Re: [Bug #28622] radeon video lockup

[Bill Davidsen]

david@xxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of regressions introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37.
> >
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37. Please verify if it still should
> > be listed and let the tracking team know (either way).
> >
> >
> > Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28622
> > Subject : radeon video lockup
> > Submitter : Daniel Poelzleithner <bugzilla.kernel.org@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date : 2011-02-08 17:48 (5 days old)
>
> hmm, I've occasionally been expericancing what sounds like a similar issue.
>
> the screen locks, it doesn't respond to the keyboard (but caps lock
> still works), frequently the mouse pointer still moves, but you can't
> click on anything.
>
> it ususally happens to me a few min after starting firefox (with 10-15
> windows holding a couple hundred tabs), so it could also be a firefox
> bug if it can capture the input and not release it.
>
> I've experianced this on my T61 laptop, and my work machine (Radeon
> X1300 series)
>
> I'm currently running ubuntu 10.10 which is 2.6.35-25, so if it is the
> same problem, it wasn't introduced between 2.6.36 and 2.6.37.
>
> like the OP of the bug report, this is not something that happens
> frequently, but I don't do much that stresses the video, so starting all
> these tabs is about as hard as I drive it.
>
> David Lang
There have been several recent reports of lockups, with nothing in the logs or 
nothing recoverable. I've seen some of these running the git3 kernel on a VM 
(Fedora 14) so it may not be related to the specific video card but to X in general.

I've had too little information to justify a proper bug report.

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