FS#8959 - xorg-server 1.4.0.90-1 renders icewm unusable

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 15:18 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Saturday, 22 March 2008, 16:27 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
I updated yesterday from xorg-server 1.4-6 to 1.4.0.90-1.
If I try to open an icewm menu entry the whole X server freezes.
It is neither possible to kill the X server with CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE
nor the get a console window (CTRL+ALT+Fx).
The kernel is still running and it is possible to reboot or halt via SYSRQ.

I encountered this problem already with Debian unstable.
But at this time I expected that it is Debian specific.

Steps to reproduce:
Upgrade to xorg-server 1.4.0.90-1 and try to open an icewm menu entry.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Saturday, 22 March 2008, 16:27 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 02:30 GMT
Could you provide more info? I wasn't able to reproduce this with 3 pcs now. Both 32bit and 64bit icewm's on 1.4.0.90 work like a charm for me.
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 08:57 GMT
I attached my /etc/X11/xorg.org.
   xorg.conf (1.2 KiB)
Comment by Evgenij Vdovin (evdovin) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 09:07 GMT
Since upgrade from xorg-server 1.4-6 to 1.4.0.90-1 22.12.07 when I exit wrom icewm, by presing Ctrl+Alt+Del and selecting Exit from menu, XServer hung and i can only press power button to shutdown (truth ACPI daemon) and power on again. Conbinations CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE and CTRL+ALT+Fx works good.
   xorg.conf (0 KiB)
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 09:18 GMT
@Evgenij
I found out that it is possible to avoid the reboot by killing X via SYSRQ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SysRq).
If I use the key combination ALT+SYSRQ+K X restarts.
After this I could not switch to another console or restart X via CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE but its better than rebooting every time.

PS: Your attachment is empty.
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 09:21 GMT
@Alexander
My problem occurs even if I remove all modules from the module section.
   Xorg.0.log (41.4 KiB)
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Saturday, 22 December 2007, 13:41 GMT
Few minutes ago I have updated my Debian unstable installation. The package xserver-xorg-core was updated to 2:1.4.1~git20071212-2.
With this update the icewm problem disappeared.
Ubuntu HardyHeron Alpha2 still contains xserver-xorg-core version 2:1.4.1~git20071212-1ubuntu2 and there is the problem present.
Please check the corresponding bug report (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451989) and apply the relevant patch.
Comment by Val L. (onestep_ua) - Sunday, 23 December 2007, 13:50 GMT
Changelog for Debian package tells, that the only one patch was added to 2nd release - 08_xkb_infinite_loop.diff.

BTW, I've compared patchsets from xserver-xorg-core-2:1.4.1~git20071212-1ubuntu2 and xserver-xorg-core-2:1.4.1~git20071212-2 (Debian version). Ubuntu package includes all the patches from Debian + some own/Fedora patches, so I wonder, why it doesn't work as needed. :)
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Monday, 24 December 2007, 14:02 GMT
I upgraded xorg-server (1.4.0.90-1 -> 1.4.0.90-3). The problem disappeared!
Comment by Dr. Markus Waldeck (waldeck) - Thursday, 27 December 2007, 09:22 GMT
Unfortunately with xorg-server 1.4.0.90-3 it is not possible to enter Unlaute and other special characters.
This was no problem with 1.4.0.90-1!
Comment by Paul Mattal (paul) - Monday, 31 December 2007, 16:01 GMT
I can confirm this appears to be fixed in 1.4.0.90-3 but I don't know anything about the i18n breakage.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 16 March 2008, 22:27 GMT
Status with 1.4.0.90-8?

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