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OpenOffice.org programs fail to start - stuck at splash screen and using 100% CPU

Bug #129635 reported by Oded Arbel on 2007-08-01

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #127944: [gutsy] Open Office applications don't start . Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	openoffice.org (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

When starting an open office program (I tried oowriter, oocalc, ooimpres and ooffice), the program never starts successfully - instead it gets stuck at the splash screen stage.

The splash screen appears and the blue progress bar reaches 100% and then OpenOffice.org just stays that way and never completes the load, while consuming 100% CPU - in the gnome-system-monitor I can see that soffice.bin is taking up all the CPU. At this point the computer is very sluggish and even the cursor moving slowly.

I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 alpha 1 updated using apt-get dist-upgrade daily. I've installed it instead of Fedora Core 7 - I formatted all the partitions except /home, and I've tested the same behavior with old users from the previous installation as well as with users created after the Ubuntu install.

I'm using the nvidia driver from the restricted driver manager with desktop effects enabled (if it makes any difference).

Currently, OpenOffice.org is unusable and its a serious problem for me.

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Oded Arbel (oded-geek) wrote on 2007-08-01:

I tried the same with compiz disabled (Desktop effects set to "no effects" in the "appearance preferences"), and it behaves the same.

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Mika Fischer (zoop) wrote on 2007-08-01:

The same for me...

Changed in openoffice.org:
status:	New → Confirmed

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honkitonk (kaynehrzuhause) wrote on 2007-08-02:

I can confirm that. Typing oowriter in the terminal will lead to the following lines:

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(process:12772): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.13.7/gobject/gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:12772): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

(process:12772): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

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I'm using Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe3 with latest updates.
Hardware:
AMD Sempron 2600
Nvidia 5200 Go (with nvidia-glx driver)

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Susan Cragin (susancragin) wrote on 2007-08-05:

openoffice glib problem.txt Edit (529 bytes, text/plain)

my terminal output FWIW.

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Oded Arbel (oded-geek) wrote on 2007-08-09:

Still happens after the update to 2.3.0 today

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honkitonk (kaynehrzuhause) wrote on 2007-08-09:

I've marked this bug as a duplicate of bug #127944. Seems to be the same and it's rated high.

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honkitonk (kaynehrzuhause) wrote on 2007-08-09:

installing openoffice-gnome and dependencies makes OO working for me.

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Alessandro Bottoni (alessandro-bottoni) wrote on 2007-08-09: Re: [Bug 129635] Re: OpenOffice.org programs fail to start - stuck at splash screen and using 100% CPU

honkitonk ha scritto:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 127944 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127944
>
> installing openoffice-gnome and dependencies makes OO working for me.
>

I use KDE. Gnome was not involved in this bug.

Alessandro Bottoni
Website: http://www.alessandrobottoni.it/

"I am prepared for the worst, but hope the best."
-- Benjamin Disraeli

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honkitonk (kaynehrzuhause) wrote on 2007-08-09:

I'm using KDE too, but without openoffice-gnome it doesn't work. So why shouldn't I use the package of Gnome for some days or weeks.

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Rémy M. B. (remyboehler) wrote on 2007-08-10:

#10

I can confirm that.

Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 3

Hardware:
Amd Athlon 64 3500+
NVidia Gefroce 7600GT