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* I. [[X/Reporting]] - How to create good X bug reports * II. [[X/Glossary]] - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages * III. [[X/Backtracing]] - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash * IV. [[X/Triaging]] - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot * V. [[X/Troubleshooting]] - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable * VI. [[X/Bisecting]] - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes * VII. [[X/Quirks]] - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues * VIII. [[X/Upstreaming]] - Forwarding X bugs upstream |
I. [[X/Reporting]] - How to create good X bug reports I. [[X/Glossary]] - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages I. [[X/Backtracing]] - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash I. [[X/Triaging]] - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot I. [[X/Troubleshooting]] - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable I. [[X/Bisecting]] - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes I. [[X/Quirks]] - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues I. [[X/Upstreaming]] - Forwarding X bugs upstream |
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* [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI|BinaryDriverHowto]] - for installing fglrx or nvidia | * [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto|BinaryDriverHowto]] - for installing fglrx or nvidia |
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The X Windows System is a critical component in the Ubuntu operating system. X is not without its bugs, but fortunately debugging X issues is not rocket science.
The vast majority of Ubuntu X issues fall into one of several distinct categories, and based on the way they manifest, there are several different tactics that can be employed in a nearly paint-by-numbers fashion to isolate them.
Contents
X/Reporting - How to create good X bug reports
X/Glossary - Explanations for commonly seen terms and error messages
X/Backtracing - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash
X/Triaging - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot
X/Troubleshooting - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable
X/Bisecting - Using bisection techniques to solve regressions or backport fixes
X/Quirks - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues
X/Upstreaming - Forwarding X bugs upstream
Other Resources
Video Resources at help.ubuntu.com
XorgOnTheEdge - for bleeding edge packages
BinaryDriverHowto - for installing fglrx or nvidia
X/Debugging (last edited 2016-01-10 22:13:08 by penalvch)