On 2/20/06, Mattia Dongili <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > please keep [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc-ed in order to log the discussion > in the Debian Bug Tracking System. > > On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 10:57:59PM +0100, Lars Martin Pedersen wrote: > > On 2/16/06, Mattia Dongili <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, February 16, 2006 1:32 pm, Lars Martin Pedersen said: > > > > Package: xfree86-driver-synaptics > > > > Version: 0.14.4-1 > > > > > > > > When I try to load "synaptics" as mouse driver in X.Org it crashes > > > > resulting in a kernel panic. > > > > Running Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, kernel 2.6.15.2. > > > > > > > > I've figured this to be some kind of incompatibility between the > > > > driver and my running kernel as it has worked on close to identical > > > > configurations with older kernels. > > > > > > can you provide the stack trace of the kernel panic? > > I'm not sure how I one gets the stack trace from a kernel panic. > > If you tell me how, I'll see what I can find. > > Well, if you're lucky you can find the trace in /var/log/messages after > rebooting, otherwise you should setup a serial console or net console (I > understand it may be difficult if you're not used to), first let's see > if /var/log/messages helps. > Oh, you could be able to see the trace on the console too (if you can > switch console and even a picture of such trace would be useful). > Oh, one more interesting information to see is the Xorg.0.log of a > crash. > Oh oh, can you also provide your xorg configuration? I wasn't able to find anything relevant to the crash in /var/log/messages and everything freezes in the crash, so I just took a picture: www.likegyldig.net/crash.jpg
>From my untrained eyes it doesn't seem to mention much wrong with the synaptics driver, but the kernel panic only appears when I'm loading the driver. Might it some incompatibility that was provoked by the kernel? The Xorg.0.log doesn't give any reports on anything wrong happening when loading the driver, but I'll provide it anyway: www.likegyldig.net/xorg.log And here's the xorg.conf: www.likegyldig.net/xorg.conf It's mainly generated by fglrxconfig and loosely edited by me afterwards. > > > Also, if you remove all the synaptics driver stuff from xorg.conf then X > > > works correctly? > > > I'm aware of some problems about X crashing because of some video card > > > incompatibility but the synaptics driver is not that invasive. > > Correct, it loads if I use something else as the driver. > > > > I had just installed new drivers for mye video card so I too figured it > > to be something of that manner, but I was only able to reproduce the kernel > > panic with "synaptics" as the chosen driver. > > hm... does downgrading the package helps? damn! snapshot.debian.net > seems to be broken. Maybe try this URL from time to time: > http://snapshot.debian.net/xfree86-driver-synaptics I've checked a couple of times with no luck in downloading anything yet. All of my attempts have resulted in http 403's. -- Lars M.
