[Nouveau] [Bug 37284] some applications crash the x server in multiscreen mode

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37284

--- Comment #4 from tim blechmann <tim at klingt.org> 2011-05-17 09:34:37 PDT ---
> 1. How about looking at the log for about 20 secs - you would have easily seen
> the issue - "EQ overflow"

tim at moka:~/workspace/linux-2.6$ cat /var/log/Xorg.*|grep EQ
[    11.505] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[   129.374] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    42.459] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[    36.257] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[   165.193] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS

either it is a different issue, or it the log is not synced to disc

> 2. Then use that information to go through the relevant sections -
> faq/troubleshooting
> 3. And provide a simple clear report indicating the issue and following the
> guides (see the bugs section)

* install ubuntu 11.04
* select nouveau
* run xrandr --output VGA-1 --off --output DVI-I-1 --mode 1680x1050 --pos
1680x0 --rotate normal --output HDMI-1 --mode 1680x1050 --pos 0x0 --rotate
normal
* run gitk
* see how your x server restarts

> 4. I would *not* have pointed out to bug report, that is not well defined - not
> to mention that your name does not appear in it (i.e. probably lacks
> information provided by yourself)

unfortunately, my x debugging capabilities are a bit limited: if i try to
attach gdb to the x process, x freezes, which makes it a bit hard to get a good
backtrace


> I realize I sound like a prick although I'm a bit fed up with some users' *lack
> of interest to actually resolve issues* - they just want to report that "it
> does not work"

* i experience a bug
* i check the tracker of my distribution and find a related issue
* i subscribe to the bug
* nothing happens
* i stop using one of my crucial applications
* i submit a bug report upstream, pointing to the downstream report
* it initially gets `resolved' as `notourbug'

i am maintaining an open source project myself. but i have never told any of my
users that it is their problem, if my code crashes.

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