After recent updates, Gnome freezes randomly. Video problem?

Question

I've been having some problems lately that I didn't have before recent updates.
My desktop will freeze randomly and my only option is to switch to a VT and enter multi-user mode with `systemctl isolate multi-user.service`. X doesn't crash though. My Gnome Desktop just freezes entirely, but the mouse pointer continues to move around just fine. When I enter multi-user mode, Xorg.0.log says that the server exited successfully.
Below are error messages in dmesg, systemd journal, and Xorg.0.log.
# dmesg | grep -i error
[17986.766825] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_check] *ERROR* Texture of unit 0 needs 245760 bytes but is 139264
[17986.766827] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* pitch 1280
[17986.766829] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* use_pitch 1
[17986.766831] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* width 65
[17986.766833] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* width_11 2048
[17986.766834] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* height 48
[17986.766836] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* height_11 2048
[17986.766838] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* num levels 0
[17986.766840] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* depth 0
[17986.766842] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* bpp 4
[17986.766844] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* coordinate type 0
[17986.766845] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* width round to power of 2 0
[17986.766847] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* height round to power of 2 0
[17986.766849] [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* compress format 0
[17986.766851] [drm:radeon_cs_ib_chunk] *ERROR* Invalid command stream !
[22547.870582] plugin-containe[20829]: segfault at 7fcf04225a05 ip 00007fcf1487c9d8 sp 00007fcf0c3a1970 error 4
# journalctl | grep -i error
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* bpp 4
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* coordinate type 0
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* width round to power of 2 0
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* height round to power of 2 0
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:r100_cs_track_texture_print] *ERROR* compress format 0
Nov 07 23:22:43 starlancer kernel: [drm:radeon_cs_ib_chunk] *ERROR* Invalid command stream !
Nov 07 23:41:07 starlancer dbus-daemon[275]: dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.418" (uid=1002 pid=19143 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 07 23:41:07 starlancer dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.418" (uid=1002 pid=19143 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 07 23:42:07 starlancer dbus-daemon[275]: dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.418" (uid=1002 pid=19143 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 07 23:42:07 starlancer dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.418" (uid=1002 pid=19143 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 07 23:42:16 starlancer gnome-session[19143]: Gdk-WARNING: gnome-session: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
Nov 07 23:42:20 starlancer dbus-daemon[275]: dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.438" (uid=0 pid=19658 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm-binary ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.439" (uid=0 pid=19664 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Nov 07 23:42:20 starlancer dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.438" (uid=0 pid=19658 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm-binary ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.439" (uid=0 pid=19664 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Nov 07 23:42:20 starlancer NetworkManager[269]: <error> [1352360540.622789] [nm-system.c:924] add_ip4_route_to_gateway(): (wlan0): failed to add IPv4 route to gateway (-12)
Nov 08 00:19:41 starlancer dbus-daemon[275]: dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.487" (uid=1002 pid=19809 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 08 00:19:41 starlancer dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.1" (uid=0 pid=273 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.487" (uid=1002 pid=19809 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=gnome-compiz ")
Nov 08 00:20:33 starlancer gnome-session[19809]: Gdk-WARNING: gnome-session: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
Nov 08 00:20:36 starlancer dbus-daemon[275]: dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.507" (uid=0 pid=20280 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm-binary ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.508" (uid=0 pid=20286 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Nov 08 00:20:36 starlancer dbus[275]: [system] Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.507" (uid=0 pid=20280 comm="/usr/sbin/gdm-binary ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination=":1.508" (uid=0 pid=20286 comm="/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gn")
Nov 08 00:20:37 starlancer NetworkManager[269]: <error> [1352362837.36005] [nm-system.c:924] add_ip4_route_to_gateway(): (wlan0): failed to add IPv4 route to gateway (-12)
# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i -e "(EE)" -e "(WW)"
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 22555.361] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 22555.361] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 22555.361] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 22555.364] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 22555.366] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[ 22555.366] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 22555.367] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[ 22555.367] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 22555.367] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 22555.367] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
EDIT: My desktop is started by systemd using graphical.target and gdm.service to start the GDM display manager on terminal 1 (TTY1). My Gnome desktop runs in Classic (Fallback) mode with Compiz and compiz-decorator-gtk for effect. I
Any idea what might be causing these freezes or what info I can further provide?
EDIT: Processes in X are apparently not crashing, only the video output is. For example, if I'm running applications with sound, I continue hearing sound though the graphics are completely frozen. Is there a way to refresh the graphics or video card somehow?
Last edited by amadar (2012-12-20 10:59:32)

Answer 1

bmanuel wrote:
I think i got my problem, but i don't know how to solve it: after much troubles i found out that whenever i have an SMB connection with a machine that then goes down/disconnect from network without me unmounting the share BEFORE it, then BOOM, everything freeze.
I noticed this only because i was sharing a directory with my brother and noticed i had the froze as soon as he got disconnected from the network: so i asked him to power on that machine and.. magic! My machine unfroze instantly!
But now, how to fix that?! Is it due to my /etc/fstab? Does this really matter with nemo/nautilus mounted shares? This, however, depicts the machine in question (the one that, disconnecting from the network, caused my own to freeze)
//themachine.local/shared /home/username/mountpoint/ cifs noauto,guest,username=myname,password=mypassword,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0
At last I found out what's my problem, hopefully your situation is similar so that we can work out a solution on this one.
THANKS! I'm quite sure this is the reason gnome shell freezes for me as well. I was mounting my box.com cloud with this entry in /etc/fstab:
# box.com account
https://www.box.com/dav /home/abtz/Box davfs rw,user,noauto 0 0
If anyone has an idea for how to fix this, I'm all ears. For now, I'll just remove the entry from /etc/fstab.
I'm running vanilla Gnome, with only the Frippery shutdown menu and battery remaining extensions installed.