[Bug 595427] [NEW] VM locks up, vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO

[sam tygier]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: qemu-kvm

i am running a maverick image using using it for a while the VM locks up
(host is lucid). i was running klondike when it locked. the following is
in the terminal that launched it

sam at oberon:~$ testdrive
INFO: version passed: False
INFO: config passed: None
INFO: Trying config in /etc/testdriverc
INFO: Using configuration in /etc/testdriverc
INFO: Trying config in /home/sam/.testdriverc
INFO: Trying config in /home/sam/.config/testdrive/testdriverc
INFO: Using KVM for virtual machine hosting...
INFO: Retrieving the Ubuntu ISO list from cache...

Welcome to Testdrive!

  1. Ubuntu Desktop (maverick-amd64)
     +-cache--> [2010-06-16 08:07:51] maverick-desktop-amd64.iso
  2. Ubuntu Desktop (maverick-i386)
     +-cache--> [2010-06-16 08:08:34] maverick-desktop-i386.iso
  3. Ubuntu Netbook (maverick-i386)
     +-cache--> [2010-06-16 03:11:39] maverick-netbook-i386.iso
  4. Other (prompt for ISO URL)

Select an image to testdrive [1]: 1
INFO: Syncing the specified ISO...
      rsync://cdimage.ubuntu.com/cdimage/daily-live/current/maverick-desktop-amd64.iso
receiving file list ... 
1 file to consider

sent 124 bytes  received 101 bytes  150.00 bytes/sec
total size is 746082304  speedup is 3315921.35
INFO: Validating Virtualization Method....
INFO: Setting up Virtual Machine...
Creating disk image [/home/sam/.cache/testdrive/img/testdrive-disk-L6WgRi.img]...
Formatting '/home/sam/.cache/testdrive/img/testdrive-disk-L6WgRi.img', fmt=qcow2 size=6442450944 encryption=off cluster_size=0 
INFO: Launching Virtual Machine...
Running the Virtual Machine...
vmsvga_value_write: guest runs Linux.
vmsvga_value_write: guest runs Linux.
vmsvga_value_write: guest runs Linux.
vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO
vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO
vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO
vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO
...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: qemu (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 17 10:17:21 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
KvmCmdLine:
 UID        PID  PPID  C    SZ   RSS PSR STIME TTY          TIME CMD
 sam      11617 11591 34 388617 1071732 1 09:46 pts/0   00:10:40 kvm -m 1024 -smp 4 -cdrom /home/sam/.cache/testdrive/iso/ubuntu_maverick-desktop-amd64.iso -drive file=/home/sam/.cache/testdrive/img/testdrive-disk-L6WgRi.img,if=virtio,cache=writeback,index=0,boot=on -usb -usbdevice tablet -net nic,model=virtio -net user -soundhw es1370 -vga vmware
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic root=UUID=52d7f930-7148-4978-825e-71fcb9243ac6 ro quiet splash radeon.modeset=0
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
SourcePackage: qemu-kvm
dmi.bios.date: 11/07/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: S2696
dmi.board.vendor: Tyan Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/07/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvnTyanComputerCorporation:rnS2696:rvr:cvn:ct6:cvr:

** Affects: qemu-kvm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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VM locks up, vmsvga_fifo_run: Unknown command 0xffffff in SVGA command FIFO
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/595427
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