** Description changed: PROBLEM ======= Starting a Qt app such as Skype crashes X, leaving "Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting" in Xorg.0.log.old and the dazzled user with the login screen. This is a bug in X, fixed upstream in http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=78f94f19aab66a1e5331df0ce29f36e310b4195d . WORKAROUND ========== - Until the fix is released as an official Ubuntu update, Jared Bunting has it in his PPA (thx!): - Download+Install xserver-xorg-core and xserver-common from - https://launchpad.net/~jared-bunting/+archive/xorg-xserver-650539/+sourcepub/1369363/+listing-archive-extra - - For example, on 32 bit, download and + Until the fix is released as an official Ubuntu update, Jared Bunting has it in his PPA at https://launchpad.net/~jared-bunting/+archive/xorg-xserver-650539 (thx!). + You need xserver-xorg-core and xserver-common, so for 32 bit + 1) Download + https://launchpad.net/~jared-bunting/+archive/xorg-xserver-650539/+files/xserver-xorg-core_1.9.0-0ubuntu7%2Bbug650539%2B1_i386.deb and + https://launchpad.net/~jared-bunting/+archive/xorg-xserver-650539/+files/xserver-common_1.9.0-0ubuntu7%2Bbug650539%2B1_all.deb + 2) Install sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.9.0-0ubuntu7+bug650539+1_i386.deb xserver-common_1.9.0-0ubuntu7+bug650539+1_all.deb ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION ==================== I think this may be related to QT apps, as keepassx, skype also crash X when started This is on maverick will all current updates. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: speedcrunch 0.10.1-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Sep 28 12:29:04 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: speedcrunch --- Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4 Tags: maverick Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 UnreportableReason: The drivers from nvidia.com are not supported by Ubuntu. Please uninstall them and test whether your problem still occurs. UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare video system: distro: Ubuntu codename: maverick architecture: x86_64 kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic
-- Launching QT apps under Xinerama crashes Xorg : affects SpeedCrunch, KeePassX, Lucky Backup, Pencil, Stellarium, Skype, Google Earth, VLC, Konqueror, VirtualBox, Opera ... https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/650539 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
