[ubuntu-x] testing legacy driver solution to Lucid freeze on 855GM gpu

[Michal Bojanowski]

Hi,

Here are the results of my testing the solution to my Lucid freezing 
when launching video playback (also while playing some of the games etc.)

I followed the steps described on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes
in the "Legacy Driver" section.

One note: After the 'apt-get upgrade' two packages were kept back: 
libdrm-nouveau1 and xserver-xorg-video-intel while the wiki page 
mentions that only the first one *should* be kept back. Is it OK? If 
not, how should I proceed?

Upon reboot after applying the changes the system boots up OK. However, 
when launching video playback (with totem) the system crashes to a black 
screen.

I'm including relevant part of 'syslog'.

Let me know how I can be of further help.

~michal




PS. I have:

$ lspci | grep -i vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM 
Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

$ uname -a
Linux sinkpad 2.6.32-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jul 5 09:22:14 UTC 
2010 i686 GNU/Linux



====8<====begin-syslog-fragment===========
Aug  2 21:32:28 sinkpad pulseaudio[1743]: ratelimit.c: 6 events suppressed
Aug  2 21:32:29 sinkpad kernel: [  903.832017] 
[drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung
Aug  2 21:32:29 sinkpad kernel: [  903.832030] render error detected, 
EIR: 0x00000000
Aug  2 21:32:29 sinkpad kernel: [  903.832046] 
[drm:i915_do_wait_request] *ERROR* i915_do_wait_request returns -5 
(awaiting 7426 at 7425)
Aug  2 21:32:29 sinkpad gnome-session[1714]: WARNING: Detected that 
screensaver has left the bus
Aug  2 21:32:30 sinkpad pulseaudio[2289]: pid.c: Stale PID file, 
overwriting.
Aug  2 21:32:30 sinkpad pulseaudio[2289]: main.c: Unable to contact 
D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer: Failed to connect to socket 
/tmp/dbus-TnhenoR6hF: Connection refused
Aug  2 21:32:31 sinkpad acpid: client 1023[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:31 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2297[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:31 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:33 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.765895 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:33 sinkpad acpid: client 2297[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:33 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2306[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:33 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:35 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.282112 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:35 sinkpad acpid: client 2306[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:35 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2313[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:35 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:37 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.251332 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:37 sinkpad acpid: client 2313[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:37 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2320[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:37 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:39 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.248856 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:40 sinkpad acpid: client 2320[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:40 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2327[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:40 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:42 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.241311 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:42 sinkpad acpid: client 2327[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:42 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2334[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:42 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display 
lasted 2.240481 seconds
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad gdm-binary[719]: WARNING: 
GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: 
check X server log for errors
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad init: gdm main process (719) terminated with 
status 1
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad acpid: client 2334[0:0] has disconnected
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad acpid: client connected from 2356[0:0]
Aug  2 21:32:44 sinkpad acpid: 1 client rule loaded
========end-syslog-fragment================




-- 
Michal Bojanowski
PhD Candidate
ICS / Department of Sociology
Utrecht University
http://www.fss.uu.nl/soc/bojanowski
http://www.bojanorama.pl