xorg crashing

roog · 2008-08-20 07:26:52

Hi,

Since a day or two, xorg suddenly crashes at random. As far as I can remember, I haven't done any major upgrades nor made any changes to my setup. Everything was working fine before.

System specs:
- Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
- nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x

Packages:
- kernel 2.6.26.2 (manually compiled from source)
- nvidia 96.43.07-5 (also manually compiled, installed using pacman, see ArchWiki)
- xorg-server 1.4.2-1
- xfce4 4.4.2-1

Output of startx:

xauth:  creating new authority file /home/rogier/.serverauth.5749


X.Org X Server 1.4.2
Release Date: 11 June 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.25-ARCH i686 
Current Operating System: Linux hyperion 2.6.26.2 #7 SMP PREEMPT Fri Aug 15 15:43:45 CEST 2008 i686
Build Date: 21 June 2008  05:47:59PM
 
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
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: Wed Aug 20 08:45:24 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
xrdb:  "Xft.hinting" on line 9 overrides entry on line 6
xrdb:  "Xft.hintstyle" on line 10 overrides entry on line 7
Agent pid 5779
** Message: Querying XINPUT extension
** Message: XINPUT extension found
** Message: Querying Xkb extension
** Message: Xkb extension found
** Message: This build doesn't include support for XF86Misc extension
** Message: Querying Xkb extension
** Message: Xkb extension found

** (xfdesktop:5795): CRITICAL **: settings_register_callback: assertion `cb && user_data && mcs_client' failed

** (xfdesktop:5795): CRITICAL **: settings_register_callback: assertion `cb && user_data && mcs_client' failed
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Warning:          Duplicate shape name ""
>                   Using last definition
> Error:            Section defined without a name
>                   Definition ignored
> Error:            Section defined without a name
>                   Definition ignored
> Error:            Section defined without a name
>                   Definition ignored
> Error:            Section defined without a name
>                   Definition ignored
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
> Warning:          Multiple doodads named ""
>                   Using first definition
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(EE) Error compiling keymap (server-0)
(EE) XKB: Couldn't compile keymap

(cairo-clock:5806): libglade-WARNING **: could not find a parent that handles internal children for `vbox'

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x7e) [0x80e3a7e]
1: [0xb7feb400]
2: /usr/bin/X [0x8173016]
3: /usr/bin/X(CompositePicture+0x17e) [0x815bf7e]
4: /usr/bin/X [0x816217d]
5: /usr/bin/X [0x815ef25]
6: /usr/bin/X [0x81526f4]
7: /usr/bin/X(Dispatch+0x314) [0x808d514]
8: /usr/bin/X(main+0x4b5) [0x8073f05]
9: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7db85c5]
10: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x211) [0x80731f1]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

As I've said, the crashes happen at random and are not always reproducible. However, I have the feeling it is related to switching virtual desktops (under heavy system load?).

I've read that some people had similar issues with the newest (at that time) nvidia drivers, see this topic, but since I'm using the legacy drivers and never installed them directly without using pacman, this seems to be a different problem.

Does anyone have a clue? I already recompiled my nvidia drivers, but that didn't help. I'm also wondering what those xkb errors mean (I'm using the default us layout).

tigrmesh · 2008-08-20 16:04:53

Please post your xorg.conf. Thanks.

roog · 2008-08-20 16:09:10

I don't think it has anything to do with my xorg.conf, since it has been working for ages like this... anyway:

#
# xorg.conf: xorg configuration
#

# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout section
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Single"
    Screen         0           "Single Screen"  0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard"  "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse"     "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Twinview"
    Screen         0           "Twinview Screen"  0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard"  "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse"     "CorePointer"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Module section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Module"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "xtrap"
    Load           "record"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Mouse section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse"
    Driver         "evdev"
    Option         "Device"  "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB-PS.2_Optical_Mouse-event-mouse
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "LG L204WT"
    HorizSync      28.0 - 83.0
    VertRefresh    56.0 - 75.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Philips 7104"
    HorizSync      30-50
    VertRefresh    60
    Option         "DPMS"  "True"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BusID          "PCI:01:00:0"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Screen section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Single Screen"
    Device         "GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x"
    Monitor        "LG L204WT"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option         "UseDisplayDevice"      "DFP-0"
    DefaultDepth   24
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1680x1050" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Twinview Screen"
    Device         "GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x"
    Monitor        "LG L204WT"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    Option         "TwinView"
    Option         "MetaModes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, TV: nvidia-auto-select +0+1050"
    DefaultDepth   24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1680x1050" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Extras
# **********************************************************************

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "DefaultServerLayout"   "Single"
    Option         "Xinerama"              "False"
EndSection

Arch Linux

#1 2008-08-20 07:26:52

xorg crashing

#2 2008-08-20 16:04:53

Re: xorg crashing

#3 2008-08-20 16:09:10

Re: xorg crashing

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