[Bug 36596] Re: [m6] system freeze after clicking task manager trash icon in "pan" newsreader with 16-bit colors

[Bryce Harrington]

** Description changed:

  This seems to be a general problem (it also occured when i used bug-
  buddy) but i can reproduce it easily using pan.
  
  The steps to reproduce the problem are:
  a) run pan
  b) update a newsgroup
  c) quickly open task manager, stop the update task (using the stop icon)
  d) click on the "trash" icon
  e) system is frozen, 
          e.g. mouse not moving, even ctrl-alt-f1 does not work. I also have a web server (apache2) running, and it is not accessible after the freeze.
  
  
  Workarounds:
  a) After changing from ubuntulooks to clearlooks theme, it occurs much less frequently.  
  
  b) After changing from xorg "ati" to "vesa" driver, it has not occured
  yet (been using a few hours). (used together with "ubuntulooks" theme )
  
  
  I am using:
  - latest dapper as of 20060325, 
  - pan 0.14.2.91. 
  - kernel 2.6.15-19-686 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 20 17:33:20 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux .   (I have also tried on kernel 2.6.15-19-386).
  
  My system is a PIII Mobile 1GHz, 384 MB RAM, and Mobility Radeon M6 LY
  graphics.
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+ [Update]
+ I am still able to get a system freeze at defaultDepth 16. At depth 16 DRI is on (at depth 24 there is not enough memory for DRI).
+ I can then freeze the system by running glxgears, and moving the window around.
+ 
+ Having said that, I myself do NOT have any requirements for defaultDepth 16 or DRI (just wanted to try some of the desktop effects).
+ I would not object if defaultDepth 16 is not supported for an 8Megabyte M6.

** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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[m6] system freeze after clicking task manager trash icon in "pan" newsreader with 16-bit colors
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