Description of problem:
With the vmware driver, setting the display resolution to 720x576 may cause qemu to unexpectedly exit on an X error:
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 140 (MIT-SHM)
Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_ShmPutImage)
Value in failed request: 0xff9b
Serial number of failed request: 3695
Current serial number in output stream: 3696
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
qemu-kvm-1.0.1-3.fc17.x86_64
Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso
How reproducible:
Always.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start the F18 Live CD with qemu on an F17 host:
$ qemu-kvm -m 2048 -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F18/F18-Final/Final/Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso -vga vmware
2. Proceed to the desktop.
3. Start System Settings.
4. Click Displays.
5. Select resolution "720 x 576 (5:4)".
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Keep This Configuration.
8. Drag System Settings window to left to display close button.
9. Move pointer over close button.
Actual results:
qemu exits.
Expected results:
qemu does not exit.
Additional info:
Reproduced with an F18 host. Changing version to 18.
$ rpm -qa 'qemu*' | sort
qemu-common-1.2.2-4.fc18.x86_64
qemu-img-1.2.2-4.fc18.x86_64
qemu-kvm-1.2.2-4.fc18.x86_64
qemu-system-x86-1.2.2-4.fc18.x86_64
Thanks for the reproducer Steve, it reproduced for me. A patch for another vmware issue also fixes this one, so duping to that bug.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 836260 ***