Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On May 29, 2008, at 20:58, Filipe Brandenburger wrote:
strace seems fine, just use some options to enhance the output you
get:
-s 1024: take 1024 bytes for every string. This wouldn't have cut
that one short
-tt: if you want timestamps
-f: to follow forked processes
I started strace with those parameters, but the strace output did not
change:
18:55:21 read(3, \1\365\342\34\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\20\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0
\0\20\0\0\0\234?\37\10, 32) = 32
18:55:21 write(3, \0\0\2\0\1\0\1\0, 8) = 8
18:55:21 read(3, \0\1\343\34\371\377?\3\0\0\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\10\0
\0\0\317U\t\10\0\0\0\0, 32) = 32
18:55:21 open(/usr/share/X11/XErrorDB, O_RDONLY) = 25
18:55:21 fstat64(25, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=37949, ...}) = 0
18:55:21 read(25, ! $Xorg: XErrorDB,v 1.3 2000/08/..., 37949) = 37949
18:55:21 close(25) = 0
18:55:21 write(2, The program \'gnome-terminal\' rec..., 592) = 592
18:55:21 close(18) = 0
18:55:21 kill(26097, SIGTERM) = 0
18:55:21 writev(14, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
18:55:21 close(14) = 0
18:55:21 writev(15, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
18:55:21 close(15) = 0
18:55:21 writev(13, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
18:55:21 close(13) = 0
18:55:21 writev(11, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
18:55:21 close(11) = 0
18:55:21 close(9) = 0
18:55:21 close(8) = 0
18:55:21 unlink(/tmp/orbit-kb12698/linc-65ef-0-4ceb1113e5b63) = 0
18:55:21 close(12) = 0
18:55:21 exit_group(1) = ?
However, this time we started the gnome-terminal process from an
xterm, and here is what appeared on the screen after the crash:
** (gnome-terminal:26095): WARNING **: No handler for control
sequence `device-control-string' defined. [there were a bunch of
these lines, I think it happened before the crash]
The program 'gnome-terminal' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'.
(Details: serial 19864803 error_code 1 request_code 0 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.)
I will try to follow the instructions in the output to capture a
better error next time. I should probably also recompile gnome-
terminal with symbol information...
Alfred
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Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On May 29, 2008, at 20:58, Filipe Brandenburger wrote: strace seems fine, just use some options to enhance the output you get: -s 1024: take 1024 bytes for every string. This wouldn't have cut that one short -tt: if you want timestamps -f: to follow forked processes Great suggestion. I didn't know about the -s switch. I'll change the strace to use all those options and wait for it to fail again. Alfred P.S. There was nothing interesting in any of the log files. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
Ever since I upgraded all my systems to CentOS 5.1 I have been getting reports from users about all their windows disappearing. A little digging revealed that they meant all gnome-terminal windows. Since there is only one gnome-terminal process by default for all your open terminal windows and tabs, a crash of that process means losing all your terminal windows. These crashes often (but not always) occur over night when the system is otherwise idle. A quick Google search found a problem on Ubuntu related to VTE (the terminal emulator widget used by gnome-terminal) but not much else of interest. Has anyone on this list experienced this? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one. I never saw this issue while running CentOS 4.X on these systems... Alfred ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 14:23 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: Ever since I upgraded all my systems to CentOS 5.1 I have been getting reports from users about all their windows disappearing. A little digging revealed that they meant all gnome-terminal windows. Since there is only one gnome-terminal process by default for all your open terminal windows and tabs, a crash of that process means losing all your terminal windows. These crashes often (but not always) occur over night when the system is otherwise idle. A quick Google search found a problem on Ubuntu related to VTE (the terminal emulator widget used by gnome-terminal) but not much else of interest. Has anyone on this list experienced this? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one. I never saw this issue while running CentOS 4.X on these systems... Alfred I've seen extreme slow gnome terminals in the past on Cent 5, I even downgraded the package for the terminal to make it work better. Never had it close randomly. I have however had applications randomly close other then the terminal. Gregg. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
Alfred von Campe wrote: Ever since I upgraded all my systems to CentOS 5.1 I have been getting reports from users about all their windows disappearing. A little digging revealed that they meant all gnome-terminal windows. Since there is only one gnome-terminal process by default for all your open terminal windows and tabs, a crash of that process means losing all your terminal windows. These crashes often (but not always) occur over night when the system is otherwise idle. A quick Google search found a problem on Ubuntu related to VTE (the terminal emulator widget used by gnome-terminal) but not much else of interest. Has anyone on this list experienced this? I find it hard to believe I'm the only one. I never saw this issue while running CentOS 4.X on these systems... How did you upgrade? I am running CentOS-5 on many workstations that stay on all the time and I have never had the gnome-terminal crash. Is it possible that you have older (possibly orphaned) binaries still installed from the upgrade process? If this is from a NEW install, then we need more info to help. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On May 29, 2008, at 14:48, Johnny Hughes wrote:
How did you upgrade?
Fresh install via kickstart. I reformatted the root and /boot
partitions, but left one user partition untouched.
Is it possible that you have older (possibly orphaned) binaries
still installed from the upgrade process?
I don't think this is possible since I reformatted the root partition
(I only have /, /boot, and /scratch partitions in addition to a swap
partition).
If this is from a NEW install, then we need more info to help.
The process ends without leaving a trace unfortunately (at least that
I can find). I did have an strace running on one system attached to
the gnone-terminal process and it finally died after 5 days or so.
Here are the last 20 lines from the log:
open(/usr/share/X11/XErrorDB, O_RDONLY) = 27
fstat64(27, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=37949, ...}) = 0
read(27, ! $Xorg: XErrorDB,v 1.3 2000/08/..., 37949) = 37949
close(27) = 0
write(2, The program \'gnome-terminal\' rec..., 592) = 592
close(18) = 0
kill(15700, SIGTERM)= 0
writev(14, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
close(14) = 0
writev(15, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
close(15) = 0
writev(13, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
close(13) = 0
writev(11, [{GIOP\1\2\1\5\0\0\0\0, 12}], 1) = 12
close(11) = 0
close(9)= 0
close(8)= 0
unlink(/tmp/orbit-kb12698/linc-3d51-0-2491c193d89b6) = 0
close(12) = 0
exit_group(1) = ?
Is there a better way than strace to get some information on this crash?
Alfred
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Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Alfred von Campe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fresh install via kickstart. I reformatted the root and /boot partitions, but left one user partition untouched. I don't think this is possible since I reformatted the root partition (I only have /, /boot, and /scratch partitions in addition to a swap partition). The process ends without leaving a trace unfortunately (at least that I can find). I did have an strace running on one system attached to the gnone-terminal process and it finally died after 5 days or so. Here are the last 20 lines from the log: Is it possible you have some kind of time-out set, like an idle time cut-off? If it's only happening at night, this might explain it. I have Seamonkey crashes and strange behavior related to nautilus windows when I try to open Netowrk Connections, but I've never seen or heard of anything like this. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Alfred von Campe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: write(2, The program \'gnome-terminal\' rec..., 592) = 592 This looks interesting, but unfortunately you cut the message too short to know what it was saying... You might find it in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but I wouldn't bet on that. Is there a better way than strace to get some information on this crash? strace seems fine, just use some options to enhance the output you get: -s 1024: take 1024 bytes for every string. This wouldn't have cut that one short -tt: if you want timestamps -f: to follow forked processes I almost always call strace like this: $ strace -f -tt -s 1024 -o /tmp/strace_PROCESSNAME.$$ PIDOFTHEPROCESS Try to do it again and you might find out what gnome-terminal was trying to tell you. HTH, Filipe ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Frequent Gnome Terminal crashes in CentOS 5.1
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Filipe Brandenburger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Alfred von Campe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: write(2, The program \'gnome-terminal\' rec..., 592) = 592 This looks interesting, but unfortunately you cut the message too short to know what it was saying... You might find it in /var/log/Xorg.0.log, but I wouldn't bet on that. Try ~/.xsession-errors, that's a more likely place to find the error message. HTH, Filipe ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
