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xserver-xorg-video-tdfx package

Screen saver crashes session

Bug #98690 reported by RRussak
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Bug Description

Using Cpq Deskpro EN, with PCI Voodoo 3dFX card, 3d not enabled. However, if one opens the screen saver applet, and then accidentally chooses a 3d or openGL screen saver, just the function of displaying in the example window crashes the GDI session. When you return, just opening the applet causes the crash, because the offending example wants to run again. The selection does not go back to "none" after a GDI crash. So, I can now not select any screen saver via the Gnome session.

This would be a nice feature.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 29 12:32:20 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux usauslinux-WP02 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The crash looks like an xorg or video driver bug

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Rideronthestorm07 (raiders112) wrote :

could be a nv kernel module bug...i got the same crash after updating to "buggy" nv kernel module. i selected the matrix screensaver after nv update

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

rrussak: try installing libglide3. Does it crash then? (you need to restart X first)

Changed in xorg:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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RRussak (ron-russak) wrote : Re: [Bug 98690] Re: Screen saver crashes session

I have now installed the release version, will have to
test shortly. I beleive it is not crashing, but let
me verify.
--- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> wrote:

> rrussak: try installing libglide3. Does it crash
> then? (you need to
> restart X first)
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-tdfx (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: xorg => xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> Screen saver crashes session
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/98690
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RRussak (ron-russak) wrote :

Confirmed, this is the solution. 3d screen savers no
longer crash the session. Thanks!

--- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> wrote:

> rrussak: try installing libglide3. Does it crash
> then? (you need to
> restart X first)
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-tdfx (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: xorg => xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> Screen saver crashes session
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/98690
> You received this bug notification because you are a
> direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Ron Russak
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Javier Jardón (jjardon) wrote :

If bug #44115 has resolved this should work "out of the box"

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for xserver-xorg-video-tdfx (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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