Description of problem: I started using compiz about 2 weeks ago and about once a three days compiz freeze and my computer gets completely unusable Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm -q compiz compiz-0.3.6-8.fc7 How reproducible: sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. start compiz 2. wait for crash :) Actual results: compiz freeze my computer Expected results: no freezing, no crashing Additional info: I'm not really sure if this is a compiz bug. It could be also X or kernel bug. But this behavior comes when I've started using compiz (I tried using devel/fc6 kernel with compiz - same result so looks like compiz/X drivers bug). Tested only on x86_64 but could be platform-independent bug. My system is always up2date rawhide. Any hints how get more useful debug information? Regards, Adam
Are you using the proprietary nvidia drivers? I updated my desktop from FC6 to F7T4 and am experiencing similar problems. I'm running only i386 and am using the evil nvidia proprietary drivers (dkms version from freshrpms) with two screens. Same setup with FC6 didn't have any problems. My F7T4 laptop with intel video doesn't have these problems so it seems to be an nvidia/compiz/kernel problem.
(In reply to comment #1) I blame all proprietary software :) I'm using compiz on my Mobility Radeon x700 with radeon driver (from xorg-x11-drv-ati package). So it looks like compiz bug, not kernel or graphics drivers. I'm going to try latest development compiz (I've created wild test package - http://people.redhat.com/atkac/test_srpms/compiz-0.5.0-1.fc7.src.rpm :) if problem goes away with upstream version. -A-
Next crash with 0.5.0 compiz. I'm going back to 0.3.6 :(
I think I've experienced the same lockup now twice just using metacity. I got to launch something from the panel, it doesn't appear, the panel get's locked, all of gnome gets locked. It seems like maybe compiz causes the bug to happen more often but it doesn't seem to be compiz's problem alone. I am still using the nvidia drivers for dual monitor support though. I'm going to go searching bugzilla for a gnome desktop lockup bug.
(In reply to comment #4) Interesting. Sound like Xserver bug especially with X + vnc module (this also completely hangs my computer, not reproducable with older X) Could you tell me if you can ping/ssh into your computer when it gets freezed or it is completely unusable. Thanks, -A-
It's just my gnome session that hangs. In catching up in my reading of fedora-test-list, it appears that my problem may be one with ESD locking up. I have desktop sounds enabled. I'm going to try reenabling compiz and when I experience the lockup, I'm going to see if killing esd fixes it.
My problem was definitely ESD locking up. I disabled ESD and have been running fine for a day and a half now.
(In reply to comment #7) For me no. Compiz hanged 5 minutes ago.. I have esound disabled so my crash isn't related to this component. Ajax, could be this X problem?
Leave this one be. Compiz didn't crash about week. -A-