Gnome not quite stable on X11 with NVIDIA

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 1:00pm

I have been running gnome on X11 with the nvidia G06 driver. The card is a GeForce GT 1030.

At first glance, it works as well as it did on Leap 15.4 or Debian Bookworm (aka Debian 12). I skipped Leap 15.5.

The first noticeable issue is some video breakage in full screen playback about 15 to 20 percent from the top. I have only used mpv thus far.
The second issue is that gnome will become sluggish and unstable. For example, executing a file save from chrome, I might have to wait minutes before the file save dialogue resolves. Eventually, gnome will crash. As far as I can remember, all of the crashes over the last couple of weeks have been triggered by writing to disk.
The third issue, and the most reliable way to cause a crash, is write files with avidemux3-qt5. Using avidemux to write a file, gnome will eventually crash!

A snippet from the logs from yesterday morning, when gnome crashed while writing a file from avidemux. (The system appeared completely stable prior to the crash, none of the sluggishness I described in 2)

ul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]: [FF] Saving
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]:  [saveLoop] 12:01:06-735  avg fps=30000
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]:  [initUI] 12:01:06-735  Muxer, creating UI, video duration is 00:13:06,000
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]:  [qtRegisterDialog] 12:01:06-736  reparenting widget encodingDialog
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]: [muxerFFmpeg::saveLoop] Final audio delay: 0 ms
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[16739]: **
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[16739]: libmutter:ERROR:../src/core/window.c:1529:meta_window_unmanage: assertion failed: (window->display->focus_window != window)
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[16739]: Bail out! libmutter:ERROR:../src/core/window.c:1529:meta_window_unmanage: assertion failed: (window->display->focus_window != window)
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[16739]: == Stack trace for context 0x563d731fcba0 ==
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[16739]: #0   563d732e3288 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21 (17bd02a70ba0 @ 48)
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net polkitd[2566]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-session:14 (system bus name :1.1143, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from b>
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-terminal-[20355]: g_atomic_ref_count_dec: assertion 'old_value > 0' failed
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Triggering OnFailure= dependencies.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Consumed 27min 51.978s CPU time.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: Started GNOME Session Failed lockdown screen (user).
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: Reached target GNOME Session Failed.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: Disable GNOME Shell extensions after failure was skipped because of an unmet condition check (ConditionPathExists=/run/user/1000/gnome-shell-disable-extensions).
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: Starting GNOME Shell on X11...
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[28928]: Running GNOME Shell (using mutter 45.3) as a X11 window and compositing manager
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: disconnected
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: Internal TMDS
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): DFP-0: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): BenQ PD2500Q (DFP-1): connected
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): BenQ PD2500Q (DFP-1): Internal TMDS
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0): BenQ PD2500Q (DFP-1): 600.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-x-session[16500]: (--) NVIDIA(GPU-0):
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net gsd-media-keys[16831]: Failed to grab accelerators: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Object does not exist at path “/org/gnome/Shell”
Jul 12 07:01:07 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[28928]: Window manager warning: Invalid WM_TRANSIENT_FOR window 0x1c00006 specified for 0x1c0d612.
Jul 12 07:01:08 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[28928]: Unset XDG_SESSION_ID, getCurrentSessionProxy() called outside a user session. Asking logind directly.
Jul 12 07:01:08 orca.attlocal.net gnome-shell[28928]: Will monitor session 14
Jul 12 07:01:08 orca.attlocal.net gsd-media-keys[16831]: Failed to grab accelerators: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Object does not exist at path “/org/gnome/Shell”

The problem appears to be is mutter.

For the time being, I am running gnome on wayland. I hope to use avidemux quite a bit today to learn if the problem extends to wayland or is limited to X11.

mrmazda · July 13, 2024, 6:43pm

Are you an Orca user? All those log messages you pasted come from it. If you are not, it should be removed or disabled.

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 6:52pm

Hello,

The posted log comes from the “journalctl” command. “orca” in the log signifies the hostname, not the application.

ox@orca$ hostname
orca.attlocal.net
ox@orca$

I do have the orca screen reader installed as it is automatically installed by default with gnome, but I have never used it.

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 7:14pm

The most relevant part of the posted log edited down a bit:

org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop[20054]: [muxerFFmpeg::saveLoop] Final audio delay: 0 ms
gnome-shell[16739]: **
gnome-shell[16739]: libmutter:ERROR:../src/core/window.c:1529:meta_window_unmanage: assertion failed: (window->display->focus_window != window)
gnome-shell[16739]: Bail out! libmutter:ERROR:../src/core/window.c:1529:meta_window_unmanage: assertion failed: (window->display->focus_window != window)
gnome-shell[16739]: == Stack trace for context 0x563d731fcba0 ==
gnome-shell[16739]: #0   563d732e3288 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21 (17bd02a70ba0 @ 48)
polkitd[2566]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-session:14 (system bus name :1.1143, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from b>
systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT
gnome-terminal-[20355]: g_atomic_ref_count_dec: assertion 'old_value > 0' failed
systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Triggering OnFailure= dependencies.
systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Consumed 27min 51.978s CPU time.
Jul 12 07:01:06 orca.attlocal.net systemd[16279]: org.gnome.Shell@x11.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
systemd[16279]: Started GNOME Session Failed lockdown screen (user).
systemd[16279]: Reached target GNOME Session Failed.

avidemux saved a file (which did save correctly), which triggered an error in mutter, which caused gnome-shell to barf. Why writing a file to disk should be problematic for the window manager is a bit bizarre. The only ui element involved would be creating/updating the icon/thumbnail in nautilus and/or nemo. And somewhere in there policykit got touched.

mrmazda · July 13, 2024, 10:18pm

I recommend omitting hostname from output in most help request pastes, for less overall noise, and better fit into available horizontal space, e.g.:

# journalctl -b --no-host |  tail -5
Jul 13 17:56:22 systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Jul 13 17:56:28 rtkit-daemon[1025]: Successfully made thread 16766 of process 1235 (/opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit) owned by '1050' RT at priority 20.
Jul 13 17:56:33 rtkit-daemon[1025]: Successfully made thread 16780 of process 1235 (/opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit) owned by '1050' RT at priority 20.
Jul 13 17:56:37 rtkit-daemon[1025]: Successfully made thread 16792 of process 1235 (/opt/kde3/bin/kdeinit) owned by '1050' RT at priority 20.
Jul 13 17:57:03 systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Deactivated successfully.
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Will mpv crash if run from an IceWM session instead of Gnome?

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 10:38pm

I have no real problem with mpv. It does not run as well as it should on gnome/x11, but I am almost certain this is gnome/x11 problem. It runs as expected on gnome/wayland.

avidemux3-qt5 crashes both gnome/x11 and gnome/wayland.

The problem appears to be in:

avidemux3-qt5
gnome
nvidia G06 drivers
some combination of the above

I will try to crash icewm when I have extra time. It is not really a priority because I won’t use icewm anyway. If I decide I can’t live without avidemux, I’ll go back to debian.

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 10:47pm

Thanks for the “–no-host” tip! I should have looked at the man page at some point .

aggie · July 13, 2024, 11:15pm

That’s one step in a troubleshooting process. If something doesn’t work in Gnome, but works in IceWM, then most probably an issue with Gnome.

Another test would be … create a new user account. Log into that user account using Gnome … then execute the same application and perform the same procedure (writing file, whatever …). Does it work?? If yes, then it’s probably an issue with your real user account configuration [files].

oxwrongagain · July 13, 2024, 11:19pm

Thanks for the suggestion! Of course, it would be much easier to test and troubleshoot if it happened every time, which it does not …

mrmazda · July 14, 2024, 1:29am

You’ve reported multiple problems. Using IceWM to run mpv is simply a troubleshooting step to determine whether mpv itself is having problem, or showcasing some Gnome problem.

malcolmlewis · July 14, 2024, 1:56am

@oxwrongagain Sounds similar to this bug https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/2644

oxwrongagain · July 14, 2024, 3:17am

Thanks malcolmlewis,

It very well could be the same or a related issue, but the syslog I got when crashing on wayland doesn’t give the same information … very little information really … or maybe I looked at the wrong part of the log … my eyes will be permanently damaged if I keep looking at syslogs …

It seems my options are to quit using avidemux to write files (using it only as a visual guide for reading timestamps is still helpful and doesn’t crash anything) or use a pre-44 release of gnome.

system · August 13, 2024, 3:17am

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