On 02/05/2016 12:51 PM, John Andersen wrote:
On 02/05/2016 10:00 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
Since I updated my 13.2 installation this morning Chromium will not start. Attempting to start Chromium from the command line prompt gives a one line error message:
Check failed: NamespaceUtils::WriteToIdMapFile("/proc/self/gid_map", gid_)
I notice the kernel was updated with this update. Any ideas on how to get Chromium back?
Thanks,
Dave
Oh, and a forced re-install of chrome does not fix it either. I'm using chrome-stable.
Did find some old-ish google hits: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=480017 And getting updated with opensuse users.
Also this page has a work around: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/513348-chromium-failed-to-launc h-quot-Check-failed-NamespaceUtils-WriteToIdMapFile%28-quot-proc-self-gid_ map-quot-gid_>
Start chrome as: /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U --disable-namespace-sandbox
and start chromium as: chromium --disable-namespace-sandbox
This doesn't seem like a permanent (or wise) solution, but it did work for me. By the way, there is a new Chrome in the repositories Version 48.0.2564.109 (64-bit) Stable, but it does not fix this, and apparently a kernel update is needed, and in testing at this time. The previous kernel is always available through GRUB's Advanced options. If
Op dinsdag 9 februari 2016 18:03:21 CET schreef John Andersen: that saves you, boot that one and Chrome ( or Chromium ) should work again if the info re. kernel is correct. -- Gertjan Lettink, a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board Member openSUSE Forums Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org