X server 1.12.0.902 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT

misc · 04-11-12, 12:14 PM

My Iiyama ProLite E2773HDS works perfectly on Windows 7, but whenever I just plug it in via HDMI on Linux (x64) the X server immediately crashes, regardless of my xorg.conf present or none at all. If I try to log in from ngetty (to xmonad) the desktop sometimes flashes for less then a second, then it's back to ngetty again.

The same crash will happen one time after X is started without this second monitor, thereafter at least the primary one works again.

Aside from the memory positions, the backtrace in Xorg.0.log is always the same.

xorg-server 1.12.1, nvidia 295.40, glibc 2.15 (w/ Arch Linux patchset -10), kernel 3.3.2, 9600M GT
Occurred also with previous versions.

Attached nvidia-bug-report created with no xorg.conf present (used X server 1.12.0.902, kernel 3.3.1).

misc · 04-13-12, 04:38 AM

Any comments, devs? This situation is really lousy, I'm doing most of my work with Linux.

edit: Explicitly disabling composite changes nothing.

misc · 04-13-12, 02:01 PM

Explicitly disabling Xinerama doesn't change anything either.

However, the display works fine with nouveau. Thus I'm tempted to say that this indeed is a bug in your driver, or at least the interaction between it and xorg (d'uh).

(Won't use nouveau though since I need vdpau/etc. acceleration and power management. But sweet goodness, KMS makes the console look so much nicer on a FHD display.)

edit: With no relevant source changes, same for X server 1.12.1 and kernel 3.3.2.

misc · 04-14-12, 06:05 AM

With both (and only both) RenderAccel set to False and the first Metamodes "1920x1080,NULL;" the X Server will at least properly start (and still crash if the HDMI cable is plugged in/out).

However, it shows a corrupted oversized image (example) if there's another metamode given, and nvidia-settings will not detect the second display in "X Server Display Configuration", though it does list it as DFP-1 under GPU 0. Also, that monitor will remain in standby.

edit: RenderAccel may remain true, apparently.

Correction: The monitor is listed properly in Display Configuration, I just had to actually select it in "Model:". The crash then occurs once it's enabled, regardless of the chosen resolution (eg Auto).

misc · 04-15-12, 11:40 AM

If just tried it with a DVI:HDMI (monitor:laptop) cable, and while the crash is exactly the same if the cable if plugged in/out with X running (same with the different monitor it belongs to), this way the display at least works.

I do not want this workaround to become permanent, though.

sandipt · 04-16-12, 09:48 AM

Please attach dmidecode o/p.

misc · 04-16-12, 10:58 AM

dmidecode 2.12-cvs

misc · 04-18-12, 01:38 PM

So, what does it look like? Any status?

sandipt · 04-19-12, 08:55 AM

NVIDIA internal Bug Id 966827 to track this issue.

misc · 04-20-12, 08:49 AM

Yay, thanks.

Is it possible for unprivileged users like me to check that bug id's progress?

misc · 05-02-12, 04:20 PM

Gone with 302.07 (using a fresh X Server compile from git). Hotplugging works fine, too.

04-13-12, 04:38 AM	#2
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT Any comments, devs? This situation is really lousy, I'm doing most of my work with Linux. edit: Explicitly disabling composite changes nothing.

04-13-12, 02:01 PM	#3
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT Explicitly disabling Xinerama doesn't change anything either. However, the display works fine with nouveau. Thus I'm tempted to say that this indeed is a bug in your driver, or at least the interaction between it and xorg (d'uh). (Won't use nouveau though since I need vdpau/etc. acceleration and power management. But sweet goodness, KMS makes the console look so much nicer on a FHD display.) edit: With no relevant source changes, same for X server 1.12.1 and kernel 3.3.2.

04-14-12, 06:05 AM	#4
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT With both (and only both) RenderAccel set to False and the first Metamodes "1920x1080,NULL;" the X Server will at least properly start (and still crash if the HDMI cable is plugged in/out). However, it shows a corrupted oversized image (example) if there's another metamode given, and nvidia-settings will not detect the second display in "X Server Display Configuration", though it does list it as DFP-1 under GPU 0. Also, that monitor will remain in standby. edit: RenderAccel may remain true, apparently. Correction: The monitor is listed properly in Display Configuration, I just had to actually select it in "Model:". The crash then occurs once it's enabled, regardless of the chosen resolution (eg Auto). Last edited by misc; 04-16-12 at 10:58 AM.

04-15-12, 11:40 AM	#5
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT If just tried it with a DVI:HDMI (monitor:laptop) cable, and while the crash is exactly the same if the cable if plugged in/out with X running (same with the different monitor it belongs to), this way the display at least works. I do not want this workaround to become permanent, though.

04-16-12, 09:48 AM	#6
sandipt NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 259	Re: X server 1.12.0.902 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT Please attach dmidecode o/p.

04-18-12, 01:38 PM	#8
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT So, what does it look like? Any status?

04-19-12, 08:55 AM	#9
sandipt NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 259	Re: X server 1.12.0.902 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT NVIDIA internal Bug Id 966827 to track this issue.

04-20-12, 08:49 AM	#10
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.1 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT Yay, thanks. Is it possible for unprivileged users like me to check that bug id's progress?

05-02-12, 04:20 PM	#11
misc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Re: X server 1.12.0.902 instantly crashes on connection of HDMI monitor on 9600M GT Gone with 302.07 (using a fresh X Server compile from git). Hotplugging works fine, too.