#780990 xserver-xorg-video-intel: hangs startx on logout if xrandr rotate is used in session

Package:
xserver-xorg-video-intel
Source:
xserver-xorg-video-intel
Description:
X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
Submitter:
Chris Bainbridge
Date:
2015-10-14 15:33:04 UTC
Severity:
important
#780990#5
Date:
2015-03-22 21:12:42 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

startx hangs on logout if xrandr rotate is used in session. There may
be other ways to hang it but xrandr rotate is reliably repeatable.

To reproduce:

1. Install minimal Jessie netinst system
2. apt-get install xorg blackbox # (bug does not seem to happen with gnome)
3. log in
4. startx
5. xrandr --output eDP1 --rotate left
6. right-click screen -> exit
7. terminal is hung. Nothing responds - can not change terminal,
ctrl-c, or anything.

Installing the latest upstream git appears to fix this bug.

#780990#10
Date:
2015-10-14 15:31:00 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

Just wanted to let you know that I just upgraded to jessie and hit
this same problem with xfce4.  I have two monitors, so to make any use
of the other one I run

xrandr --output DP1 --auto --output DP2 --auto --right-of DP1 --rotate
left

After logout from my xfce4 session I get the same freeze as in the
bug.  As a workaround I can rotate back to normal using "--rotate
normal" in the command above, and then I can logout without the
console hanging.

Cheers,

Joonas