Bug 1310703 - X server crash and system reboot after changing screen resolution
Summary: X server crash and system reboot after changing screen resolution
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
Version: 6.8
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Ben Skeggs
QA Contact: Desktop QE
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-02-22 14:40 UTC by Tomas Hudziec
Modified: 2017-12-06 12:11 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2017-12-06 12:11:06 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
log before system reboot (258.52 KB, image/jpeg)
2016-02-22 14:40 UTC, Tomas Hudziec
no flags Details
vmcore-dmesg (307.54 KB, text/plain)
2016-04-05 15:55 UTC, Tomas Pelka
no flags Details

Description Tomas Hudziec 2016-02-22 14:40:23 UTC
Created attachment 1129329 [details]
log before system reboot

Description of problem:
X server crashes and system reboots after changing screen resolution.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.4-1.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run gnome-display-properties
2. Change display resolution
3. Click Apply

Actual results:
X server crashes and system reboots

Expected results:
system changes display resolution

Additional info:

Comment 2 Tomas Hudziec 2016-02-22 15:27:23 UTC
graphics card: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [Quadro NVS 295]

Comment 3 Tomas Hudziec 2016-02-22 15:47:05 UTC
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-server-utils-7.7-14.el6.x86_64

Comment 4 Tomas Hudziec 2016-02-23 15:37:11 UTC
when two monitors connected, black screen appears after this reboot after crash - system doesn't start correctly

Comment 5 Tomas Hudziec 2016-03-09 17:19:16 UTC
Driver was not vesa, but nouveau:
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-1.0.11-1.el6.x86_64

Comment 6 Tomas Pelka 2016-04-05 15:41:52 UTC
Still an issue with 1.0.12 nouveau driver, I will try to get a basktrace or coredump.

Comment 7 Tomas Pelka 2016-04-05 15:55:57 UTC
Created attachment 1143868 [details]
vmcore-dmesg

Comment 8 Tomas Pelka 2016-04-05 15:59:29 UTC
vmcore available at http://download.eng.brq.redhat.com/scratch/tpelka/nvs295-vmcore

Comment 10 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 12:11:06 UTC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

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This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

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