0 bridge
agpgart-nvidia 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode
nvidia 0000:03:00.0: putting AGP V3 device into 8x mode

/var/log/meggasges.log

an 24 16:19:19 archie ntfs-3g[4732]: Mount options: rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,fsname=/dev/sdb1,blkdev,blksize=4096
Jan 24 16:19:19 archie ntfs-3g[4732]: Global ownership and permissions enforced
Jan 24 16:56:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 17:16:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 17:36:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 17:56:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 18:16:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 18:36:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 18:56:08 archie -- MARK --
Jan 24 19:16:09 archie -- MARK --

It's old hardware mostly. Shuttle SN45G, Barton XP 2500+, 1Gb RAM, 7600GS graphics card. Not got anythin clocked. I'm thinkin it's just unlucky with older hardware, but would like to find a log, confirm it etc.

Cheers
Jabb3r

Last edited by Jabb3r (2010-01-24 19:59:28)

koliasforever

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From: greece

Registered: 2009-02-06

Posts: 31

Re: Random Crashes. How can I start to diagnose problem.

You better check /var/log/Xorg.0.log . This should tell you what went wrong

Jabb3r

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Registered: 2009-12-18

Posts: 63

Re: Random Crashes. How can I start to diagnose problem.

This is the output. I aint scanned meself yet properly, just posted it

(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[jabb3r@archie ~]$ sudo cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.7.3.901 (1.7.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-12-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-ARCH i686 
Current Operating System: Linux archie 2.6.32-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 26 08:26:17 UTC 2009 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/2c0d1594-45e4-4f59-84df-c752dc944e05 ro noapic
Build Date: 12 December 2009  12:59:40PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.16.4
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jan 24 16:18:56 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x81e4c60
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:02e1:0000:0000 nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600 GS] rev 162, Mem @ 0xe4000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xe5000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  190.53  Tue Dec  8 20:47:42 PST 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
    compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  190.53  Tue Dec  8 19:16:02 PST 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 03@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) Jan 24 16:18:57 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Jan 24 16:18:57 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Jan 24 16:18:57 NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7600 GS (G73) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.33.52
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7600 GS at PCI:3:0:0:
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     DELL D2028TCO (CRT-1)
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): DELL D2028TCO (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "1600x1200"
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "1280x1024"
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "1024x768"
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "800x600"
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "640x480"
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1600 x 1200
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (104, 105); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     option
(==) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Initialized AGP GART.
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     configuration option may not be set correctly.  When the
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications.  For
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0):     Config Options in the README.
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1600x1200"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Jan 24 16:18:58 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.3, module version = 2.3.2
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000
(**) Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000: always reports core events
(**) Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
(II) Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000: Found keys
(II) Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device USB Optical Mouse
(**) USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
(**) USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Found absolute axes
(II) USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(**) USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(WW) USB Optical Mouse: ignoring absolute axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: always reports core events
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Found 8 mouse buttons
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Found keys
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: always reports core events
(**) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Found keys
(II) Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Chicony Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Logitech Trackball
(**) Logitech Trackball: always reports core events
(**) Logitech Trackball: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Logitech Trackball: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Logitech Trackball: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) Logitech Trackball: Found relative axes
(II) Logitech Trackball: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Logitech Trackball: Configuring as mouse
(**) Logitech Trackball: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Logitech Trackball: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Trackball" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Logitech Trackball: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Logitech Trackball: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(II) Logitech Trackball: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"

Jabb3r

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Registered: 2009-12-18

Posts: 63

Re: Random Crashes. How can I start to diagnose problem.

Ok right I've tried a couple of things to no avail. First I took all the extra gumph out my xorg.conf so now it's just...

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Everything still works as before. Wonderin why it's needed tbh, but didn't seem to help with the random crashin.

So I looked through the log I posted above and all I could see was a couple things bout acpi so I installed acpi and acpid and tried that. Still gettin the same issues though. Is there any logs that will tell me exactly what the graphics cards doin @ the point of a program dropout etc?

Jabb3r

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Registered: 2009-12-18

Posts: 63

Re: Random Crashes. How can I start to diagnose problem.

Just a lil update. I sorted things. Were heat issue. g-card fan wasn't doin it's job. Put a lil regular house fan pointin @ it and the crashin stopped. It's always the heat... *mutters*

Last edited by Jabb3r (2010-01-27 16:28:37)