Public bug reported: To Whom it May Concern,
I just upgraded to Ubuntu LTS 8/04 from Ubuntu 7.10 last week and ever since I have problems running vmware server console. I applied the upgrades for vmware that I read about in other bugs and in some forums and finally got it to function but only if I run it from the command line typing: sudo vmware. I cannot start vmware server console from a launcher I had created on my desktop back in 7.04 nor if I go to the command line and run vmware without sudo. This is the error message I get: terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::length_error' what(): basic_string::_S_create /usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:41: error: unexpected character `@', expected string constant Locking assertion failure. Backtrace: #0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb6fd5767] #1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_unlock+0x31) [0xb6fd58b1] #2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(_XReply+0xfd) [0xb7e541bd] #3 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrender.so.1/libXrender.so.1(XRenderQueryFormats+0x109) [0xb7d44969] #4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrender.so.1/libXrender.so.1(XRenderFindFormat+0x4c) [0xb7d44f4c] #5 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b8a180] #6 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b8ad2c] #7 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0x270) [0xb7b5ac14] #8 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b6724f] #9 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0x270) [0xb7b5ac14] #10 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_pixbuf_render_pixmap_and_mask_for_colormap+0x255) [0xb7b66b34] #11 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6b298] #12 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6b586] #13 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6d77e] #14 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID+0xd1) [0xb7c80459] #15 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7c683a1] #16 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0x1b1) [0xb7c68076] #17 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7c7f6eb] #18 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0x91e) [0xb7c7ed46] #19 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0x38) [0xb7c7f0b8] Locking assertion failure. Backtrace: #0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb6fd5767] #1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_lock+0x2e) [0xb6fd581e] #2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 [0xb7e53518] #3 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(XAddExtension+0x2c) [0xb7e36c9c] #4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2(_XftDisplayInfoGet+0x77) [0xb7d3ced7] #5 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2 [0xb7d3b8b1] #6 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2 [0xb7d3bd39] #7 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2(XftDrawPicture+0x10) [0xb7d3bec0] #8 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b889b6] #9 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b8ad75] #10 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0x270) [0xb7b5ac14] #11 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7b6724f] #12 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0x270) [0xb7b5ac14] #13 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_pixbuf_render_pixmap_and_mask_for_colormap+0x255) [0xb7b66b34] #14 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6b298] #15 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6b586] #16 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7a6d77e] #17 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID+0xd1) [0xb7c80459] #18 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7c683a1] #19 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0x1b1) [0xb7c68076] vmware: ../../src/xcb_lock.c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) - (dpy->request)) >= 0)' failed. What I found very interesting is that it complains about an unexpected character '@' when using ClearLooks theme. That made me think that there was a problem with the theme but it does not matter what theme I use I always get that error but replacing ClearLooks with the name of the theme I am running at that moment. Thanks for your help. Keep the good work up. Respectfully dmlobo ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Can only run VMWare Server as sudo after upgrade to Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/224779 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs