Hello,

I have installed Linux Mint 17.2 on a friends old MacBook (1.1).

So far everything works quite nice except when an external Monitor get´s connected (LCD, TV or CRT doesn´t matter) Cinnamon will crash and run then in some "fallback Mode" Thanks for any help / hints on that.

BTW it seems that only Cinnamon is crashing, i have tested blackbox which runs fine when another monitor is connected.


This is the output of /var/log/syslog right after that happens:

Dec 3 15:17:56 macbook colord: Device added: xrandr-Acer Technologies-Acer AL2416W-L61020894165
Dec 3 15:18:07 macbook cinnamon-session[2072]: WARNING: Application 'cinnamon.desktop' killed by signal 15
Dec 3 15:18:18 macbook cinnamon-session[2072]: WARNING: App 'cinnamon.desktop' respawning too quickly
Dec 3 15:18:18 macbook cinnamon-session[2072]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....
Dec 3 15:18:28 macbook cinnamon-session[2072]: WARNING: App 'cinnamon.desktop' respawning too quickly

This is /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

[ 720.718] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 720.735] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 720.751] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 759.614] (II) intel(0): resizing framebuffer to 3200x1200
[ 759.614] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1280x800@59.9 on LVDS1 using pipe 1, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 759.713] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1920x1200@60.0 on VGA1 using pipe 0, position (1280, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[ 770.825] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 781.626] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 791.519] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm
[ 801.614] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile /var/lib/xkb/server-03AF056123224E5617D61FCD395DD753A268D269.xkm


Here is the output of lshw -c display,cpu

*-cpu:0
Beschreibung: CPU
Produkt: Genuine Intel(R) CPU 1500 @ 2.00GHz
Hersteller: Intel Corp.
Physische ID: 116
Bus-Informationen: cpu@0
Version: 6.14.8
Seriennummer: 0000-06E8-0000-0000-0000-0000
Steckplatz: U2E1
Größe: 2GHz
Kapazität: 2GHz
Breite: 32 bits
Takt: 166MHz
Fähigkeiten: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc bts aperfmperf pni monitor vmx est tm2 xtpr pdcm dtherm cpufreq
Konfiguration: id=0
*-logicalcpu:0
Beschreibung: Logische CPU
Physische ID: 0.1
Breite: 32 bits
Fähigkeiten: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
Beschreibung: Logische CPU
Physische ID: 0.2
Breite: 32 bits
Fähigkeiten: logical
*-cpu:1
Beschreibung: CPU
Hersteller: Intel(R) Corporation
Physische ID: 11a
Bus-Informationen: cpu@1
Version: 6.14.8
Seriennummer: 0000-06E8-0000-0000-0000-0000
Steckplatz: U2E1
Größe: 1GHz
Kapazität: 2GHz
Takt: 166MHz
Fähigkeiten: vmx ht cpufreq
Konfiguration: id=0
*-logicalcpu:0
Beschreibung: Logische CPU
Physische ID: 0.1
Fähigkeiten: logical
*-logicalcpu:1
Beschreibung: Logische CPU
Physische ID: 0.2
Fähigkeiten: logical
*-display:0
Beschreibung: VGA compatible controller
Produkt: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
Hersteller: Intel Corporation
Physische ID: 2
Bus-Informationen: pci@0000:00:02.0
Version: 03
Breite: 32 bits
Takt: 33MHz
Fähigkeiten: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
Konfiguration: driver=i915 latency=0
Ressourcen: irq:16 memory:90380000-903fffff ioport:20f0(Größe=8) memory:80000000-8fffffff memory:90400000-9043ffff
*-display:1 UNGEFORDERT
Beschreibung: Display controller
Produkt: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
Hersteller: Intel Corporation
Physische ID: 2.1
Bus-Informationen: pci@0000:00:02.1
Version: 03
Breite: 32 bits
Takt: 33MHz
Fähigkeiten: pm bus_master cap_list
Konfiguration: latency=0
Ressourcen: memory:90300000-9037ffff

Respawning is the interesting word for me. Why should a WM respawn? That's automatically restarting immediately. It points to a very early error or exit. Signal 15 is a kill signal, probably issued by the kernel to keep order. Segfault? Libs awol/corrupt? Use this to check for libs

ldd ldd /usr/bin/cinnamon-session | grep found has nothing.

Here is the output: (just of ldd /usr/bin/cinnamon-session)


linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb775b000)
libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libSM.so.6 (0xb7738000)
libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libICE.so.6 (0xb771e000)
libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXrender.so.1 (0xb7712000)
libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0xb75de000)
libXtst.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXtst.so.6 (0xb75d7000)
libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 (0xb75c4000)
libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 (0xb75c0000)
libgtk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 (0xb7070000)
libgdk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0 (0xb6fcb000)
libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0xb6fa8000)
libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 (0xb6e85000)
libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0xb6e5f000)
libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0xb6e13000)
libcanberra.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcanberra.so.0 (0xb6e02000)
libupower-glib.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libupower-glib.so.1 (0xb6def000)
libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0xb6c6e000)
libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0xb6c1c000)
libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0xb6b0f000)
libsystemd-login.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libsystemd-login.so.0 (0xb6b00000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xb6952000)
libuuid.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1 (0xb694c000)
libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1 (0xb692a000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0xb6924000)
libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0xb691f000)
libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0xb6912000)
libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6 (0xb6902000)
libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3 (0xb68fc000)
libcairo-gobject.so.2 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so.2 (0xb68f4000)
libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0xb68d3000)
libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 (0xb68a9000)
libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0xb6893000)
libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0xb6846000)
libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 (0xb680a000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0xb67c4000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0xb67a8000)
libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXinerama.so.1 (0xb67a4000)
libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2 (0xb6799000)
libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1 (0xb678d000)
libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXcomposite.so.1 (0xb6789000)
libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXdamage.so.1 (0xb6785000)
libwayland-client.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libwayland-client.so.0 (0xb6779000)
libxkbcommon.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libxkbcommon.so.0 (0xb673d000)
libwayland-cursor.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libwayland-cursor.so.0 (0xb6733000)
libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb6689000)
libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 (0xb65e9000)
libpng12.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpng12.so.0 (0xb65c1000)
libxcb-shm.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libxcb-shm.so.0 (0xb65bd000)
libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0 (0xb65b2000)
libz.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0xb6598000)
librt.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 (0xb658f000)
libvorbisfile.so.3 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libvorbisfile.so.3 (0xb6585000)
libtdb.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtdb.so.1 (0xb6571000)
libltdl.so.7 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libltdl.so.7 (0xb6565000)
libselinux.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 (0xb6542000)
libresolv.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 (0xb652a000)
libffi.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6 (0xb6523000)
libpcre.so.3 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3 (0xb64e5000)
libcgmanager.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcgmanager.so.0 (0xb64c6000)
libnih.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnih.so.1 (0xb64ad000)
libnih-dbus.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libnih-dbus.so.1 (0xb64a3000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb775e000)
libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb649c000)
libatspi.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libatspi.so.0 (0xb6472000)
libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0xb641b000)
libthai.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthai.so.0 (0xb6411000)
libexpat.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0xb63e8000)
libvorbis.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libvorbis.so.0 (0xb63bc000)
libogg.so.0 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libogg.so.0 (0xb63b2000)
libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3 (0xb6396000)
libdatrie.so.1 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdatrie.so.1 (0xb638d000)

Go after the respawn, then. Is this all 32 bit.?

ldd has the same output than before (after "respawn" ).

And all are 32bit.

I think you misunderstood my meaning.
Cinnamon is crashing out early, respawning, aand crashing repeatedly. The problem to fix ;'Why does it crash at once?' . Why then does it respawn and wipe the error trail?.
The only clue you have is a signal 15 to Cinnamon.If the kernel issued it, the program tried to cross some line, and is corrupt. Does it read the same with sha1sum as a working version in some other box? Is /usr/bin/cinnamon 32 or 64 bit?

I have checked with another Mint installation, so far for both installations the checksumms are the same, all cinnamon related binaries are 32bit.

Then i tried another Kernel version, but it´s the same error with a different kernel.

Finally i installed XFCE and tried that one, and with XFCE in use the second monitor works without XFCE crashing. And my friend is happy with XFCE too and i have removed Cinnemon from the installation.

Thanks !