[opensuse] GTK apps on SuSE-12.3 with KDE default desktop
I have a machine with a fresh 12.3 install with all the updates. It will NOT run any gnome related apps while running KDE. Just trying to start gnome-terminal in kde causes this. A segfault occurs. In fact even if I select gnome as the desktop and attempt to login, it happens. The desktop/X crashes and I'm sent back to the login prompt. Here is the tail of my Xorg.log.0 file. Again this is basically a standard install. I have selected all the development packages though. [ 281.732] (EE) [ 281.732] (EE) Backtrace: [ 281.744] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0x81eb2c9] [ 281.744] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x1a71d6) [0x81ef1d6] [ 281.745] (EE) 2: linux-gate.so.1 (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb77b940c] [ 281.745] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mach64_drv.so (0xb6ea4000+0x1ee81) [0xb6ec2e81] [ 281.745] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mach64_drv.so (0xb6ea4000+0x1ef72) [0xb6ec2f72] [ 281.745] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so (0xb64d5000+0xe686) [0xb64e3686] [ 281.746] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so (0xb64d5000+0xf33b) [0xb64e433b] [ 281.746] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x123392) [0x816b392] [ 281.746] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/Xorg (CompositePicture+0x319) [0x815f799] [ 281.747] (EE) 9: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so (0xb64d5000+0x10379) [0xb64e5379] [ 281.747] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/Xorg (CompositeTrapezoids+0xab) [0x815f99b] [ 281.747] (EE) 11: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x11cb90) [0x8164b90] [ 281.748] (EE) 12: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x117e5e) [0x815fe5e] [ 281.748] (EE) 13: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x37915) [0x807f915] [ 281.748] (EE) 14: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x24e8a) [0x806ce8a] [ 281.749] (EE) 15: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0xb7302525] [ 281.749] (EE) 16: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x25259) [0x806d259] [ 281.749] (EE) [ 281.750] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0xc [ 281.750] Fatal server error: [ 281.750] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting [ 281.750] [ 281.750] (EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 281.751] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 281.751] (EE) [ 281.760] (II) evdev: Power Button: Close [ 281.760] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 281.779] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close [ 281.779] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 281.798] (II) evdev: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Close [ 281.798] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 281.824] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. I also have an strace from "strace -o logfile gnome-terminal". It is fairly large so I haven't attached it. I also have other machines that this does not happen on. This particular machine is an old Dell poweredge-700 that is a single processor with 1GB ram. Also I have NOT tried a fresh install selecting gnome as the default desktop. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks and Regards Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
More info. Adding x11failsafe to the kernel command line prevents the segfaults and allows things to run as they should. Unfortunately it also causes the video to be so bad it's not really usable. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-08-20 15:05 (GMT-0400) Mark Hounschell composed:
Adding x11failsafe to the kernel command line prevents the segfaults and allows things to run as they should. Unfortunately it also causes the video to be so bad it's not really usable.
See if instead of using x11failsafe it helps to create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-extensions.conf containing the following: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection Or put it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you have one. What is your output from 'lspci | grep VGA'? Is mach64 the right driver? That's really old. Any chance you could install a newer gfxcard? Dell put Radeons in a lot of Optiplex systems made after that Poweredge. There's more than a decade of newer stuff available from eBay and local puter shops. Probably the current crop of kernel and driver devs aren't trying to test that driver themselves even if they do have the hardware and could. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 08/20/2013 03:26 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2013-08-20 15:05 (GMT-0400) Mark Hounschell composed:
Adding x11failsafe to the kernel command line prevents the segfaults and allows things to run as they should. Unfortunately it also causes the video to be so bad it's not really usable.
See if instead of using x11failsafe it helps to create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/70-extensions.conf containing the following:
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection
Or put it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf if you have one.
What is your output from 'lspci | grep VGA'? Is mach64 the right driver? That's really old. Any chance you could install a newer gfxcard? Dell put Radeons in a lot of Optiplex systems made after that Poweredge. There's more than a decade of newer stuff available from eBay and local puter shops. Probably the current crop of kernel and driver devs aren't trying to test that driver themselves even if they do have the hardware and could.
Thanks for giving me something to try. Looked promising but it did not help. Yes, it's an ATI. 03:0e.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Rage XL (rev 27). It's onboard video and the MB has ONLY pci slots. No VGA slots. Normal KDE stuff seems to work just fine though. I did just install an old pci video card I had and the problem did go away, but again the video was so bad I could not use it. Regards Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-08-20 16:15 (GMT-0400) Mark Hounschell composed:
It's onboard video and the MB has ONLY pci slots. No VGA slots. Normal KDE stuff seems to work just fine though. I did just install an old pci video card I had and the problem did go away, but again the video was so bad I could not use it.
AFAICT, apps for Gnome and Gnome itself have become dependent on bling capability of newer hardware. Don't give up. PCI cards are still being made. Used ones are everywhere. Most any non-broken Radeon or GeForce PCI card will be better than what you have. e.g. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/radeon-7000-pci but better anything newer than 7000, such as 7500 or 9000 or 9250. Just be sure not to confuse PCIe (PCI Express) with PCI when looking. PCIe first came along years after your Poweredge. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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