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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20021003

Description of problem:
This is the error I get the first time... (after restarting)

(the window sorta appears then dis-appears)

$ gnome-terminal 
Xlib:  extension "RENDER" missing on display ":0.0".

Gdk-ERROR **: The program 'gnome-terminal' received an X Window System
error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
  (Details: serial 1088 error_code 11 request_code 53 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
function.)
aborting...

(process:30745): Gdk-ERROR (recursed) **: The program 'gnome-terminal'
received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadGC (invalid GC parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 1091 error_code 13 request_code 60 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
function.)
aborting...
Multiple segmentation faults occurred; can't display error dialog


If I try to run it again, the window appears with nothing in it. The
machine starts to get slower and slower as gnome-terminal takes up all
my ram and swap, then the machine becomes unusable (except to push the
reset button cause I am impatient).

I can do "ALT+F2" and use xterm for now :)


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. startx
2. right-click then select New Terminal (or start gnome-terminal from an XTERM
3. BOOM ?
    

Actual Results:  it crashes or brings the system down

Expected Results:  a terminal window :)

Additional info:


[tommy@binkey tommy]$ xdpyinfo 
name of display:    :0.0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
vendor release number:    40299002
XFree86 version: 4.2.99.2
maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
supported pixmap formats:
    depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
    depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
    depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
focus:  window 0x160000e, revert to PointerRoot
number of extensions:    25
    BIG-REQUESTS
    DOUBLE-BUFFER
    DPMS
    Extended-Visual-Information
    FontCache
    LBX
    MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    MIT-SHM
    MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
    RANDR
    SECURITY
    SHAPE
    SYNC
    TOG-CUP
    X-Resource
    XC-APPGROUP
    XC-MISC
    XFree86-Bigfont
    XFree86-DGA
    XFree86-Misc
    XFree86-VidModeExtension
    XInputExtension
    XKEYBOARD
    XTEST
    XVideo
default screen number:    0
number of screens:    1

screen #0:
  dimensions:    1152x864 pixels (390x293 millimeters)
  resolution:    75x75 dots per inch
  depths (1):    24
  root window id:    0x25
  depth of root window:    24 planes
  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
  default colormap:    0x21
  default number of colormap cells:    256
  preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
  options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
  largest cursor:    64x64
  current input event mask:    0xfa203f
    KeyPressMask             KeyReleaseMask           ButtonPressMask          
    ButtonReleaseMask        EnterWindowMask          LeaveWindowMask          
    ButtonMotionMask         StructureNotifyMask      SubstructureNotifyMask   
    SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask          PropertyChangeMask       
    ColormapChangeMask       
  number of visuals:    1
  default visual id:  0x22
  visual:
    visual id:    0x22
    class:    TrueColor
    depth:    24 planes
    available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
[tommy@binkey tommy]$ uname -a
Linux binkey.local.redneck.nu 2.4.20-2.2 #1 Fri Dec 20 12:33:26 EST 2002 i686
athlon i386 GNU/Linux

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The machine is a VMWARE machine (virtual) with a standard "linux" config + the
iso's are available as CDROMS

[tommy@cookies RedHatBeta]$ cat linux.cfg
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = 6
virtualHW.version = 2
displayName = "RedHatBeta"

# CD-ROM
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "/share/iso/RedHat/phoebe/phoebe-i386-disc1.iso"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

# Virtual hard disk on scsi0:0
scsi0.present = TRUE
scsi0:0.present = TRUE
scsi0:0.fileName = linux.vmdk
scsi0:0.deviceType = scsi-hardDisk
scsi0:0.mode = persistent
scsi0:0.writethrough = FALSE

# No floppy installed
floppy0.present = FALSE

# Networking bridged to real ethernet
ethernet0.present = TRUE
ethernet0.connectionType = bridged

# Memory size
memsize = 256

# Nvram
nvram = linux.nvram

# Log file
log.fileName = linux.log

# Hints
guestOS = "linux"

scsi0:4.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:4.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
scsi0:4.fileName = "/share/iso/RedHat/phoebe/phoebe-i386-disc1.iso"
scsi0:5.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:5.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
scsi0:5.fileName = "/share/iso/RedHat/phoebe/phoebe-i386-disc2.iso"
scsi0:6.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:6.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
scsi0:6.fileName = "/share/iso/RedHat/phoebe/phoebe-i386-disc3.iso"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
mouse.hostType = "autodetect"
mouse.fileName = ""

gui.powerOnAtStartup = "TRUE"
apmSuspend = "FALSE"
suspendToDisk = "TRUE"
gui.exitAtPowerOff = "FALSE"
hard-disk.enableIBR = "FALSE"
gui.fullScreenResize = "TRUE"
resume.repeatable = "FALSE"
disable_acceleration = "FALSE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.device = "/dev/dsp"
gui.fullScreenAtPowerOn = "FALSE"
redoLogDir = ""
logging = "TRUE"
debug = "FALSE"