freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au
2004-Oct-18 17:13 UTC
X applications crashing under 5.3BETA7 and X.org
I have a problem with applications crashing. Xterm will launch and run ok, but any attempt to mouse select text will cause an immediate crash with this output on the console: xterm: warning, error event received: X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) Atom id in failed request: 0x17f Serial number of failed request: 131 Current serial number in output stream: 133 If I attempt to run a gui app like wish, it won't launch and produces this error: %wish8.4 X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) Atom id in failed request: 0x1a5 Serial number of failed request: 12 Current serial number in output stream: 15 I'm running 5.3 on the server and desktop, with X forwarded over an ssh tunnel. I don't experience this issue when performing the same operation but with a Microsoft Windows/XWin32 desktop. Is this an issue with the X.org Xserver on the 5.3 workstation? Let me know what other detail I can provide if needed. cheers, joel
On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 10:13 +1000, freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au wrote:> I have a problem with applications crashing. Xterm will launch and run ok, > but any attempt to mouse select text will cause an immediate crash with > this output on the console: > > xterm: warning, error event received: > X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) > Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) > Atom id in failed request: 0x17f > Serial number of failed request: 131 > Current serial number in output stream: 133 >Hi, this isn't a Xorg issue it's just a X11 forwarding issue. Newer OpenSSH versions don't use trusted X11 forwarding by default which results in the above error if you try to cut & paste. Just use trusted X11 forwarding and all should be fine. Either ssh -Y server-hostname or add "ForwardX11Trusted yes" to your ssh config file. -- Sascha
On Tuesday 19 October 2004 02:13, freebsd-stable@auscert.org.au wrote:> If I attempt to run a gui app like wish, it won't launch and produces this > error: > > %wish8.4 > X Error of failed request: BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter) > Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty) > Atom id in failed request: 0x1a5 > Serial number of failed request: 12 > Current serial number in output stream: 15 > > I'm running 5.3 on the server and desktop, with X forwarded over an ssh > tunnel.You probably need to turn on trusted X11 forwarding. See the ssh manpage for more information. -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 188 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20041019/5c55ec69/attachment.bin