[arch-general] Upgrade to linux-3.7.3: system freezes on certain actions in X
Hardware Info: System: Host: miki-desktop Kernel: 3.6.11-1-ARCH x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.7.2) Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.0) Distro: Arch Linux Machine: Mobo: FUJITSU SIEMENS model: MS-7504VP version: 1.0 Bios: American Megatrends version: V1.16 date: 08/11/2008 CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7500 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 11738.2 Clock Speeds: 1: 1603.00 MHz 2: 1603.00 MHz Graphics: Card: NVIDIA C73 [GeForce 7050 / nForce 630i] bus-ID: 00:10.0 X.Org: 1.13.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,nv,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.0hz GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV63 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.1 Direct Rendering: Yes After the upgrade to linux-3.7.3-1, my system began freezing frequently after certain actions (opening a new browser window, switching windows, etc.) The system became totally unresponsive (no Magic SysRq, no response from network). Investigating a little further, I found I could reliably reproduce the freeze by running '$ glxinfo' (occasionally had to repeat it a few times). Downgrading to linux-3.6.11-1 resolved the problem. I'm not reporting this as a bug yet, since linux-3.7.3-1 is marked as out-of-date (linux-3.7.4-1 is in [testing]), this is just a heads-up for other people experiencing the same issue. Regards, Alain
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Alain Kalker