<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><p>The sequence of installs below seems to have fixed the problem and I can no longer</p><p>reproduce it either with /usr/lib/xscreensaver/endgame nor with fgfs [the latter made the problem appear within 1 minute and shortly after froze the X server every time.]</p><p><br></p><p>I am still using the original kernel installed in July: linux-image-2.6.39-2-686-pae 2.6.39-3 </p><p><br></p><p>The last related packages reinstalled or upgraded were related to mesa; it would appear</p><p>from them that this problem was unrelated to either the nvidia driver nor the xserver (I am</p><p>still using 1.10.2 for this).</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>2011-10-09 19:58:26 status installed libx264-118 3:0.118.2085+git8a62835-0.1<br>2011-10-09 19:58:27 status installed libvorbisidec1 1.0.2+svn16259-2<br>2011-10-09 19:58:27 status installed
libx264-dev 3:0.118.2085+git8a62835-0.1<br>2011-10-10 21:13:15 status installed ccache 3.1.6-1<br>2011-10-10 21:13:17 status installed g++-4.6 4.6.1-4<br>2011-10-10 21:13:17 status installed libstdc++6-4.6-dev 4.6.1-4<br>2011-10-10 21:13:18 status installed build-essential 11.5<br>2011-10-10 21:13:18 status installed g++ 4:4.6.1-2<br>2011-10-10 21:35:42 status installed libblkid1 2.17.2-9.1<br>2011-10-10 21:35:42 status installed libuuid1 2.17.2-9.1<br>2011-10-10 21:35:44 status installed uuid-dev 2.17.2-9.1<br>2011-10-10 21:35:50 status installed util-linux 2.17.2-9.1<br>2011-10-10 21:35:51 status installed install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-8<br>2011-10-10 21:42:10 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 21:42:31 status installed nvidia-kernel-dkms 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:31 status installed nvidia-kernel-source 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:32 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 21:42:32 status installed
nvidia-vdpau-driver 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:33 status installed libgl1-nvidia-alternatives 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:33 status installed libglx-nvidia-alternatives 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:33 status installed nvidia-alternative 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:34 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 21:42:34 status installed libgl1-nvidia-glx 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:34 status installed nvidia-alternative 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:34 status installed nvidia-glx 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:34 status installed xserver-xorg-video-nvidia 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:35 status installed nvidia-xconfig 275.09.07-1<br>2011-10-10 21:42:43 status installed glx-alternative-mesa 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 21:42:43 status installed nvidia-glx 275.09.07-5<br>2011-10-10 21:42:43 status installed nvidia-settings 275.09.07-1<br>2011-10-10 22:01:05 status installed xserver-xorg-input-joystick
1:1.6.0-1<br>2011-10-10 22:01:06 status config-files xserver-xorg-input-joystick 1:1.6.0-1<br>2011-10-10 22:01:07 status config-files xserver-xorg-input-joystick 1:1.6.0-1<br>2011-10-10 22:01:07 status not-installed xserver-xorg-input-joystick <none><br>2011-10-10 22:27:51 status installed xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1+b1<br>2011-10-10 22:27:52 status config-files xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1+b1<br>2011-10-10 22:27:53 status not-installed xserver-xorg-video-nouveau <none><br>2011-10-10 22:28:20 status installed libgl1-nvidia-alternatives 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:20 status installed libglx-nvidia-alternatives 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:20 status installed nvidia-alternative 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:21 status installed nvidia-vdpau-driver 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:43 status installed nvidia-kernel-dkms
280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:43 status installed nvidia-settings 280.13-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:44 status installed nvidia-alternative 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:44 status installed nvidia-xconfig 280.13-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:45 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 22:28:45 status installed libgl1-nvidia-glx 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:46 status installed nvidia-glx 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:46 status installed xserver-xorg-video-nvidia 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:28:48 status installed glx-alternative-mesa 0.1.4<br>2011-10-10 22:28:48 status installed nvidia-glx 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:29:45 status installed glx-diversions 0.1.94<br>2011-10-10 22:29:46 status installed glx-alternative-mesa 0.1.94<br>2011-10-10 22:29:46 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.94<br>2011-10-10 22:30:24 status installed nvidia-kernel-source
280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:31:23 status installed nvidia-kernel-source 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:31:24 status config-files nvidia-kernel-source 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 22:31:24 status not-installed nvidia-kernel-source <none><br>2011-10-10 22:32:25 status installed nvidia-detect 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-10 23:11:23 status installed hungarian2.6 0.2-1<br>2011-10-10 23:14:50 status config-files hungarian2.6 0.2-1<br>2011-10-10 23:14:50 status installed hungarian2.6 0.2-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:05 status installed libegl1-mesa-dev 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:02:08 status config-files libdrm-dev 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:08 status config-files libegl1-mesa-dev 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:02:08 status installed libdrm-dev 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:08 status not-installed libegl1-mesa-dev <none><br>2011-10-11 18:02:09 status config-files libdrm-dev 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:09 status installed
libgbm1 7.11-5<br>2011-10-11 18:02:09 status not-installed libdrm-dev <none><br>2011-10-11 18:02:10 status config-files libegl1-mesa-drivers 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:02:10 status config-files libgbm1 7.11-5<br>2011-10-11 18:02:10 status installed libegl1-mesa-drivers 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:02:11 status installed libdrm-nouveau1a 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:11 status not-installed libegl1-mesa-drivers <none><br>2011-10-11 18:02:12 status config-files libdrm-nouveau1a 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:02:12 status not-installed libdrm-nouveau1a <none><br>2011-10-11 18:04:26 status installed glx-alternative-mesa 0.1.94<br>2011-10-11 18:04:30 status installed libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:04:30 status installed libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:04:30 status installed libglapi-mesa 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:04:31 status installed libglide3 2002.04.10ds1-7<br>2011-10-11 18:04:32 status installed mesa-common-dev
7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:04:32 status installed mesa-utils 8.0.1-2+b1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:10 status installed nvidia-alternative 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:10 status installed nvidia-vdpau-driver 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:11 status installed nvidia-kernel-common 20110729+2<br>2011-10-11 18:06:32 status installed nvidia-alternative 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:32 status installed nvidia-kernel-dkms 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:33 status installed glx-alternative-nvidia 0.1.94<br>2011-10-11 18:06:33 status installed nvidia-alternative 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:33 status installed nvidia-glx 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:39 status installed initramfs-tools 0.99<br>2011-10-11 18:06:39 status installed nvidia-glx 280.13.really.275.28-1<br>2011-10-11 18:06:40 status installed glx-alternative-mesa 0.1.94<br>2011-10-11 18:18:44 status installed libegl1-mesa
7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:18:55 status config-files libegl1-mesa 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:18:56 status config-files libegl1-mesa 7.10.3-3<br>2011-10-11 18:18:56 status not-installed libegl1-mesa <none><br>2011-10-11 18:34:24 status installed libdrm-nouveau1a 2.4.26-1<br>2011-10-11 18:34:25 status installed libegl1-mesa 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:25 status installed libegl1-mesa-drivers 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:25 status installed libgbm1 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:25 status installed libgles2-mesa 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:26 status installed libglu1-mesa 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:26 status installed libglw1-mesa 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:26 status installed libosmesa6 7.11-6<br>2011-10-11 18:34:27 status installed libglui2c2 2.36-4<br>2011-10-11 18:34:27 status installed libgtkgl2.0-1 2.0.1-2<br>2011-10-11 18:34:27 status installed libgtkglext1 1.2.0-2<br>2011-10-11 18:34:28 status installed xscreensaver-gl 5.14-1<br>2011-10-11 18:34:28
status installed xscreensaver-gl-extra 5.14-1<br></p></td></tr></table>