Calibre crashes xserver in 11.04 - Page 2

meme · 06-11-2011, 04:14 AM

@EvilWayz,

I was getting logged out of Ubuntu 11.04 at random times - nothing to do with calibre for me. Your issue may not be the same as mine of course, but there are certainly a lot of people complaining about random logouts.

I noticed yesterday that comments on one particular bug report for Ubuntu 774978 that a proposed patch had been issued for laptops in the synaptic touchpad code. I've enabled the proposed patches in my update manager and installed it. So far no random logouts - but being random means it might take a bit to be certain.

Hopefully it is the fix thats needed and will be released generally soon.

EvilWayz · 06-12-2011, 04:07 AM

Mr. Goyal suspects it's a problem with the proprietary Nvidia driver, and I have confirmed that calibre works fine if I switch to the open source drivers.

I also filed a bug involving the KDE framework for gnome, as any kde program ( amarok, minirok, etc) crashes to login as well.

DarthBob · 06-24-2011, 12:04 PM

I'm having the same issue & I think I *am* using the proprietary driver. How do I confirm this & switch to the open source?

Doesn't seem to be anything I can check under System->Administration, which is where I'd expect to find a list of my hardware drivers.

theducks · 06-24-2011, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthBob

I'm having the same issue & I think I *am* using the proprietary driver. How do I confirm this & switch to the open source?

Doesn't seem to be anything I can check under System->Administration, which is where I'd expect to find a list of my hardware drivers.

System (menu): Administration: Additional drivers

It will show suggestions and A green mark if activated

DarthBob · 06-24-2011, 02:05 PM

For what it's worth at this point, I followed the instructions in the attached link (using Ubuntu Narwhal), and the issue appears to have disappeared completely for me.

http://www.mailrepository.com/ubuntu...m/msg/3790392/

DarthBob · 06-24-2011, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

System (menu): Administration: Additional drivers

It will show suggestions and A green mark if activated

Thanks. I had actually located the information in my above post first. Hate using workarounds, hate messing with drivers, but when I checked the driver per your instructions, appears I'm *not* using a proprietary driver.

Thanks again.

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06-11-2011, 04:14 AM	#16
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,275 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	@EvilWayz, I was getting logged out of Ubuntu 11.04 at random times - nothing to do with calibre for me. Your issue may not be the same as mine of course, but there are certainly a lot of people complaining about random logouts. I noticed yesterday that comments on one particular bug report for Ubuntu 774978 that a proposed patch had been issued for laptops in the synaptic touchpad code. I've enabled the proposed patches in my update manager and installed it. So far no random logouts - but being random means it might take a bit to be certain. Hopefully it is the fix thats needed and will be released generally soon.

06-12-2011, 04:07 AM	#17
EvilWayz Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: prs-505	Mr. Goyal suspects it's a problem with the proprietary Nvidia driver, and I have confirmed that calibre works fine if I switch to the open source drivers. I also filed a bug involving the KDE framework for gnome, as any kde program ( amarok, minirok, etc) crashes to login as well.

06-24-2011, 12:04 PM	#18
DarthBob Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo	I'm having the same issue & I think I am using the proprietary driver. How do I confirm this & switch to the open source? Doesn't seem to be anything I can check under System->Administration, which is where I'd expect to find a list of my hardware drivers.

06-24-2011, 02:05 PM	#20
DarthBob Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo	For what it's worth at this point, I followed the instructions in the attached link (using Ubuntu Narwhal), and the issue appears to have disappeared completely for me. http://www.mailrepository.com/ubuntu...m/msg/3790392/

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