Bug 670376

Summary:	openvrml-player maximize window causes immediate crash of X and return to login screen
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Phil V <pv.bugzilla>
Component:	xorg-x11-drv-intel	Assignee:	Adam Jackson <ajax>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	13	CC:	ajax, braden, xgl-maint
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Description Phil V 2011-01-18 04:26:20 UTC

Description of problem:

openvrml-player, if maximized, can cause immediate crash of X, returning user to login screen. This is repeatable on my system as follows:

1. download http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/nistlogo.wrl  to a local drive.

2. openvrml-player &

3. File -> Open -> nistlogo.wrl

4. Click on the MaximizeWindow icon on upper left of window.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openvrml-player
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 0.18.6
Release     : 1.fc13

How reproducible: 100% on my system.


Additional info:

For years I've been hoping to find some VRML/X3D viewer that works reliably on Fedora. Can anyone recommend one? Or any alternative substitute?

Comment 1 Phil V 2011-01-18 04:50:01 UTC

Of about 10 sample VRML files I have tried, openvrml-player can only produce the NIST logo and a single simple cylinder. It seems to hang on all other files I have tried, for example:

http://www.vislab.uq.edu.au/users/manuals/vrmlsiggraph96/course/space.wrl
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/vrml2sbk/ch15/15fig11.wrl

files from:
http://www.cadlogic.com/downloads/vrml_example_files.aspx

And even the NIST logo doesn't work in firefox (I have the plugin installed)
I just get an all-black window, that eventually may turn to all-white if you give focus elsewhere.

Comment 2 Braden McDaniel 2011-02-05 04:29:19 UTC

If X crashes, it's probably due to a bug in your video driver.  It's not due to a bug in OpenVRML.

I'm not able to reproduce the issues you describe with the other models, either; those problems might also be driver-related.

What is your video hardware?

Comment 3 Phil V 2011-02-07 10:08:54 UTC

Laptop: Compaq A916NR Presario Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2330


Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 I presume; how could I check for what info you seek?

Comment 4 Braden McDaniel 2011-02-07 15:55:59 UTC

One way would be to check using gnome-device-manager; look for an entry called "VGA Controller"; but I think you're right.

I'm moving this to the Xorg Intel driver component.  Also, note that these drivers have been under fairly active development; you may wish to try Fedora 14 to get a newer release.

Comment 5 Adam Jackson 2011-04-18 18:33:54 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 670417 ***