OpenOffice insert graphics, print and sometimes save=frozen client

[Todd O'Bryan]

Can you try it in Feisty to see if it's a problem that's been fixed in
Gutsy?

On Sat, 2007-09-15 at 20:16 -0500, Scott Balneaves wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 03:21:22PM -0500, Jim Kronebusch wrote:
> > Well here I have been trying to figure out how to keep Firefox from freezing clients,
> > and now I see OpenOffice is a major culprit as well.  The best I can do to repeat the
> > problem for troubleshooting is to create a new Writer document, insert a few graphics
> > from openclipart (5 seems to be plenty), then try printing to one of our HP LaserJet
> > 4000 printers, mouse gets a little jerky, sometimes graphics pop up all over the top of
> > the screen, then before anything prints the client locks up.  
> 
> I've been trying to make this fail.  Can't  The document you sent me works
> just fine.
> 
> 
> Here's my setup:
> 
> Server:
> 
> cpu:
> model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          4400  @ 2.00GHz
> mobo:
> Asus P5K-VM
> Memory:
> 2 Gig
> Network card:
> onboard, intel E1000
> Operating system:
> Edubuntu Gutsy, current to date of this email
> Chroot rebuilt as of this morning
> /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/lts.conf:
> [default]
>    SOUND=True
>    LOCALDEV=True
>    LDM_SERVER="192.168.0.254"
>    LDM_DIRECTX=True
>    X_RAMPERC=80
> Swap on server:
> standard 32 megs allocated to clients.
> 
> Network:
> 100 MPBS switched, unmanged, generic Dlink 24 port switch
> 
> Client:
> HP Compaq T5000
> cpu:
> Transmeta Crusoe T5800 731 MHZ 1519 Bogomips
> Video:
> ATI Rage XL, using xorg's "ati" driver, autodetected.
> Network:
> Via Rhine II
> Memory:
> 128 Megs ram
> 
> Printer:
> Brother HL-1060 laser printer, setup in cups, using cups supplied driver.
> Connected initially to server, via usb to parallel adapter
> Also tested with being plugged into thin client, and remote print queue set
> up via jetpipe.
> 
> Testing methodology:
> Booted client as normal
> Logged on per normal.
> Launched OpenOffice.org from the applications menu
> Loaded "testdocument.odt"  Document appears to have a graphic of a seagull,
> a boobie, and an owl.  Could not tell if boobie was blue footed variety
> or not.  Printed document.  Loaded document again.  Printed again.  Repeated
> test 10-15 times.
> 
> Observations:
> Mouse does become slightly jerky, probably from printing querying fonts
> on client, however, no crash observed.
> No errors in .xsession-errors of note related to OO.o, nothing observed
> in /var/log during the time period when test was conducted.
> 
> Conclusion:
> Could not reproduce.
> 
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