Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:42:55 +0100 From: "N.J. Mann" <njm@njm.me.uk> To: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xorg 7.4 crashes on exit Message-ID: <20090402164255.GA85610@titania.njm.me.uk> In-Reply-To: <1238654585.1791.15.camel@balrog.2hip.net> 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>
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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.
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