Bug#449268: xserver-xorg-core: X segfaults when logging into gnome
Mark van Eijk wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-core
> Version: 2:1.4-3
> Severity: important
>
>
> When I try to log into gnome using GDM, I get a segv in X. Same happens
> when I use "startx" from the console.
>
> Creating a fresh user on the system and repeating the process,
> everything works just fine.
>
> I use the xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.9.100.dfsg.1-1 package. But the same happens
> with xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.7.dfsg.1-3 package (and the old xorg
> config without using xrandr).
>
Summary of what was said in IRC:
The problem is caused by Gnome. The crash did not occur during "startx
/usr/bin/xterm". But running gnome-session in there caused the crash.
strace made the problem go away unfortunately, so we don't know exactly
what was being done at the time of the crash.
Removing all keyboard-related config from gconf made the problem go
away. This machine had been upgraded from potato up to sid, so there
could have been some old keyboard config remaining in gconf.
Unfortunately, we don't know how to reproduce now :( I am keeping this
bug open for now in case Mark finds a way to reproduce. The original
problem might be fixed in the upcoming Xserver 1.4.1 which contains a
lot of input related fixes.
Brice
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