> > You'll need to run with -sync for backtraces of X errors to make any sense. > > (Seeing XInternAtom in the stack is always an indication that the backtrace > > is bogus.) > > I have indeed tried -sync and --sync but it is not recognized by > xscreensaver-settings. How do I enable it?
FWIW, there is a GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment variable that makes GDK call XSynchronize some places. "GDK_SYNCHRONIZE If set, GDK makes all X requests synchronously. This is a useful option for debugging, but it will slow down the performance considerably."
