Bug 295801

Summary:

gnome-desktop-2.18.3-1.fc7 - desktop effects freezes the system

Product:

[Fedora] Fedora

Reporter:

vikram goyal <vikigoyal>

Component:

compiz

Assignee:

Kristian Høgsberg <krh>

Status:

CLOSED WONTFIX

QA Contact:

Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>

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high

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i386

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2008-03-09 10:32:43 UTC

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/etc/sysconfig/hwconf	none
loaded modules list	none

Description vikram goyal 2007-09-19 03:35:34 UTC

Description of problem:
Selecting or deselecting desktop effects freezes the system

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-desktop-2.18.3-1.fc7

How reproducible:
Go to Preferences->Desktop-Effects->Enable

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Actual results:
Freezes the keyboard, Only mouse still works, All panels disappear. The system
has to be shutdown by switching off the mains. No errors are reported anywhere
so can't give any other input.

Expected results:


Additional info:

Let me know what extra input maybe given. Attaching hwconf,lsmod.

kernel version: 2.6.22.5-76.fc7

Other Packs:
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-100.14.11-1.lvn7
kmod-nvidia-100.14.11-1.2.6.22.5_76.fc7

Thanks!

Comment 1 vikram goyal 2007-09-19 03:37:38 UTC

Created attachment 199121 [details]
/etc/sysconfig/hwconf

Comment 2 vikram goyal 2007-09-19 03:38:57 UTC

Created attachment 199131 [details]
loaded modules list

Comment 3 Ray Strode [halfline] 2007-09-19 14:16:26 UTC

Reassigning to the compiz component (compiz is the program that provides the
"Desktop Effects").

Note, the problem may be in the nvidia driver you're using, so we may not be
able to help you.