Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 448321
x freezes while user switching
Last modified: 2018-04-11 11:57:13 EDT
Description of problem: This is on a Dell Latitude D820 with an intel 945GM graphics card. While trying to switch between two logged in users (using the user switch applet) X freezes while showing a screen full of weird colors. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-drv-i810-2.2.1-24.fc9.i386 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Log in as user A 2. Use the user switch applet to switch to another user. 3. When at GDM log in as user B. 4. From use B use the user switch applet to switch back to user A. 5. X freezes with a colorful screen. Actual results: X freezes. Expected results: Should be able to switch back and forth between logged in users without problems.
Thanks for the bug report. We have reviewed the information you have provided above, and there is some additional information we require that will be helpful in our diagnosis of this issue. Please attach your X server config file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.*.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment link below. Could you please also try to run without any /etc/X11/xorg.conf whatsoever and let X11 autodetect your display and video card? Attach to this bug /var/log/Xorg.0.log from this attempt as well, please. We will review this issue again once you've had a chance to attach this information. Thanks in advance.
Created attachment 308587 [details] xorg log from crash
I am experiencing this bug as well. It will happen whether or not I have an xorg.conf. The only thing I have found as a work around is to add Option "NoAccel" "True" in the Device section for my video card.
Created attachment 308588 [details] xorg.conf
Created attachment 308973 [details] log file with xorg.conf
Created attachment 308974 [details] log file without xorg.conf
I can also confirm that running X with the NoAccel option makes user switching work.
I'm on Fedora 10 and experiencing this problem. It actually doesn't show a screen full of weird colors, but it does freeze just before displaying the list of users who I could login as.
Confirm for Fedora 10. Choosing "Switch user" either in fast-user-switch applet or screensaver leads to complete screen lock up. Neither Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, nor Ctrl_alt-Del, nor pressing Power button works. Hardware: Dell Latitude D610, intel gma915
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Fedora 11 crashes sometimes. Or rather, after trying to switch user several times. No xorg.conf here. I can use CTRL+F1 to switch to the first user, CTRL+F7 for the second user and CTRL+F8 takes me to the frozen would-be login display. BTW - I also experienced this problem with F10 before upgrading.
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