Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
In fact the entire X session is locked. I have to log into a tty and kill either Inkscape or the WM to be able to continue.
Of course we don't crashes to happen, but I wonder if calling XUngrabPointer() in the crash handler would prevent them freezing my desktop?
Dan
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
In fact the entire X session is locked. I have to log into a tty and kill either Inkscape or the WM to be able to continue.
Of course we don't crashes to happen, but I wonder if calling XUngrabPointer() in the crash handler would prevent them freezing my desktop?
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Bryce
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Dan
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Yep, I've run into similar classes of issues running on the nvidia driver myself.
Sometimes turning some of the nvidia features on or off in your xorg.conf can help. Or try the open source nv driver, which is less featureful but may be more stable.
In any case, please make sure to report the bug to your distro, so they can better keep track of all the nvidia problems. They may also be able to provide better advice than I have.
Good luck, Bryce
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:30:35PM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Also, what versions of Inkscape have been running when you found this problem? Can you try two different versions (e.g., 0.44.1 and 0.45-pre*) and let us know if you see the same behavior? What version have you seen this on currently?
Bryce
On Friday 02 February 2007 20:41:40 Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:30:35PM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Also, what versions of Inkscape have been running when you found this problem? Can you try two different versions (e.g., 0.44.1 and 0.45-pre*) and let us know if you see the same behavior? What version have you seen this on currently?
Bryce
I think this conversation might lead to the wrong conclusion. I experience exactly the same behavior with raden (open source) driver for a while now. X locks, but I'm able to move mouse over the screen. The only solution I've found so far is to switch to tty and killall inkscape and my kde will start reacting again.
There is no patten for this crash that I'm aware of. Xorg 7.1 and inkscape SVN I'm running here.
Cheers, Vlada
Vladimir Savic wrote:
On Friday 02 February 2007 20:41:40 Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:30:35PM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Also, what versions of Inkscape have been running when you found this problem? Can you try two different versions (e.g., 0.44.1 and 0.45-pre*) and let us know if you see the same behavior? What version have you seen this on currently?
Bryce
I think this conversation might lead to the wrong conclusion. I experience exactly the same behavior with raden (open source) driver for a while now. X locks, but I'm able to move mouse over the screen. The only solution I've found so far is to switch to tty and killall inkscape and my kde will start reacting again.
There is no patten for this crash that I'm aware of. Xorg 7.1 and inkscape SVN I'm running here.
SVN up, make clean, and let us know if it continues. I was aware of a problem that caused what you describe recently, but haven't seen it in a few days. Please let us know.
-Josh
On Tuesday 06 February 2007 21:32:17 Joshua A. Andler wrote:
Vladimir Savic wrote:
On Friday 02 February 2007 20:41:40 Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:30:35PM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote:
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 07:17:47PM +0000, Daniel Pope wrote: > Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs > the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok > button can't be clicked.
Hmm, this sounds pretty serious, but I wonder if it is not an Inkscape problem but an X issue? You could try adding XUngrabPointer in the crash handler code, but my guess is there's a deeper problem at work.
By chance are you running a binary video driver? Often these will lead to inexplicable lockups like this, and sadly there's not much that can be done at the application level to solve that.
Yes, this is the nvidia driver.
It doesn't freeze the display entirely; it still seems to provide mouse movement events to other windows. I just can't click on anything, not even the "Ok" button.
Would that all consistent with a video driver issue?
Also, what versions of Inkscape have been running when you found this problem? Can you try two different versions (e.g., 0.44.1 and 0.45-pre*) and let us know if you see the same behavior? What version have you seen this on currently?
Bryce
I think this conversation might lead to the wrong conclusion. I experience exactly the same behavior with raden (open source) driver for a while now. X locks, but I'm able to move mouse over the screen. The only solution I've found so far is to switch to tty and killall inkscape and my kde will start reacting again.
There is no patten for this crash that I'm aware of. Xorg 7.1 and inkscape SVN I'm running here.
SVN up, make clean, and let us know if it continues. I was aware of a problem that caused what you describe recently, but haven't seen it in a few days. Please let us know.
-Josh
Reconfiguring and rebuilding right now. Expect days to pass for me to see if there are any changes. Thank you for a quick reply.
Vlada
Daniel Pope wrote:
Sometimes Inkscape crashes while performing an operation that grabs the X pointer. It displays the crash handler window but the Ok button can't be clicked.
What version? Is it one of our 0.45pre builds, current SVN, or an older version? Also, what were you doing at the time (and is it reproducible)?
-Josh
On 2/2/07, Daniel Pope <mauve@...1559...> wrote:
Of course we don't crashes to happen, but I wonder if calling XUngrabPointer() in the crash handler would prevent them freezing my desktop?
Hard to say without trying - please experiment, if it works for you submit a patch.
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