Bug 83314 - redhat-config-xfree86 crashes if XF86Config contains no Modes line
Summary: redhat-config-xfree86 crashes if XF86Config contains no Modes line
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: redhat-config-xfree86
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brent Fox
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-02-02 11:29 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-03-16 00:09:37 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2003-02-02 11:29:21 UTC 
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Description of problem:
If XF86Config contains a display section like this :

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "geforce0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
#		Modes    "1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

then 'redhat-config-xfree86' will crash with : 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py", line 1585, in ?
    hardware_state = HardwareState(xconfig)
  File "/usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py", line 181, in __init__
    self.init_from_xconfig(xconfig)
  File "/usr/share/redhat-config-xfree86/xconf.py", line 266, in init_from_xconfig
    self.resolution = d.modes[0].name
IndexError: index out-of-bounds

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. comment out Modes line
2. start redhat-config-xfree86
3. .. crash.
    

Actual Results:  app crashes.

Expected Results:  app should never crash.

Additional info:

With commented out Modes line, XFree86 runs fine and chooses highest possible
resolution.
Comment 1 Brent Fox 2003-02-05 19:32:49 UTC 
I've made is so that the system falls back to 800x600.  That should be a low
enough mode to work on most monitors.  That will at least get the
redhat-config-xfree86 interface up and running.  Then if you want a higher
resolution, you can pick it in the menu.

Also, this probing code has been moved to rhpl, so you will need a new rhpl and
a new redhat-config-xfree86.

Should be fixed in rhpl-0.84-1 and redhat-config-xfree86-0.7.3-2.  QA, please
verify.
Comment 2 Peter van Egdom 2003-03-15 11:00:47 UTC 
Commented out the Modes lines from my "/etc/X11/XF86Config" file and started
"redhat-config-xfree86".

"redhat-config-xfree86" starts correctly and defaults to 800x600. Quit program.

Recommented out again the new Modes line from my "/etc/X11/XF86Config" file and
started "redhat-config-xfree86" again.

"redhat-config-xfree86" again starts correctly and defaults to 800x600.

So, verified fixed with packages "redhat-config-xfree86-0.7.3-2" and
"rhpl-0.92-1" on Phoebe 8.0.94.
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