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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

Ubuntu freezes after X is killed, when trying to get back to tty7

Bug #36826 reported by Mathieu P
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xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

apt-get dist-upgrade: March 27th 2006, from breezy to dapper.

Step 1: gdm displays the logon screen
Step 2: Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to tty1
Step 3: kill -9 pid_of_X or killall gdm
Step 4: Alt+F7 to switch to tty7
Expected result: I should see a blinking cursor at the top left corner
Actual result: The machines freezes.

Not sure of the incriminated package(s) (X or Kernel ?)
X driver: ati (MRadeon M300)

See original description
Mathieu P (thieummm-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

Hello,

Thanks for reporting this. Is your computer connected to a network so that you can reach it from another machine? This would be helpful in trying to find out whether it is X or the kernel that crashes. If you could, please try to ping it or ssh to it from another machine.

Also, could you attach the /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log files?
(files can be attached to bug reports in Malone via the 'Add Attachment' link in the bug portlet)

Some further instructions can be found here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration

Thanks!

Changed in xorg:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Jerome S. Gotangco (jsgotangco) wrote :

Please confirm if this still happens in Ubuntu 6.06 Beta (Dapper). Otherwise, we will assume this has been fixed and close this bug entry.

Jerome

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Mathieu P (thieummm-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Yes it still happens with Dapper Beta
Please see the attached file.
The last entry line in the X log file is after a succesful switch from X to tty1.

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Mathieu P (thieummm-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Xorg.0.Log

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Mathieu P (thieummm-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Xorg.conf

Xorg.conf

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Mathieu P (thieummm-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

And this is not a kernel freeze, as I can still ping and ssh to the machine when it hangs...

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Jerome S. Gotangco (jsgotangco) wrote :

Thanks for the attachments. Seems your device fails to re-initialize after reseting so its pretty much xorg and not kernel related. Is this result an upgrade from Breezy to Dapper Beta or you just updated your existing Dapper installation?

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Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione) wrote :

We did a lot of bug fixes in the ati driver. it might have fixed this one as well.. could you be so kind to upgrade and repeat the test?

Thanks
Fabio

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Stéphane Marguet (stemp) wrote :

Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please
feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for.
Thanks!

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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