intel graphics crash
by skiwarz1 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6K2Y0)
Evening, everyone. Whenever I try to start my X server (I'm using "startx"), 90% of the time my desktop shows up for about a second, and then my machine powers off (instantly, as if you'd cut power to it). I can use it all day long in the tty/console without issues, but as soon as I start X, or wayland, it dies. I have a thinkpad x61 (so a little older) with intel graphics.
I've tried a handful of times booting with "nomodeset i915.modeset=0" on my kernel command line, and I haven't had it crash with that yet. I think this all started around the time I installed slackware64 15, about 2 years ago. Previously on 14, I don't recall having any issues.
I've also tried an openSUSE, Knoppix 9.1 (kernel 5.10.10), and knoppix 8.6.1 (kernel 5.3.5) live CDs with similar crashes.
I don't see any signs of overheating (2 seconds before the crash, my cpu and gpu are stable around 35-50 degrees). There is no sign of anything in the logs. Xorg.0.log, dmesg, syslog, all show nothing at all.
Specifically, I have a Core 2 Duo T7500 cpu, with an Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 graphics chip. lspci shows the driver in use is "i915" and the modules in use are "i915, intelfb".
Any thoughts as to what's going on here? Since X seems to work without modesetting, are there downsides to permanently using it this way?
I've tried a handful of times booting with "nomodeset i915.modeset=0" on my kernel command line, and I haven't had it crash with that yet. I think this all started around the time I installed slackware64 15, about 2 years ago. Previously on 14, I don't recall having any issues.
I've also tried an openSUSE, Knoppix 9.1 (kernel 5.10.10), and knoppix 8.6.1 (kernel 5.3.5) live CDs with similar crashes.
I don't see any signs of overheating (2 seconds before the crash, my cpu and gpu are stable around 35-50 degrees). There is no sign of anything in the logs. Xorg.0.log, dmesg, syslog, all show nothing at all.
Specifically, I have a Core 2 Duo T7500 cpu, with an Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 graphics chip. lspci shows the driver in use is "i915" and the modules in use are "i915, intelfb".
Any thoughts as to what's going on here? Since X seems to work without modesetting, are there downsides to permanently using it this way?