Description of problem: Many times when I'm working on texmaker 1.3 and I'm also using firefox 3.0.1 my computer crashes completely. In particular, it happens when I'm checking my work progress on the dvi viewer. If I have the dvi viewer and firefox open at the same time and try to minimize firefox then the computer crashes. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Texmaker 1.3 Firefox 3.0.1. Fedora 9 How reproducible: Open a document in the dvi viewer in Texmaker. Open a website on firefox. Then try to minimize firefox. Repeat the process refreshing the dvi viewer in between. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open a document in the dvi viewer in Texmaker. 2. Open a website on firefox. (i.e. gmail) 3. Minimize firefox. 4. Repeat the process refreshing the dvi viewer in between. Actual results: Computer craches (does not work anymore) I have to restart. Expected results: Computer should perform the minimization task. Additional info:
Are you sure you're running texmaker-1.3 on F-9? The latest texmaker on Fedora 9 is 1.7, please update to the latest release and report back.
(In reply to comment #1) > Are you sure you're running texmaker-1.3 on F-9? The latest texmaker on Fedora > 9 is 1.7, please update to the latest release and report back. I'm so sorry about that mistake. It is Tex maker 1.7.
I can't reproduce this issue with evince-2.23.91 (as the dvi viewer), firefox-3.0.1, and texmaker-1.7.1 . Which dvi viewer are you using?
I'm using xdvik:22.84.14. Actually only by trying to zoom in de dvi document the pc crashes completely, it just happened. Thanks for the help.
The settings on texmaker were set under options/Configure texmaker/dvi viewer/ as xdg-open %.dvi Now I switch them to evince %.dvi and it seems to be running smoothly on evince. That does not get rid of the bug in xdvik:22.84.14 but now I can work without going thru so much trouble. Thank you again.
xdg-open is used in texmaker by default (instead of hard-coding specific applications), in order to provide a desktop agnostic way of opening these files. I'm going to reassign this bug to xdvik, now that you've determine the issue lies there.
I can't reproduce this at all. An application crashing should not take down the box. I suspect this is a window manager bug. Please can you describe your setup more precisely please - exact package versions, desktop, window manager etc.
My configuration is: Fedora 9 The GNOME Panel 2.22.2 The GNOME Desktop 2.22.3 This is what I know about my computer. If you tell me specifically (step by step) how to get more information I can do it. Otherwise this is all I know. Again now I'm not using xdvik to avoid the problem.
What is the output of the following commands run from a terminal: rpm -qa | grep xdvik rpm -qa | grep texlive rpm -qa | grep gnome Can you attach to the bug report a simple tex file for which you can reproduce this problem? Thanks.
[@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep xdvik xdvik-22.84.14-1.fc9.i386 [@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep xdvik xdvik-22.84.14-1.fc9.i386 [@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep texlive texlive-texmf-dvips-2007-22.fc9.noarch texlive-2007-30.fc9.i386 texlive-texmf-2007-22.fc9.noarch texlive-texmf-errata-fonts-2007-4.fc9.noarch texlive-dviutils-2007-30.fc9.i386 texlive-texmf-errata-dvips-2007-4.fc9.noarch texlive-texmf-errata-2007-4.fc9.noarch texlive-texmf-errata-latex-2007-4.fc9.noarch texlive-dvips-2007-30.fc9.i386 texlive-texmf-latex-2007-22.fc9.noarch texlive-texmf-fonts-2007-22.fc9.noarch texlive-utils-2007-30.fc9.i386 texlive-latex-2007-30.fc9.i386 [hmaldonado@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep gnome libgnome-2.22.0-3.fc9.i386 gnome-media-2.22.0-2.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-theme-curvylooks-0.3-1.fc9.noarch swfdec-gnome-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-doc-utils-stylesheets-0.12.2-1.fc9.noarch libgnomecanvas-2.20.1.1-2.fc9.i386 nodoka-theme-gnome-0.3.90-1.fc9.noarch gnome-pilot-2.0.16-2.fc9.i386 gnome-devel-docs-2.22.0-1.fc9.noarch libgnomecanvas-devel-2.20.1.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-applet-2.22.0-4.fc9.i386 gnome-audio-2.22.2-1.noarch gnome-user-share-0.31-1.fc9.i386 gnome-mag-0.15.0-2.fc9.i386 gnome-doc-utils-0.12.2-1.fc9.noarch gnome-python2-gconf-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-vfsmm26-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-phone-manager-0.51-1.fc9.i386 gnome-vfs2-devel-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-desktop-2.22.0-4.fc9.i386 gnome-keyring-devel-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 PolicyKit-gnome-libs-0.8-4.fc9.i386 libgnomekbd-2.22.0-2.fc9.i386 gnome-themes-2.22.0-1.fc9.noarch libgnomecups-0.2.3-3.fc9.i386 gnome-sharp-2.16.1-1.fc9.i386 libgail-gnome-1.20.0-2.fc9.i386 gnome-power-manager-2.22.1-1.fc9.i386 libgnomeui-devel-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-terminal-2.22.2-1.fc9.i386 gnome-desktop-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 bluez-gnome-0.26-1.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-gnomevfs-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-extras-2.19.1-17.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-gnomeprint-2.22.0-4.fc9.i386 gnome-build-0.2.4-1.fc9.i386 libgnomecanvasmm26-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-vfs2-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-utils-2.20.0.1-5.fc9.i386 libgnomeprintui22-devel-2.18.2-1.fc9.i386 gnome-panel-libs-2.22.2-2.fc9.i386 gnome-spell-1.0.8-5.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-canvas-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 themes-backgrounds-gnome-0.4-6.fc6.noarch gnome-desktop-devel-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 libopenraw-gnome-0.0.5-1.fc9.i386 libgnomeprintui22-2.18.2-1.fc9.i386 gnome-mount-0.8-1.fc9.i386 gnome-vfs2-smb-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 libgnome-devel-2.22.0-3.fc9.i386 gnome-user-docs-2.22.1-1.fc9.noarch fedora-gnome-theme-8.0.0-2.fc9.noarch gnome-menus-2.22.2-1.fc9.i386 NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-0.9.4.svn3675.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-libegg-2.19.1-17.fc9.i386 compiz-gnome-0.7.6-2.fc9.i386 gnome-panel-devel-2.22.2-2.fc9.i386 gnome-bluetooth-libs-0.11.0-3.fc9.i386 libgnomeprint22-devel-2.18.4-1.fc9.i386 gnome-system-monitor-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-bonobo-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-settings-daemon-2.22.2.1-2.fc9.i386 libgnomemm26-2.22.0-1.i386 libgnomeuimm26-2.22.0-1.fc9.i386 gnome-backgrounds-2.22.0-1.fc9.noarch gnome-speech-0.4.18-3.fc9.i386 gnome-netstatus-2.12.1-4.fc9.i386 gnome-bluetooth-0.11.0-3.fc9.i386 gnome-packagekit-0.2.5-2.fc9.i386 PolicyKit-gnome-0.8-4.fc9.i386 gnome-vfs2-obexftp-0.4-6.fc9.i386 compiz-fusion-gnome-0.7.6-1.fc9.i386 libgsf-gnome-1.14.8-1.fc9.i386 gnome-mime-data-2.18.0-2.fc7.noarch gnome-icon-theme-2.22.0-6.fc9.noarch libgnomeui-2.22.1-2.fc9.i386 gnome-screensaver-2.22.1-1.fc9.i386 gnome-pilot-devel-2.0.16-2.fc9.i386 gnome-keyring-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 gnome-games-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 gnome-session-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 gnome-applets-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 libgnomeprint22-2.18.4-1.fc9.i386 gnome-panel-2.22.2-2.fc9.i386 gnome-keyring-pam-2.22.3-1.fc9.i386 gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.19.1-17.fc9.i386 rss-glx-gnome-screensaver-0.8.1.p-20.fc9.i386
Created attachment 316370 [details] .dvi file for which this happens in my pc I just tried to zoom in on the attached file using xdik and the pc stopped working. It just freezes.
Created attachment 316371 [details] this is the tex file that generates that dvi file
OK, I took your dvi file and succesfully zoomed in and out, minimised xdvik, minimised firefox etc, and no crashes. The I regenerated the dvi from the .tex file, and same thing - no crashes. The difference is though I have an x86_64 platform, not i386. and i have no access to i386. Nonetheless I still find it amazing it crashes the box. I could understand perhaps if xdvik segfaulted. But bringing down the whole box is very odd. Have you ran memtest on this box recently to test for hardware/memory problems?
No since I switch to Fedora. How can I do that?
as root: yum install memtest86+ /usr/sbin/memtest-setup now reboot. At the grub boot screen press a key to bring up the grub menu and select memtest from there.
Is this still an issue? I still can't reproduce (but am now on F-10).