Arch Linux

By the way:
Name : xf86-video-intel
Version : 2.2.0-1
Build Date : Wed Dec 19 07:58:05 2007 UTC
Build Type : Unknown
Install Date : Wed Dec 19 14:00:21 2007 UTC

Name : kernel26
Version : 2.6.23.12-1
Build Date : Wed Dec 19 09:47:01 2007 UTC
Build Type : Unknown
Install Date : Wed Dec 19 13:58:54 2007 UTC

Perhaps the problem is in the intel driver package. It was installed today, so this can be the cause of the problem.

With this version of the driver I can't run xchat:
amg ~ $ xchat
The program 'xchat' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadImplementation (server does not implement operation)'.
(Details: serial 310 error_code 17 request_code 145 minor_code 5)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I downgraded to extra driver (I was using testing driver) and now I can open xchat, so the new driver in testing is bugged.

I can confirm the error and a downgrade to the extra driver solves the problem. The system does not lock up, but all local video output is blank. I could still reboot the system blindly.

More from the log file:

(WW) intel(0): PRB0_CTL (0x0001f001) indicates ring buffer enabled
(WW) intel(0): PRB0_HEAD (0x00001474) and PRB0_TAIL (0x000014a0) indicate ring buffer not flushed
(WW) intel(0): Existing errors found in hardware state.
Error in I830WaitLpRing(), timeout for 2 seconds
pgetbl_ctl: 0x1 pgetbl_err: 0x0
ipeir: 0 iphdr: 54300004
LP ring tail: 8 head: 1474 len: 1f001 start 0
eir: 0 esr: 0 emr: ffff
instdone: 4081 instpm: 0
memmode: 306 instps: 80007826
hwstam: ffff ier: 0 imr: ffff iir: 0
Ring at virtual 0xa7a1d000 head 0x1474 tail 0x8 count 31461
000013f4: 00000000
000013f8: 00000000
000013fc: 00000000
00001400: 00000000
00001404: 00000000
00001408: 00000000
0000140c: 00000000
00001410: 00000000
00001414: 00000000
00001418: 00000000
0000141c: 00000000
00001420: 00000000
00001424: 00000000
00001428: 00000000
0000142c: 00000000
00001430: 00000000
00001434: 00000000
00001438: 00000000
0000143c: 00000000
00001440: 00000000
00001444: 00000000
00001448: 00000000
0000144c: 00000000
00001450: 00000000
00001454: 00000000
00001458: 00000000
0000145c: 00000000
00001460: 00000000
00001464: 00000000
00001468: 00000000
0000146c: 00000000
00001470: 00000000
00001474: 00000000
Ring end
space: 5220 wanted 131064

Fatal server error:
lockup

I'm seeing my X server going down now and then also. It's not the driver I think, as I've been running xorg-server with my own version of xf86-video-intel for a long while without problems. The problems started appearing after upgrading to one of the latest Xorg-server packages.

JGC, in my case with the stable driver it doesnt go down.

Same problem to my 865g, both i810 and intel driver.
Not every time though.

In intel xorg driver 2.2.0, the default accelerate method changed from XXA to EXA, maybe this is the reason?

Updated to xf86-video-intel-2.2.1-1, and still havent crashes, but xchat is impossible to open :(

amg ~ $ xchat
The program 'xchat' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadImplementation (server does not implement operation)'.
(Details: serial 310 error_code 17 request_code 145 minor_code 5)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

The crashes are back. :-(
Please to downgrade the version of extra

I'm having thsi crash around once each evening (I don't use this computer during the day). It is really a pain... :(

I don't know when it started. I tryed v2.2.0 and now I'm trying 2.2.1, but the problem is still there. Maybe, as someone suggested, it is because of another package?

I don't use xchat so I don't know for this app....

I'm attaching my Xorg.0.log

big_gie, try to compile the xf86-video-intel-2.1.1, it isn't bugged (I've compiled and it is ok)

im having this crash too, not every time. but mostly when using firefox...

alexmgarcia thanks, downgroading to xf86-video-intel-2.1.1 fix this for me, although i have this noise now:

(EE) intel(0): detecting sil164
(EE) intel(0): Unable to read from DVOI2C_E Slave 112.
(EE) intel(0): Unable to read from DVOI2C_E Slave 236.
(EE) intel(0): I830 Vblank Pipe Setup Failed 0

Hmm, this doesn't happen to me...

amg ~ $ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log|grep sil164

^^ actually using latest xf86-video-intel-2.2.1-1 (extra), with Option "AccelMethod" "XAA" fix this too. have you try it ?

No. Are you sure that the system doesn't freezes?

yeah you right it still freeze :(, trying 2.1.99 now..

xf86-video-intel 2.2.1 and kernel 2.6.24 freeze - i use AccelMethod EXA

Alois, use 2.1.1.
I can put here my pkgbuild for this (if you want).

Work now nice,no freeze - after complete reinstall Archlinux (i use actual repo) and xorg-server-1.4.0.90-7 from testing. Driver is 2.2.1.

I forgot - also udev 118-4 is from testing.

For me the option:

Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"

solved the problem... I think EXA uses parts of the DRI subsystem but this interaction is buggy.

Using EXA was buggy for me. It crashed after 1 or 2 minutes with this in my Xorg.0.log:
(WW) intel(0): ESR is 0x00000001
(WW) intel(0): PRB0_CTL (0x0001f001) indicates ring buffer enabled
(WW) intel(0): PRB0_HEAD (0x282165d0) and PRB0_TAIL (0x00016a98) indicate ring buffer not flushed
(WW) intel(0): Existing errors found in hardware state.

With XAA, it did crash also but not that often. I had to go back to 2.1.1 with XAA...

sadly after last update (2.2.1-2) using xaa the crash is back :(
downgrading until i810 still crash, trying using exa now..

Does this also happen with xorg-server-1.4.0.90-8 installed? I can't reproduce this on my G33 with 2.2.1-2 and XAA on xorg-server-1.4.0.90-8. You could try using EXA also with these versions, several bugs have been fixed and performance has improved.

so far with newest update the freeze hasn't been reproduced

now seems EXA is more stable than XAA (freeze mostly when using firefox3).

Chipset: "852GM/855GM"
xorg-server 1.4.0.90-8
xf86-video-intel 2.2.1-2

New (RC) pre-released driver http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-intel-2.2.99.901.tar.bz2 fixed several Xv
relate issues, and with bunch of bug fixes as usual.

I installed the RC (just changed the version in the PKBBUILD) and using EXA. I dont experience any crash! I changed a bit my xorg.conf so that might have helped to...

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)

xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
# # Disable 2D acceleration
# Option "NoAccel" "True"
# # Old, should be more stable
# Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
# New, might be buggy
Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
# https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/177492
Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
Option "ExaNoComposite" "false"
EndSection

Note that EXA was really slow until I added the "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy" option. The "ExaNoComposite" "false" option was added as suggestions from the ubuntu's bug report. Everything is running fine now. Using compiz fusion from community too!

I have tried all the solutions above, and, while they increase the performance dramatically, they do not solve the issue with xchat mentioned above.