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Phosh: rotating screen stops working after calling wlr-randr --transform several times

    • Open Issue created by sulu sulu @sulu

    Device: oneplus-fajita
    Version: v24.12 (installed via downloaded image)
    Environment: Phosh

    I have created some custom keyboard shortcuts in Phosh's settings:

    Ctrl + Alt + CursorUp    : wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform normal
Ctrl + Alt + CursorRight : wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 90
Ctrl + Alt + CursorDown  : wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 180
Ctrl + Alt + CursorLeft  : wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 270

    At first, changing screen orientation by executing any of the key combinations via squeekboard works fine, but after less than 10 rotations (usually between 2 and 5), rotating the screen stops actually working.
    I say "actually", because for a split-second the screen rotates in the desired direction, but it returns to the previous orientation immediately. So from a practical POV rotating the screen doesn't "actually" work anymore.

    After the screen rotation has stopped working, it doesn't matter, whether I try to rotate the screen again by any of these methods:

    1. typing the key combination again
    2. running wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform <whatever>
    3. manually switching via the top menu widget
    4. setting the top menu widget to automatically rotate the screen and let gravity do its thing

    None of these methods work.

    This is what I see in tinydm.log after rotating the screen immediately after a fresh boot:

    Here I successfully switch from the default normal to 180 by typing Ctrl + Alt + CursorDown in Squeekboard:

    (localsearch-3:3767): Tracker-CRITICAL **: 20:53:23.341: Could not get landlock supported ABI: Function not implemented

(localsearch-3:3767): Tracker-CRITICAL **: 20:53:23.341: Refusing to extract file data since Landlock could not be enabled. Update your kernel to fix this warning.

    Then I switch from 180 to 270 (note: this switch still works):

    (phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:08.812: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:08.812: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us_wide.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us_wide
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking

(phoc:2986): phoc-wlroots-CRITICAL **: 20:54:32.627: [libinput] event5  - Synaptics S3706B: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 38ms, your system is too slow

    Here I try to switch from 270 to 90 (this doesn't "actually" work anymore - the screen switches to 90 for a split-second, then returns to 270 on its own):

    (phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:36.138: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:36.139: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us
configuration cancelled, please try again
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us_wide.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us_wide
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking

(phosh:3061): phosh-layout-manager-WARNING **: 20:54:36.256: No clock placement found to fully avoid notch

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:36.276: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 20:54:36.277: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking

    Here I try to use the top menu widget in manual mode to switch from Landscape to Portrait (it stays at Landscape):

    (phoc:2986): phoc-wlroots-CRITICAL **: 20:54:54.509: [libinput] event5  - Synaptics S3706B: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 21ms, your system is too slow

    The direction in which the screen gets reoriented doesn't seem to matter, nor whether a switch from Landscape to Portrait (or vice versa) is involved or not.

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    • Robert Eckelmann added device-oneplus-fajita graphics release-v24.12 type::bug ui-phosh labels

      added device-oneplus-fajita graphics release-v24.12 type::bug ui-phosh labels

    • Robert Eckelmann
      Robert Eckelmann @longnoserob ·
      Developer

      A few questions:

      • Do you have auto-rotation disabled in the phosh quick settings?
      • What happens if you lock the screen or suspend after it stopped working
      • could you check if there is something regarding the panel orientation in logread -b 0 -n 0 after it stopped?
    • sulu sulu
      sulu sulu @sulu ·
      Author

      1. I have set the screen to manual rotation via the widget.

      2. Nothing new happens after a screen lock.

      I haven't used the phone since I created this issue. This is directly after the login just now:

      (phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:57:50.660: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:57:50.660: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-layout-manager-WARNING **: 22:57:50.728: No clock placement found to fully avoid notch
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:57:57.022: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failedSurprise
: Panel received new configuration without asking

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:57:57.022: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us_wide.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
configuration cancelled, please try again
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us_wide

      This is after I tried to rotate the screen again via a Squeekboard shortcut:

      (phoc:2986): phoc-wlroots-CRITICAL **: 22:58:04.381: [libinput] event5  - Synaptics S3706B: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 27ms, your system is too slow


(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:58:05.923: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:58:05.923: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us
configuration cancelled, please try again
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us_wide.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us_wide
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking

(phosh:3061): phosh-layout-manager-WARNING **: 22:58:06.039: No clock placement found to fully avoid notch
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:58:06.060: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 22:58:06.060: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
      1. After a reboot (to make sure logs are not truncated) I caused the error again.
        tinydm.log:
      (localsearch-3:3722): Tracker-CRITICAL **: 23:09:54.681: Could not get landlock supported ABI: Function not implemented

(localsearch-3:3722): Tracker-CRITICAL **: 23:09:54.681: Refusing to extract file data since Landlock could not be enabled. Update your kernel to fix this warning.
dbus-daemon[2979]: [session uid=10000 pid=2979] Activating service name='org.xfce.Xfconf' requested by ':1.93' (uid=10000 pid=3782 comm="/usr/bin/xfce4-terminal")
dbus-daemon[2979]: [session uid=10000 pid=2979] Successfully activated service 'org.xfce.Xfconf'
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us

(phosh:3061): phosh-layout-manager-WARNING **: 23:10:48.939: No clock placement found to fully avoid notch

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 23:10:51.178: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed

(phosh:3061): phosh-monitor-CRITICAL **: 23:10:51.178: phosh_monitor_get_fractional_scale: assertion 'phosh_monitor_is_configured (self)' failed
Surprise: Panel received new configuration without asking
Debug: Tried file "/home/user/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards/terminal/us_wide.yaml", but it's missing: No such file or directory (os error 2)
Info: Loaded layout Resource: terminal/us_wide

(phoc:2984): phoc-wlroots-CRITICAL **: 23:10:54.579: [libinput] event5  - Synaptics S3706B: client bug: event processing lagging behind by 28ms, your system is too slow

      But I see no corresponding entries in logread -b 0 -n 0:

      [Feb 04 23:09:56] authpriv : pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=10000) 
[Feb 04 23:09:56] authpriv pkexec[3723]: user: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/user] [COMMAND=/usr/libexec/gsd-backlight-helper /sys/devices/platform/soc@0/ae00000.display-subsystem/ae94000.dsi/ae94000.dsi.0/backlight/ae94000.dsi.0 314] 
[Feb 04 23:10:21] daemon chronyd[2040]: Selected source 85.215.93.134 (pool.ntp.org) 
[Feb 04 23:10:27] authpriv : pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=10000) 
[Feb 04 23:10:27] authpriv pkexec[3758]: user: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/user] [COMMAND=/usr/libexec/gsd-backlight-helper /sys/devices/platform/soc@0/ae00000.display-subsystem/ae94000.dsi/ae94000.dsi.0/backlight/ae94000.dsi.0 1023] 
[Feb 04 23:10:32] authpriv : gkr-pam: unlocked login keyring 
[Feb 04 23:10:34] daemon apk-polkit-server[1760]: Listing upgradable packages
[Feb 04 23:11:14] authpriv sshd-session.pam[5169]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file 
[Feb 04 23:11:14] authpriv sshd-session.pam[5169]: gkr-pam: stashed password to try later in open session 
[Feb 04 23:11:14] auth sshd-session.pam[5159]: Accepted keyboard-interactive/pam for user from 192.168.0.2 port 41080 ssh2 
[Feb 04 23:11:14] authpriv sshd-session.pam[5159]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user user(uid=10000) by (uid=0) 
[Feb 04 23:11:14] auth elogind[2069]: Failed to create inotify watch on /dev/null/utmp, ignoring: Not a directory
[Feb 04 23:11:14] auth elogind[2069]: New session c2 of user user.
[Feb 04 23:11:14] authpriv sshd-session.pam[5159]: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring. 
[Feb 04 23:11:24] authpriv : pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by root(uid=10000) 
[Feb 04 23:11:24] authpriv pkexec[6054]: user: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/user] [COMMAND=/usr/libexec/gsd-backlight-helper /sys/devices/platform/soc@0/ae00000.display-subsystem/ae94000.dsi/ae94000.dsi.0/backlight/ae94000.dsi.0 314] 
[Feb 04 23:14:40] daemon chronyd[2040]: Selected source 158.180.28.150 (pool.ntp.org)
    • Guido
      Guido @agx ·

      I did a quick test on a fajita with wlr-randr in a tight loop on 0.45~beta1 and can't reproduce that. Maybe the orientation sensor is stuck at the orientation that can't be changed? Anything interesting in the kernel log?

    • Guido
      Guido @agx ·

      Can you find a set of parameters for https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phosh-tests/-/blob/main/manual/exercise-rotation.sh?ref_type=heads that reliably breaks it for you with phosh/phoc 0.45~beta1 ?

    • sulu sulu
      sulu sulu @sulu ·
      Author

      I couldn't reproduce the problem using your script. However, now I'm pretty certain, it always happens, when I specifically call wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 270 via a Squeekboard keyboard shortcut. The exact shortcut doesn't matter. After that, subsequent rotations don't work anymore.

      Currently I'm not entirely sure how to build the latest phosh. I'm not completely up to speed with pmbootstrap/abuild yet. However, I have upgraded to edge in the meantime, so I'm at least up to phosh 0.44.1. And I see the same problem here.

      Anyway, my original reason for this whole exercise was, that the widget only allows manual rotation to Landscape mode by turning to 270 degrees. This generally makes sense, since most phones have the volume buttons on the right side, which are then on top in Landscape mode.
      However, on devices with notches this means, that the notch will cover the left edge of the display, which especially in terminals is very unfortunate, because it always covers parts of the output. I therefore wanted to have the option to easily rotate the display to 90 degrees, because the notch covering the right edge of the terminal would be less critical.
      So if there were a way to manually rotate the display to 90 degree via the widget I'd actually prefer that over my clumsy keyboard shortcuts.

      • Guido
        Guido @agx ·

        The exact shortcut doesn't matter.

        Maybe the key remains stuck and keeps respawning the command over and over again (likely you checked that already). Your description sounds a lot like that.

        However, on devices with notches this means

        I'm working on a Wayland protocol that allows applications to avoid the notches in landscape too. Will be some time but then it works out of the box.

        Edited by Guido
      • sulu sulu
        sulu sulu @sulu ·
        Author

        Maybe the key remains stuck and keeps respawning the command over and over again (likely you checked that already). I don't think that's what's happening, for two reasons:

        1. It doesn't matter what key combination I assign, but it always happens when whatever combination calls wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 270, and afaik, only that one.
        2. The keyboard keeps working normally when the display gets stuck. It doesn't interfere with other inputs and keys get highlighted as usual when being typed.

        I'm working on a Wayland protocol that allows applications to avoid the notches in landscape too.

        I believe I've stumbled upon that somewhere. You basically wanted to have a "top bar" on the side then to save vertical space, right?
        Coincidentally I've been tinkering with a two-row Squeekboard layout that uses the whole width of the display and works at 50-60% default height, at least for me. So landscape mode on >2:1 phone displays would actually be usable.

      • Guido
        Guido @agx ·

        I don't think that's what's happening, for two reasons:

        I'd check nevertheless. I can't reproduce this with p-o-s rotation lots of times via keyboard shortcut.

        You basically wanted to have a "top bar" on the side then to save vertical space, right?

        No, that's something different.

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