FS#9887 - xorg-server v. 1.4.0.90-8 crashes when openoffice app opens any menu

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Juraj Hercek (juhe) - Thursday, 20 March 2008, 16:45 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 23 March 2008, 12:01 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
When running xorg-server, version 1.4.0.90-8, opening menu in openoffice org causes crash of whole x server. Xorg runs on nvidia drivers (I don't know if that matters). The crash doesn't occur with 1.4.0.90-6 version.

Steps to reproduce:
1) make sure xorg 1.4.0.90-8 is running
2) run openoffice app (doesn't matter which one)
3) Click on File (or any other menu item which pop ups menu box)
4) see the crash
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Sunday, 23 March 2008, 12:01 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  xorg-server 1.4.0.90-9 fixes this issue.
Comment by Matthias Dienstbier (fs4000) - Thursday, 20 March 2008, 18:57 GMT
Yes, it happens on my machine, too.
I also have problems with xorg when logging out.
Comment by Matthias Dienstbier (fs4000) - Thursday, 20 March 2008, 19:14 GMT
I downgraded to version 1.4.0.90-6 and everything works fine again. ;-)
http://shellpenguin.com/arch/pkg/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-6-i686.pkg.tar.gz
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Friday, 21 March 2008, 17:49 GMT
OOo works fine for me in Xfce. do you use any compositor extension/compiz, what desktop?
Comment by Juraj Hercek (juhe) - Friday, 21 March 2008, 18:31 GMT
I originally run xmonad, but same behavior occurs with standard gnome desktop.
I tested it today on laptop and version 1.4.0.90-8 works fine. There is an intel card on laptop and it is running recent xf86-video-intel driver. Maybe it is related to combination of nvidia driver and recent xorg-server. I've searched a web and I've had found similar trouble in debian:debian-x@lists.debian.org/msg75026.html"> http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-x@lists.debian.org/msg75026.html
It seems it is/was related to ATI drivers. However, I didn't inspect it in more detail.
Comment by quantax (quantax) - Saturday, 22 March 2008, 13:02 GMT
@Matthias Dienstbier (fs4000)

I also have problems on logout.
I opened an new ticket for the issue:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/9909
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 22 March 2008, 16:39 GMT
Could you attach your xorg.conf so I can have a look at your keyboard configuration? OpenOffice does something with xkbcomp and triggers a bug in xorg-server. This bug is known upstream, but there's no response from X.Org devs yet. I'd like to reproduce this one, but I don't know what settings I have to make to trigger it.
Comment by Matthias Dienstbier (fs4000) - Saturday, 22 March 2008, 17:04 GMT
Here is my one. It happens with "nvidia" driver, too.
   xorg.conf (1.9 KiB)
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 23 March 2008, 11:15 GMT
The XkbModel option in your keyboard configuration triggers this crash in Xorg. I found a patch from Xorg 1.5 git which fixes this problem, I'll apply it in the next xorg-server update.

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