Discussion:
[arch-general] Xorg/Firefox problems
Peter Nabbefeld
2018-04-11 05:50:43 UTC
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Hello,

since some time I've got problems with Xorg, it seems, sometimes the
sessionmanager isn't initialised correctly:
The application bar (menues, workspaces etc.) isn't shown, I have to
shutdown Xorg right-clicking on the desktop for the menu and restart it.

This isn't such a big problem, so I didn't ask for that before.

Since Firefox changed to Quantum, I've got another problem with browser
windows, which might be related:
Browser windows don't open correctly, content often isn't shown. This
_is_ a problem for me, as I don't want to look for everything again.

Did anybody else have the same problems? How can I solve these?

Kind regards
Peter
Peter Nabbefeld
2018-04-11 05:54:54 UTC
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Sorry, forgot to mention I'm using XFCE.
Post by Peter Nabbefeld
Hello,
since some time I've got problems with Xorg, it seems, sometimes the
The application bar (menues, workspaces etc.) isn't shown, I have to
shutdown Xorg right-clicking on the desktop for the menu and restart it.
This isn't such a big problem, so I didn't ask for that before.
Since Firefox changed to Quantum, I've got another problem with
Browser windows don't open correctly, content often isn't shown. This
_is_ a problem for me, as I don't want to look for everything again.
Did anybody else have the same problems? How can I solve these?
Kind regards
Peter
freq via arch-general
2018-04-11 05:59:22 UTC
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Hi Peter,

Quantum has been performing well for me along with X with Intel graphics. Can you provide for us your drivers and hardware information please?

Thanks,
-freq

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:50:43 +0200
Post by Peter Nabbefeld
Hello,
since some time I've got problems with Xorg, it seems, sometimes the
The application bar (menues, workspaces etc.) isn't shown, I have to
shutdown Xorg right-clicking on the desktop for the menu and restart it.
This isn't such a big problem, so I didn't ask for that before.
Since Firefox changed to Quantum, I've got another problem with browser
Browser windows don't open correctly, content often isn't shown. This
_is_ a problem for me, as I don't want to look for everything again.
Did anybody else have the same problems? How can I solve these?
Kind regards
Peter
Peter Nabbefeld
2018-04-11 07:08:06 UTC
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Hi Freq,

as noted, I'd guess I've got problems with Xorg, which cause Firefox to
crash. Probably some of the improvements in Quantum are just depending
on a more stable Xorg, e.g. correctly initialised modules.

For a first review, I add the output of lspci and lsmod - please tell
me, what else You may need, as I don't have a deep knowledge, sorry. But
I still want to learn ;-)

Kind regards
Peter


$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core
Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core
Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core
Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core
Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family USB xHCI (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series
Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev d5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset
Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family
SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce
GTX 860M] (rev a1)
03:00.0 PCI bridge: Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221 PCI Express to
PCI Bridge [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments XIO2213A/B/XIO2221
IEEE-1394b OHCI Controller [Cheetah Express] (rev 01)
05:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8411
PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
05:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0a)
06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev bb)

$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
cmac                   16384  1
rfcomm                 86016  12
fuse                  118784  3
snd_seq_dummy          16384  2
snd_hrtimer            16384  1
snd_seq                81920  6 snd_seq_dummy
snd_seq_device         16384  1 snd_seq
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    16384  1
nf_conntrack_broadcast    16384  1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns
xt_CT                  16384  1
ccm                    20480  3
devlink                49152  0
xt_tcpudp              16384  19
ip6t_rpfilter          16384  1
ip6t_REJECT            16384  2
nf_reject_ipv6         16384  1 ip6t_REJECT
ipt_REJECT             16384  2
nf_reject_ipv4         16384  1 ipt_REJECT
xt_conntrack           16384  26
ip_set                 45056  0
nfnetlink              16384  1 ip_set
ebtable_nat            16384  1
ebtable_broute         16384  1
bridge                188416  1 ebtable_broute
stp                    16384  1 bridge
llc                    16384  2 bridge,stp
ip6table_nat           16384  1
nf_conntrack_ipv6      20480  15
nf_defrag_ipv6         36864  1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
nf_nat_ipv6            16384  1 ip6table_nat
ip6table_mangle        16384  1
ip6table_raw           16384  1
ip6table_security      16384  1
iptable_nat            16384  1
nf_conntrack_ipv4      16384  14
nf_defrag_ipv4         16384  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4            16384  1 iptable_nat
nf_nat                 36864  2 nf_nat_ipv6,nf_nat_ipv4
nf_conntrack          155648  9
nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_broadcast,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_CT,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat
libcrc32c              16384  2 nf_conntrack,nf_nat
crc32c_generic         16384  0
iptable_mangle         16384  1
iptable_raw            16384  1
iptable_security       16384  1
ebtable_filter         16384  1
ebtables               36864  3 ebtable_filter,ebtable_nat,ebtable_broute
ip6table_filter        16384  1
ip6_tables             32768  5
ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter,ip6table_security,ip6table_raw,ip6table_nat
iptable_filter         16384  1
bnep                   24576  2
intel_rapl             24576  0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal    16384  0
intel_powerclamp       16384  0
coretemp               16384  0
kvm_intel             229376  0
kvm                   704512  1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     57344  1
snd_hda_codec_realtek   110592  1
ofpart                 16384  0
cmdlinepart            16384  0
snd_hda_codec_generic    86016  1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
irqbypass              16384  1 kvm
arc4                   16384  2
intel_spi_platform     16384  0
intel_spi              20480  1 intel_spi_platform
spi_nor                36864  1 intel_spi
iTCO_wdt               16384  0
mtd                    69632  6 spi_nor,ofpart,intel_spi,cmdlinepart
btusb                  53248  0
iTCO_vendor_support    16384  1 iTCO_wdt
btrtl                  16384  1 btusb
joydev                 24576  0
uvcvideo              102400  0
snd_hda_intel          45056  3
mousedev               24576  0
crct10dif_pclmul       16384  0
crc32_pclmul           16384  0
snd_hda_codec         151552  4
snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
btbcm                  16384  1 btusb
snd_hda_core           94208  5
snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_realtek
videobuf2_vmalloc      16384  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops       16384  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
iwlmvm                425984  0
videobuf2_v4l2         28672  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_core         45056  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
ghash_clmulni_intel    16384  0
mac80211              909312  1 iwlmvm
videodev              208896  3 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
btintel                16384  1 btusb
pcbc                   16384  0
bluetooth             634880  39 btrtl,btintel,bnep,btbcm,rfcomm,btusb
media                  45056  2 uvcvideo,videodev
aesni_intel           188416  4
aes_x86_64             20480  1 aesni_intel
iwlwifi               315392  1 iwlmvm
crypto_simd            16384  1 aesni_intel
snd_hwdep              20480  1 snd_hda_codec
glue_helper            16384  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 28672  3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
snd_pcm               135168  6
snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
ecdh_generic           24576  2 bluetooth
intel_cstate           16384  0
snd_timer              36864  3 snd_seq,snd_hrtimer,snd_pcm
snd                    98304  15
snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_pcm
cfg80211              741376  3 iwlmvm,iwlwifi,mac80211
rtsx_pci_ms            20480  0
intel_uncore          131072  0
memstick               16384  1 rtsx_pci_ms
intel_rapl_perf        16384  0
mei_me                 45056  0
r8169                  94208  0
mii                    16384  1 r8169
soundcore              16384  1 snd
input_leds             16384  0
rfkill                 28672  7 bluetooth,cfg80211
mei                   106496  1 mei_me
pcspkr                 16384  0
tpm_infineon           20480  0
psmouse               167936  0
i2c_i801               32768  0
shpchp                 40960  0
rtc_cmos               24576  1
ie31200_edac           16384  0
lpc_ich                28672  0
evdev                  20480  34
tpm_tis                16384  0
battery                20480  0
tpm_tis_core           20480  1 tpm_tis
ac                     16384  0
tpm                    65536  3 tpm_infineon,tpm_tis,tpm_tis_core
mac_hid                16384  0
crypto_user            16384  0
ip_tables              28672  5
iptable_mangle,iptable_filter,iptable_raw,iptable_nat,iptable_security
x_tables               45056  17
ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ip_tables,ip6t_rpfilter,ebtables,iptable_filter,xt_tcpudp,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT,iptable_security,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter,ip6table_security,xt_CT,ip6table_raw,xt_conntrack,ip6_tables
ext4                  712704  2
crc16                  16384  2 bluetooth,ext4
mbcache                16384  1 ext4
jbd2                  122880  1 ext4
fscrypto               32768  1 ext4
sr_mod                 28672  0
cdrom                  69632  1 sr_mod
sd_mod                 61440  5
hid_generic            16384  0
usbhid                 57344  0
hid                   131072  3 hid_generic,usbhid
rtsx_pci_sdmmc         28672  0
serio_raw              16384  0
atkbd                  32768  0
libps2                 16384  2 atkbd,psmouse
mmc_core              172032  1 rtsx_pci_sdmmc
ahci                   40960  3
libahci                40960  1 ahci
xhci_pci               16384  0
libata                278528  2 ahci,libahci
ehci_pci               16384  0
xhci_hcd              258048  1 xhci_pci
ehci_hcd               94208  1 ehci_pci
firewire_ohci          45056  0
crc32c_intel           24576  1
usbcore               286720  7
uvcvideo,usbhid,ehci_hcd,xhci_pci,btusb,xhci_hcd,ehci_pci
firewire_core          81920  1 firewire_ohci
scsi_mod              258048  3 sd_mod,libata,sr_mod
rtsx_pci               65536  2 rtsx_pci_sdmmc,rtsx_pci_ms
crc_itu_t              16384  1 firewire_core
usb_common             16384  1 usbcore
i8042                  32768  0
serio                  28672  9 serio_raw,atkbd,psmouse,i8042
bbswitch               16384  0
nouveau              2019328  1
led_class              16384  3 iwlmvm,input_leds,nouveau
mxm_wmi                16384  1 nouveau
wmi                    28672  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
ttm                   118784  1 nouveau
i915                 1929216  7
intel_gtt              24576  1 i915
i2c_algo_bit           16384  2 nouveau,i915
drm_kms_helper        200704  2 nouveau,i915
syscopyarea            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt              16384  1 drm_kms_helper
fb_sys_fops            16384  1 drm_kms_helper
drm                   466944  11 nouveau,i915,ttm,drm_kms_helper
agpgart                49152  4 intel_gtt,nouveau,ttm,drm
Post by freq via arch-general
Hi Peter,
Quantum has been performing well for me along with X with Intel graphics. Can you provide for us your drivers and hardware information please?
Thanks,
-freq
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:50:43 +0200
Post by Peter Nabbefeld
Hello,
since some time I've got problems with Xorg, it seems, sometimes the
The application bar (menues, workspaces etc.) isn't shown, I have to
shutdown Xorg right-clicking on the desktop for the menu and restart it.
This isn't such a big problem, so I didn't ask for that before.
Since Firefox changed to Quantum, I've got another problem with browser
Browser windows don't open correctly, content often isn't shown. This
_is_ a problem for me, as I don't want to look for everything again.
Did anybody else have the same problems? How can I solve these?
Kind regards
Peter
Bjoern Franke
2018-04-11 09:44:10 UTC
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Hi,
Post by Peter Nabbefeld
as noted, I'd guess I've got problems with Xorg, which cause Firefox to
crash. Probably some of the improvements in Quantum are just depending
on a more stable Xorg, e.g. correctly initialised modules.
For a first review, I add the output of lspci and lsmod - please tell
me, what else You may need, as I don't have a deep knowledge, sorry. But
I still want to learn ;-)
can you change AccelMethod to check if the issues still happen?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics#Troubleshooting

Regards
bjo
Peter Nabbefeld
2018-04-11 09:50:35 UTC
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Hi Bjoern,

my config file already looks like this:

Section "Device"
   Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
   Driver      "intel"
   Option      "AccelMethod"  "uxa"
#   Option      "AccelMethod"  "none"
EndSection

"uxa" is already the alternative setting, so I'd expect it to work.
However, I can try to set it to any other value tomorrow morning (as
I've finally got my Laptop up and working in the meantime, at least for
today ;-) ).

Kind regards
Peter
Post by Bjoern Franke
Hi,
Post by Peter Nabbefeld
as noted, I'd guess I've got problems with Xorg, which cause Firefox to
crash. Probably some of the improvements in Quantum are just depending
on a more stable Xorg, e.g. correctly initialised modules.
For a first review, I add the output of lspci and lsmod - please tell
me, what else You may need, as I don't have a deep knowledge, sorry. But
I still want to learn ;-)
can you change AccelMethod to check if the issues still happen?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics#Troubleshooting
Regards
bjo
freq via arch-general
2018-04-11 18:07:43 UTC
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You are using Intel graphics and you also have Nvidia available.
Generally, Nvidia is added to a computer for gaming, mining, streaming improvements.


Getting your drivers - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA#Installation

Configuring - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA#Automatic_configuration

- If this is not what you want, please write back.

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