[ltp] X problem
Nicola Botta
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:16:20 +0100
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Hi,
I'm running Halloween 4 (a RedHat 6.1 based distribution)
on a TP 600E 2645-4A0. I'm using quite a lot netscape-communicator
and I have not been able to get rid of an annoying problem:
Entering a string in some (not all) of the netscape-communicator
pop-up menues (for example: entering a link name when inserting
a link in a message, piking up an entry from the address book when
editing a new message) crashes netscape-communicator. I sometimes
get a bus error message, sometimes no message at all.
I have tried two netscape-common / netscape-communicator versions
which are compatible with my X configuration: 4.7-1.1 and 4.7-2.
In both cases I hat exactly the same problem both with 8 and with
16 bpp.
My X System is:
lt28:[RedHat-6.1-updates]# rpm -qa | grep XF
XFree86-3.3.5-9
XFree86-xfs-3.3.5-9
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.5-9
XFree86-SVGA-3.3.5-9
XFree86-libs-3.3.5-9
XFree86-VGA16-3.3.5-9
XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.5-9
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3.3.5-9
XFree86-devel-3.3.5-9
and I'm running the SVGA server at 1024x768 and either 8
or 16 bpp. Notice that the same netscape work fine on a
Compaq desktop PC. On this PC I'm using exactly the same
binaries (netscape, X) except for the X server which is an
accelerated.
Today I noticed another X related anomaly. mpeg_play also
crashes both on a 8 and on a 16 bits deep color display:
lt28:[RedHat-6.1-updates]# mpeg_play
specified dither requires 8 bit display
trying -dither color
Bad MPEG? Giving up.
try 'mpeg_stat -verify' to see if the stream is valid.
I would appreciate any suggestion for solving or circumventing
these two (related?) problems.
best regards,
Nicola
--
Nicola Botta, Data & Computation
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Telegrafenberg C4, Postfach 60 12 03, D-14412 Potsdam
tel: ++49 (0)331 288 2657 mailto:botta@pik-potsdam.de
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<pre>Hi,</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>I'm running Halloween 4 (a RedHat 6.1 based distribution)</pre>
<pre>on a TP 600E 2645-4A0. I'm using quite a lot netscape-communicator</pre>
<pre>and I have not been able to get rid of an annoying problem:</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>Entering a string in some (not all) of the netscape-communicator</pre>
<pre>pop-up menues (for example: entering a link name when inserting</pre>
<pre>a link in a message, piking up an entry from the address book when</pre>
<pre>editing a new message) crashes netscape-communicator. I sometimes</pre>
<pre>get a bus error message, sometimes no message at all.</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>I have tried two netscape-common / netscape-communicator versions</pre>
<pre>which are compatible with my X configuration: 4.7-1.1 and 4.7-2.</pre>
<pre>In both cases I hat exactly the same problem both with 8 and with</pre>
<pre>16 bpp.</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>My X System is:</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>lt28:[RedHat-6.1-updates]# rpm -qa | grep XF
XFree86-3.3.5-9
XFree86-xfs-3.3.5-9
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-3.3.5-9
XFree86-SVGA-3.3.5-9
XFree86-libs-3.3.5-9
XFree86-VGA16-3.3.5-9
XFree86-XF86Setup-3.3.5-9
XFree86-100dpi-fonts-3.3.5-9
XFree86-devel-3.3.5-9</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>and I'm running the SVGA server at 1024x768 and either 8</pre>
<pre>or 16 bpp. Notice that the same netscape work fine on a</pre>
<pre>Compaq desktop PC. On this PC I'm using exactly the same</pre>
<pre>binaries (netscape, X) except for the X server which is an</pre>
<pre>accelerated.</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>Today I noticed another X related anomaly. mpeg_play also</pre>
<pre>crashes both on a 8 and on a 16 bits deep color display:</pre>
<pre>lt28:[RedHat-6.1-updates]# mpeg_play
specified dither requires 8 bit display
trying -dither color
Bad MPEG? Giving up.
try 'mpeg_stat -verify' to see if the stream is valid.</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>I would appreciate any suggestion for solving or circumventing</pre>
<pre>these two (related?) problems.</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>best regards,</pre>
<pre>Nicola</pre>
<pre></pre>
<pre>--
Nicola Botta, Data & Computation
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Telegrafenberg C4, Postfach 60 12 03, D-14412 Potsdam
tel: ++49 (0)331 288 2657 <A HREF="mailto:botta@pik-potsdam.de">mailto:botta@pik-potsdam.de</A></pre>
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