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Description of problem: I have a Dell Dimension XPS 8700 running Fedora 22 (recently updated from 21 using fedup). Several times a day, X freezes and I have to reboot the system. This was an occasional problem on Fedora 21 (once or twice a week) but now it happens six or eight times a day. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 22. kernel-4.0.4-303.fc22.x86_64 How reproducible: Happens (eventually) every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start system 2. Use system 3. Wait... Actual results: X will freeze Expected results: X not freezing. Additional info: I know this is a terrible bug report. I'm not sure what information will be useful to you, but let me know what you need and I'll post updates here.
Reading https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Xorg_problems - here are some more details. This is a "type 3" lock-up, i.e. the mouse cursor does not move. I've attached a couple of (hopefully) useful logs. I'll work on getting a dmesg log soon. There's no xorg.conf. I have a single monitor connected to the graphic card using DVI. Let me know if you need any more.
Created attachment 1038561 [details] journalctl -b _COMM=gdm-x-session
Created attachment 1038562 [details] lspci -nn
In the process of adding that comment and the two attached files, the system has frozen three times :-/
Created attachment 1038586 [details] dmesg
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*********** MASS BUG UPDATE ************** This bug is being closed with INSUFFICIENT_DATA as there has not been a response in over 4 weeks. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reopen and attach the relevant data from the latest kernel you are running and any data that might have been requested previously.
This problem almost completely went away under Fedora 22 (freezes twice a week rather than twice an hour). And when I upgraded to Fedora 23, it was fine too. But over the last weekend (21-22 Nov) the problem has come back. I'm lucky to get 20 minutes of use out of the system before it freezes.
Created attachment 1098655 [details] journalctl -e _COMM=gdm-x-session
Created attachment 1098656 [details] lspci -nn
Created attachment 1098657 [details] dmesg
Added new versions of the three log files from before. I figured that as I'm now using Fedora 23, many things could have changed. Please let me know if any more information would be useful.
Over the weekend, I discovered that the problem goes away if I use kernel-4.2.5-300.fc23.x86_64 But I get the problem when I use either of kernel-core-4.2.6-300.fc23.x86_64 kernel-core-4.2.6-301.fc23.x86_64 So perhaps a regression introduced in 4.2.6. Let me know if I can give you any more useful information.
Are you still having problems with the 4.5.5 kernel?
I haven't seen kernel 4.5.5 yet. The if I boot into the most recent kernel (4.4.9) then I get freezes every hour or so. When I go back to 4.4.8 I can usually go for a couple of days without a freeze.
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