[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2013-04-14 Thread Chauncellor
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2013-04-14 Thread Chauncellor
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-10-17 Thread Thomas Thurman
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728017 Title: xwindows over ssh causes instability To manage

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-10-17 Thread Thomas Thurman
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728017 Title: xwindows over ssh causes instability To manage notifications about this

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-10-07 Thread Thomas Thurman
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Thomas Thurman (marnanel) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728017 Title: xwindows over ssh causes

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-10-07 Thread Thomas Thurman
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Thomas Thurman (marnanel) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728017 Title: xwindows over ssh causes instability To manage

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-07 Thread Serge Hallyn
Marking as affecting Compiz only based on comment #22. ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: firefox Status: New = In Progress ** Changed in: firefox Status: In Progress = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-07 Thread Serge Hallyn
The .Xsession-errors file looks to have helpful errors. I believe the key might be the: (unknown:2259): Gdk-WARNING **: XID collision, trouble ahead errors. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7506398 may be helpful. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-07 Thread Serge Hallyn
Marking as affecting Compiz only based on comment #22. ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: firefox Status: New = In Progress ** Changed in: firefox Status: In Progress = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-07 Thread Serge Hallyn
The .Xsession-errors file looks to have helpful errors. I believe the key might be the: (unknown:2259): Gdk-WARNING **: XID collision, trouble ahead errors. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7506398 may be helpful. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread Serge Hallyn
It sounds like the core of the problem is compiz (your window manager) refusing to draw other windows while it is waiting for firefox to update. Please give the output of: cat /etc/lsb-release and try doing apport-collect 728017 on the laptop again, which hopefully will give us more info

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread enb
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Binary package hint: ssh - When using ssh with the -X option and launching windows over the - connection using that, if the connection is slow, it causes instability - on the local system and local windows, and not

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread enb
I tried it with metacity and the freezing didn't happen, so it seems like it was compiz. $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 10.10 Also, it is a desktop, not laptop. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread Serge Hallyn
It sounds like the core of the problem is compiz (your window manager) refusing to draw other windows while it is waiting for firefox to update. Please give the output of: cat /etc/lsb-release and try doing apport-collect 728017 on the laptop again, which hopefully will give us more info

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread enb
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Binary package hint: ssh - When using ssh with the -X option and launching windows over the - connection using that, if the connection is slow, it causes instability - on the local system and local windows, and not

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-04 Thread enb
I tried it with metacity and the freezing didn't happen, so it seems like it was compiz. $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 10.10 Also, it is a desktop, not laptop. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread Serge Hallyn
I see, I thought you were saying there was instability on the host. I've just tried to reproduce this ssh'ing from a ubuntu lucid to a ubuntu natty laptop and running firefox, with no success. Additional information which would help to debug this: 1. The next time this happens, please do

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread Serge Hallyn
Sorry, two more questions: 1. is there any other program which can make this happen? Can you run 'xterm' or 'gnome-terminal' or 'xeyes' with no problem? If not, then we should probably mark this bug as affecting firefox as well. 2. exactly what happens on the client when it is misbehaving? --

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread enb
1. apport-collect 728017 Package openssh not installed and no hook available, ignoring It then says no addition info gathered. 2. Not any particular site, when firefox is open across the network, even when not browsing anything, just moving the window around the screen will cause momentary

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread enb
Simply interacting with the firefox window, like moving it around or resizing it, seems to cause it to freeze up, and when it does, so does the rest of the gui, including local apps and the taskbar, etc. firefox seems to be the only app over ssh that seems to cause it so far, xeyes and other

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread Serge Hallyn
I see, I thought you were saying there was instability on the host. I've just tried to reproduce this ssh'ing from a ubuntu lucid to a ubuntu natty laptop and running firefox, with no success. Additional information which would help to debug this: 1. The next time this happens, please do

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread Serge Hallyn
Sorry, two more questions: 1. is there any other program which can make this happen? Can you run 'xterm' or 'gnome-terminal' or 'xeyes' with no problem? If not, then we should probably mark this bug as affecting firefox as well. 2. exactly what happens on the client when it is misbehaving? --

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread enb
1. apport-collect 728017 Package openssh not installed and no hook available, ignoring It then says no addition info gathered. 2. Not any particular site, when firefox is open across the network, even when not browsing anything, just moving the window around the screen will cause momentary

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-03 Thread enb
Simply interacting with the firefox window, like moving it around or resizing it, seems to cause it to freeze up, and when it does, so does the rest of the gui, including local apps and the taskbar, etc. firefox seems to be the only app over ssh that seems to cause it so far, xeyes and other

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-02 Thread Serge Hallyn
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please provide a bit more information, in particular: 1. precisely which version of Ubuntu you are using both on the client (from which you ssh) and the server (into which you ssh to run X commands) 2.

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-02 Thread enb
1. using 10.10 ubuntu on the client, and the server has red hat enterprise 2.6.18. 2. I left off the -f because the server has other users on it. PID TTY TIME CMD 1 ?00:00:16 init 2 ?00:00:32 migration/0 3 ?00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0 4 ?

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-02 Thread Serge Hallyn
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please provide a bit more information, in particular: 1. precisely which version of Ubuntu you are using both on the client (from which you ssh) and the server (into which you ssh to run X commands) 2.

[Bug 728017] Re: xwindows over ssh causes instability

2011-03-02 Thread enb
1. using 10.10 ubuntu on the client, and the server has red hat enterprise 2.6.18. 2. I left off the -f because the server has other users on it. PID TTY TIME CMD 1 ?00:00:16 init 2 ?00:00:32 migration/0 3 ?00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0 4 ?