From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 2 16:42:59 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68650106566B for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:42:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from njm@njm.me.uk) Received: from smtp004.apm-internet.net (smtp004.apm-internet.net [85.119.248.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D24668FC08 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:42:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from njm@njm.me.uk) Received: (qmail 27991 invoked from network); 2 Apr 2009 16:42:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO titania.njm.me.uk) (86.129.210.181) by smtp004.apm-internet.net with SMTP; 2 Apr 2009 16:42:57 -0000 Received: from titania.njm.me.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by titania.njm.me.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n32GguD8085762; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:42:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from njm@njm.me.uk) Received: (from njm@localhost) by titania.njm.me.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n32Ggt7J085761; Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:42:55 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from njm@njm.me.uk) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:42:55 +0100 From: "N.J. Mann" To: Robert Noland Message-ID: <20090402164255.GA85610@titania.njm.me.uk> References: <20090330201109.9CE521CC09@ptavv.es.net> <1238445388.8491.358.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <20090331151657.GA898@titania.njm.me.uk> <1238517533.8491.371.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <20090401154208.GA873@titania.njm.me.uk> <1238654585.1791.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1238654585.1791.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-PRERELEASE User-Agent: mutt-NJM (2009-02-20) Cc: freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.4 crashes on exit X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:42:59 -0000 In message <1238654585.1791.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net>, Robert Noland (rnoland@FreeBSD.org) wrote: > On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 16:42 +0100, N.J. Mann wrote: > > In message <1238517533.8491.371.camel@balrog.2hip.net>, > > Robert Noland (rnoland@FreeBSD.org) wrote: [snip] > > > Yes, I'm not seeing any change here either. So, I don't think that we > > > have a locking or ordering issue. Are the effects on shutdown a > > > problem? > > > > Yes, but not excessively so. Once I exit X the only thing I am able to > > do is reboot by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL. Nothing else appears to work. > > However, I tend to stay in X all the time on this machine and only exit > > if there is a problem. So, diagnosing problems is a real PITA at the > > moment. :-) > > Ok, that isn't good, but... > > > > I think it may have more to do with the fact that we have > > > released memory before we have switched display modes on shutdown. I > > > can reproduce the strange color effects on this i915, but haven't hit a > > > case where it created any sort of problem. > > > > Is there a way of logging the shutdown sequence of X to a file? So far > > the only error/diagnostic message I get is: > > > > Fatal server error: > > Caught signal 11. Server aborting > > Ok, if the X server is dumping core... That is a start. If you are > using gdm the core will be in /var/gdm. I'm not sure where it might be > otherwise. I use startx. I do not seem to get any core files - I would have mentioned it earlier if I did. If you think it will help I will look into using gdm, which I do not currently have installed, or anything else you think may help. Cheers, Nick. -- "'The Innocent have Nothing [Left] To Lose' was of course the winning tagline in the government's competition to relaunch the [UK] ID card."