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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] my xorg-server 1.6 seems a bit unstable - what am I doing wrong?
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:09:30
Message-Id: 200910091709.22284.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] my xorg-server 1.6 seems a bit unstable - what am I doing wrong? by Denis
1 On Freitag 09 Oktober 2009, Denis wrote:
2 > I am running the xorg-server-1.6, to which I just upgraded, and kernel
3 > 2.6.27-gentoo-r8, and I am having an issue with the server crashing
4 > whenever I try to drag the scroll bar within Mathematica - which never
5 > happened to me before with previous xorg-servers, and I use
6 > Mathematica extensively. So I just wanted to ask some questions to
7 > see if any of the warnings and errors I am seeing in the log may
8 > actually cause X to be unstable...
9 >
10 > 1. In the log (see below), Xorg shows an error trying to load dri...
11 > Since I have nvidia and glx and don't have dri, I don't have the dri
12 > drivers, so how can I stop Xorg from trying to load dri/dri2?
13 >
14 > 2. I get a warning:
15 >
16 > (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:01d1:0000:0000 nVidia Corporation G72
17 > [GeForce 7300 LE] rev 161, Mem @ 0x91000000/16777216,
18 > 0x80000000/268435456, 0x90000000/16777216
19 > (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
20 > (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
21 >
22 > Will this make X unstable in any way?
23
24 no. That messages have no influence at all.
25
26 >
27 > 3. Are the freetype and type1 modules now incorporated into X or phased
28 > out?
29 >
30
31
32 >
33 > Here is my xorg.conf:
34
35 now let us remove all the stuff you don't need.
36
37 > =====================================
38 > Section "ServerLayout"
39 > Identifier "X.org Configured"
40 > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
41 > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
42 > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
43 > EndSection
44 >
45 > Section "Files"
46
47 > EndSection
48 >
49 > Section "Module"
50 > EndSection
51 >
52 > Section "InputDevice"
53 > Identifier "Keyboard0"
54 > Driver "kbd"
55 > EndSection
56 >
57 > Section "InputDevice"
58 > Identifier "Mouse0"
59 > Driver "mouse"
60 > Option "Protocol" "auto"
61 > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
62 > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
63 > EndSection
64 >
65 > Section "Monitor"
66 > Identifier "Monitor0"
67 > VendorName "Sony"
68 > ModelName "G520"
69 > EndSection
70 >
71 > Section "Device"
72 > Identifier "Card0"
73 > Driver "nvidia"
74 > VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
75 > BoardName "GeForce 7300 LE"
76 > BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
77 > Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
78 why?
79
80 > # Option "DPI" "100 x 100"
81 > EndSection
82 >
83 > Section "Screen"
84 > Identifier "Screen0"
85 > Device "Card0"
86 > Monitor "Monitor0"
87 > DefaultDepth 24
88 > SubSection "Display"
89 > Viewport 0 0
90 > Depth 16
91 > EndSubSection
92 > SubSection "Display"
93 > Viewport 0 0
94 > Depth 24
95 > Modes "1600x1200"
96 > EndSubSection
97 > EndSection
98 > ====================================
99 >
100 > And here is the Xorg.0.log file:
101 > ====================================
102 > X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
103 > Release Date: 2009-8-25
104 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
105 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 i686
106 > Current Operating System: Linux langevin 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #1 SMP
107 > PREEMPT Sat Feb 28 18:50:18 EST 2009 i686
108 > Build Date: 08 October 2009 11:20:23AM
109 >
110 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
111 > to make sure that you have the latest version.
112 > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
113 > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
114 > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
115 > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Oct 9 10:33:25 2009
116 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
117 > (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
118 > (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
119 > (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
120 > (**) | |-->Device "Card0"
121 > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
122 > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
123 > (==) Not automatically adding devices
124 > (==) Not automatically enabling devices
125 > (**) FontPath set to:
126 > /usr/share/fonts/misc/:unscaled,
127 > /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
128 > /usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera/,
129 > /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
130 > /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
131 > /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript/,
132 > /usr/share/fonts/corefonts/,
133 > /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic/,
134 > /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/,
135 > /usr/share/fonts/freefonts/,
136 > /usr/share/fonts/intlfonts/,
137 > /usr/share/fonts/terminus/,
138 > /usr/share/fonts/unifont/,
139 > /usr/share/fonts/Mathematica/AFM/,
140 > /usr/share/fonts/Mathematica/BDF/,
141 > /usr/share/fonts/Mathematica/Type1/,
142 > /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
143 > /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
144 > /usr/share/fonts/OTF,
145 > /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
146 > /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
147 > /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
148 > (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
149 > (II) Loader magic: 0x1ea0
150 > (II) Module ABI versions:
151 > X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
152 > X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
153 > X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
154 > X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
155 > (II) Loader running on linux
156 > (++) using VT number 9
157 >
158 > (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:01d1:0000:0000 nVidia Corporation G72
159 > [GeForce 7300 LE] rev 161, Mem @ 0x91000000/16777216,
160 > 0x80000000/268435456, 0x90000000/16777216
161 > (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
162 > (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
163 > (II) System resource ranges:
164 > [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
165 > [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
166 > [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
167 > [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
168 > [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
169 > [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
170 > (II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
171 > specified in the config file.
172 > (II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
173 > specified in the config file.
174 > (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
175 > specified in the config file.
176 > (II) "record" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
177 > specified in the config file.
178 > (II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
179 > (II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
180 > (II) LoadModule: "record"
181 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
182 > (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
183 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
184 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension
185 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
186 > (II) Loading extension RECORD
187 > (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
188 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
189 > (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
190 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
191 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension
192 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
193 > (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
194 > (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
195 > (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
196 > (II) Loading extension DPMS
197 > (II) Loading extension XVideo
198 > (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
199 > (II) Loading extension X-Resource
200 > (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
201 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
202 > (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
203 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
204 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension
205 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
206 > (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
207 > (II) LoadModule: "glx"
208 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
209 > (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
210 > compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
211 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension
212 > (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 180.60 Tue May 12 12:42:34 PDT 2009
213 > (II) Loading extension GLX
214 > (II) LoadModule: "dri"
215 > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri
216 > (II) UnloadModule: "dri"
217 > (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
218 > (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
219 > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
220 > (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
221 > (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
222 > (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
223 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
224 > (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
225 > compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
226 > Module class: X.Org Video Driver
227 > (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
228 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
229 > (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
230 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.4.0
231 > Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
232 > ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
233 > (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
234 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
235 > (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
236 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.3.2
237 > Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
238 > ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
239 > (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 180.60 Tue May 12 12:18:36 PDT 2009
240 > (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
241 > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
242 > (II) Loading sub module "fb"
243 > (II) LoadModule: "fb"
244 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
245 > (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
246 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
247 > ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
248 > (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
249 > (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
250 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
251 > (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
252 > compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
253 > ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
254 > (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
255 > (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
256 > (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
257 > (II) resource ranges after probing:
258 > [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
259 > [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
260 > [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
261 > [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
262 > [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
263 > [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
264 > (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
265 > (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
266 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
267 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
268 > (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE"
269 > (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
270 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions
271 > is (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
272 > (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7300 LE (G72) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
273 > (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
274 > (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.72.22.43.01
275 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
276 > (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
277 > (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7300 LE at
278 > PCI:1:0:0: (--) NVIDIA(0): NEC AccuSync 120 (CRT-0)
279 > (--) NVIDIA(0): NEC AccuSync 120 (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
280 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
281 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
282 > (II) NVIDIA(0): "1600x1200"
283 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1600 x 1200
284 > (**) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (100, 99); computed from "DisplaySize" Monitor
285 > (**) NVIDIA(0): section option
286 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
287 > (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
288 > (II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
289 > (II) resource ranges after preInit:
290 > [0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
291 > [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
292 > [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
293 > [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
294 > [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
295 > [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
296 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
297 > (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the
298 > daemon (II) NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
299 > (II) NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When
300 > the (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X
301 > driver will (II) NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event
302 > notifications. For (II) NVIDIA(0): details, please see the
303 > "ConnectToAcpid" and
304 > (II) NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix
305 > B: X (II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
306 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1600x1200"
307 > (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
308 > (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
309 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
310 > (II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
311 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
312 > (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
313 > (II) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
314 > (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
315 > (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
316 > (==) RandR enabled
317 > (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
318 > (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
319 > (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
320 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
321 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
322 > (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
323 > (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
324 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
325 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
326 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
327 > (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
328 > (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
329 > (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
330 > (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
331 > (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
332 > (II) Initializing extension GLX
333 > (**) Option "Protocol" "auto"
334 > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
335 > (II) Mouse0: Setting mouse protocol to "ExplorerPS/2"
336 > (**) Mouse0: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
337 > (**) Mouse0: Protocol: "auto"
338 > (**) Option "CorePointer"
339 > (**) Mouse0: always reports core events
340 > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
341 > (==) Mouse0: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
342 > (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
343 > (**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4, 5, 6 and 7
344 > (**) Mouse0: Buttons: 11
345 > (**) Mouse0: Sensitivity: 1
346 > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
347 > (**) Mouse0: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
348 > (**) Mouse0: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
349 > (**) Mouse0: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
350 > (**) Mouse0: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
351 > (II) Mouse0: Setting mouse protocol to "ExplorerPS/2"
352 > (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
353 > (**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
354 > (**) Keyboard0: always reports core events
355 > (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
356 > (**) Keyboard0: Protocol: standard
357 > (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
358 > (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
359 > (**) Keyboard0: XkbRules: "xorg"
360 > (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
361 > (**) Keyboard0: XkbModel: "pc105"
362 > (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
363 > (**) Keyboard0: XkbLayout: "us"
364 > (**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
365 > (**) Keyboard0: CustomKeycodes disabled
366 > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD)
367 > (II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button
368 >
369
370 1.6.3.901
371 is - lets just say you should either use 1.6.3 or 1.6.4
372 and what about your driver version?
373 and why 2.6.27? that kernel is acient!

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