I downgraded libdrm-intel1 to 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 from Oneiric, but the problem remains. So on Precise it doesn’t seem to be the cause. (I’m not using the Xorg-edgers PPA.)
Seems to be allergic to my listening to podcasts. Sometimes crashes when switching between episodes (through double-clicking on the listview), this time just midway listening to one episode (when I brough Rhythmbox’s window to front using Unity). Always seems to be in __strlen_sse2() though.
Here’s i915_error_state as requested on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Freeze#. I made a copy (using cp), and I should mention that my first try to do so resulted in an error message: ”failed to extend” … and something about not having enough memory, in Finnish. When I preceded the command with LC_ALL=C to get the entire error message in English, the copying was suddenly successful. I hope this doesn’t mean the actual error state from the hang had been replaced by a new state which I’m now submitting.
Happens consistently when playing video using VLC (other players also), after about 5 minutes. Rockman 2 speedrun from tasvideos.org is pretty reliable for reproducing this. :)
The video goes blank (blue) and can no longer be seen until after reboot, though the playing does resume.
Bug #896899 looks similar on the surface, but I’ve little understanding of these types of crashes so I felt it best to report separately.
After switching to fbdev driver the crash can no longer be reproduced.
I can confirm the bug and the workaround both hold on an up-to-date Precise system with a Radeon HD 3200.
I for one can not reproduce this in 2.1.5 with the two test cases given, so I propose to mark it Fixed.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Load a ROM
2. Select ’Record As’ from the Movie menu
3. Select Open from the dialog
Seems to occur with 100% certainty and irregardless of the ROM file selected.
Mario, here’s output from the commands you asked.
I marked this as being Fixed for ”totem (Ubuntu)” because –no-existing-session has been removed from Totem altogether ( I’ve verified this in 12.04). So the bug as I initially described it no longer exists in recent *buntu.
Just a note that this no longer happens now that I’m running 12.04 with Unity; Unity’s run dialog expands tilde correctly. Still broken in Gnome panel 3.2.0 though.