FS#29059 - nvidia 295.20-4 hangs GNOME shell 3.3.92

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Thursday, 22 March 2012, 17:02 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Friday, 23 March 2012, 08:22 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
After updating the Nvidia driver package from 295.20-3 to 295.20-4, from the Testing repo, GNOME 3.3.92 hangs after logging in. The GUI background/windowing area is displayed and the panel starts to slide down from the top of the screen when the UI hangs.


Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.
Package Details: nvidia 295.20-4
The system has an Nvidia GTX550 Ti card from EVGA. This is an Intel Core i7 920 system.


Steps to reproduce:
1. Have GNOME 3.3.92 package installed and the Nvidia 295.20-3 package installed.
2. Verify that gdm launches, you are able to login, and that the GNOME shell runs as expected.
3. Upgrade the Nvidia package to 295.20-4, reboot and repeat steps 1 and 2.
4. Observe that the GNOME shell hangs.
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Closed by  Ionut Biru (wonder)
Friday, 23 March 2012, 08:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  nvidia >=295.20-5
Comment by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Thursday, 22 March 2012, 17:03 GMT
Rolling back to the Nvidia 295.20-3 package resolves the issue.
Comment by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Thursday, 22 March 2012, 17:22 GMT
please try 295.20-5
Comment by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Thursday, 22 March 2012, 17:30 GMT
I will retest with 295.20-5 this evening, 8 hours from now.
Comment by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Thursday, 22 March 2012, 21:15 GMT
I will retest with 295.20-5 this evening, 8 hours from now.
Comment by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Friday, 23 March 2012, 00:16 GMT
I retested with 295.20-5 and was able to launch GNOME shell successfully.
Comment by Jason Gaston (roguegaston) - Friday, 23 March 2012, 03:06 GMT
I retested with 295.20-5 and was able to launch GNOME shell successfully.

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