[SOLVED] pidgin/finch will not start.

GhostDevil · 2009-09-22 05:18:10

Hello-
I have been using pidgin without issues for sometime. I did pacman -Syu after not using my PC for sometime and the next time I booted pidgin would not start. I tried from the command line and received:

pidgin
zsh: illegal hardware instruction  pidgin

And when I run:

pidgin -d
(21:55:52) prefs: Reading /home/.../.purple/prefs.xml
(21:55:52) prefs: Finished reading /home/.../.purple/prefs.xml
(21:55:53) dbus: okkk
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppdisco.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/themeedit.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/relnot.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/sendbutton.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libymsg.so
(21:55:53) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libymsg.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found.  Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsilcpurple.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
(21:55:53) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory /home/.../.purple
(21:55:53) jabber: creating hash tables for data objects
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so
(21:55:53) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found.  Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/pidgin-libnotify.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoojp.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libbonjour.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so
(21:55:53) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found.  Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(21:55:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/.../.purple
(21:55:53) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/.../.purple
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
(21:55:53) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(21:55:53) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
(21:55:53) util: Reading file smileys.xml from directory /home/.../.purple
(21:55:53) stun: using server 
(21:55:53) prefs: purple_prefs_get_string: Unknown pref /pidgin/icon/status/theme
(21:55:53) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
zsh: illegal hardware instruction  pidgin -d

I also ran gdb:

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/pidgin 
(no debugging symbols found)
.....
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
(no debugging symbols found)
.....
[New Thread 0xb6f8b6f0 (LWP 11675)]
(no debugging symbols found)
......
Program received signal SIGILL, Illegal instruction.
[Switching to Thread 0xb6f8b6f0 (LWP 11675)]
0xb4e84161 in gavl_video_scale_table_init () from /usr/lib/libgavl.so.1

I also noticed that when I use kde, xfce or fluxbox are my usual WM, I get a message from Knotify:

Application: KNotify (knotify4), signal: Illegal instruction
[KCrash Handler]
#6  0xb1bef161 in gavl_video_scale_table_init () from /usr/lib/libgavl.so.1

For good measure I also did:

ldd pidgin 
    linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0xb7f82000)
    libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb7e39000)
    libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 (0xb7e2a000)
    libXss.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXss.so.1 (0xb7e27000)
    libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/libSM.so.6 (0xb7e1f000)
    libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/libICE.so.6 (0xb7e08000)
    libgtkspell.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0 (0xb7e02000)
    libstartup-notification-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libstartup-notification-1.so.0 (0xb7df9000)
    libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb7a5b000)
    libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb79d0000)
    libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0xb79b6000)
    libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0xb794c000)
    libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0xb7924000)
    libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0xb790a000)
    libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0xb78ff000)
    libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 (0xb788c000)
    libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0xb784b000)
    libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0xb77c5000)
    libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0xb779a000)
    libpurple.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpurple.so.0 (0xb7695000)
    libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0xb7678000)
    libdbus-1.so.3 => /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 (0xb763f000)
    libgstinterfaces-0.10.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgstinterfaces-0.10.so.0 (0xb762f000)
    libgstreamer-0.10.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.so.0 (0xb7560000)
    libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0xb7525000)
    libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0xb7521000)
    libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 (0xb751d000)
    librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0xb7514000)
    libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 (0xb73ed000)
    libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0xb733b000)
    libidn.so.11 => /usr/lib/libidn.so.11 (0xb730b000)
    libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0xb72e5000)
    libutil.so.1 => /lib/libutil.so.1 (0xb72e1000)
    libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb72c8000)
    libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1 (0xb72b0000)
    libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0xb729c000)
    libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb7156000)
    libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0xb713d000)
    libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb7139000)
    libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xb7136000)
    libuuid.so.1 => /lib/libuuid.so.1 (0xb7131000)
    libenchant.so.1 => /usr/lib/libenchant.so.1 (0xb7127000)
    libxcb-aux.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-aux.so.0 (0xb7124000)
    libxcb-event.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb-event.so.1 (0xb7121000)
    libxcb-atom.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb-atom.so.1 (0xb711d000)
    libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0xb7113000)
    libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 (0xb7110000)
    libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 (0xb7107000)
    libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0xb7100000)
    libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0xb70f7000)
    libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcomposite.so.1 (0xb70f3000)
    libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXdamage.so.1 (0xb70f0000)
    libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0xb70eb000)
    libpng12.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0xb70c5000)
    libpcre.so.0 => /lib/libpcre.so.0 (0xb7094000)
    libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0 (0xb703a000)
    libxcb-render-util.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render-util.so.0 (0xb7036000)
    libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-render.so.0 (0xb702f000)
    libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0xb701b000)
    libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0xb6ff5000)
    /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7f83000)
    libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb6fef000)

The upgrade had the following packages:

[2009-09-18 19:23] synchronizing package lists
[2009-09-18 19:24] starting full system upgrade
[2009-09-18 19:30] synchronizing package lists
[2009-09-18 19:31] starting full system upgrade
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded alsa-lib (1.0.21-1 -> 1.0.21.a-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded xmlrpc-c (1.06.35-1 -> 1.06.36-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded cmake (2.6.4-2 -> 2.6.4-3)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded coreutils (7.5-1 -> 7.6-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded dbus-core (1.2.14-1 -> 1.2.16-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded dbus (1.2.14-1 -> 1.2.16-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded dhcpcd (5.0.7-1 -> 5.1.0-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded xulrunner (1.9.1.2-1 -> 1.9.1.3-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded firefox (3.5.2-1 -> 3.5.3-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded git (1.6.4.2-1 -> 1.6.4.4-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded gpicview (0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.1-1)
[2009-09-18 19:31] upgraded hwdetect (2009.09-4 -> 2009.09-5)
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> MKINITCPIO SETUP
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> ----------------
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID,
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf .
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here:
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio
[2009-09-18 19:31] 
[2009-09-18 19:31] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio.  Please wait...
[2009-09-18 19:31] ==> Building image "default"
[2009-09-18 19:31] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.30-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Begin build
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-09-18 19:31] :: Parsing hook [usbinput]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [keymap]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...SUCCESS
[2009-09-18 19:32] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-09-18 19:32] ==> Building image "fallback"
[2009-09-18 19:32] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.30-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Begin build
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [usbinput]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [keymap]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-09-18 19:32] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-09-18 19:33] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...SUCCESS
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.30.5-1 -> 2.6.30.6-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded libdmx (1.0.2-2 -> 1.0.99.1-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded libmysqlclient (5.1.37-1 -> 5.1.38-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded libnet (1.1.2.1-2 -> 1.1.4-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded mpg123 (1.8.1-1 -> 1.9.0-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded mysql-clients (5.1.37-1 -> 5.1.38-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded mysql (5.1.37-1 -> 5.1.38-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded ncmpcpp (0.3.5-1 -> 0.4-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded neon (0.28.4-1 -> 0.28.6-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded postfix (2.6.2-1 -> 2.6.5-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded ruby (1.8.7_p174-1 -> 1.9.1_p243-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded sox (14.2.0-3 -> 14.3.0-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded streamripper (1.64.4-1 -> 1.64.6-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded subversion (1.6.5-2 -> 1.6.5-3)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded taglib-extras (0.1.6-1 -> 0.1.7-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded transcode (1.1.3-1 -> 1.1.4-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded vi (7.2.65-1 -> 050325-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] Updating vi help tags...done.
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded vim (7.2.65-1.1 -> 7.2.245-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded vim-colorsamplerpack (6.0-1 -> 6.0-2)
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> NOT included depencies(with reasons):
[2009-09-18 19:33] - sidplay - we do not have sidplay 2 series in repos; also it's
[2009-09-18 19:33]   somehow connected with resid i guess(not in repos also)
[2009-09-18 19:33] - modplug - i do not know what is it but i see no modplug in repos also
[2009-09-18 19:33] 
[2009-09-18 19:33] Plugin installation:
[2009-09-18 19:33] ----
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install faad2 for listening to AAC files
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install libvorbis for listening to Ogg Vorbis files
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install flac for listening to FLAC files
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install libmpcdec for listening to musepack files
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install ffmpeg for wma, avformat and avcodec support
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install curl for listening to streams over HTTP
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install samba for listening over a Samba network
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install libmms for listening to mms streams
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install libxml2 for XSPF playlist and Podcast support
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install jack-audio-connection-kit for Jack output.
[2009-09-18 19:33] 
[2009-09-18 19:33] Language binding installation:
[2009-09-18 19:33] ----
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install pyrex for Python bindings
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install ruby for Ruby bindings
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install perl for Perl bindings
[2009-09-18 19:33] ==> Install boost for C++ bindings
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded xmms2 (0.6DrMattDestruction-6 -> 0.6DrMattDestruction-8)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded xscreensaver (5.09-1 -> 5.10-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded xz-utils (4.999.8beta-4 -> 4.999.9beta-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded youtube-dl (2009.08.08-1 -> 2009.09.08-1)
[2009-09-18 19:33] upgraded zsh (4.3.10-1 -> 4.3.10-2)
[2009-09-18 20:13] synchronizing package lists
[2009-09-18 20:13] starting full system upgrade

I have ARCH installed at work and pidgin runs fine there. I am not seeing any recent bug reports so I believe that this is an issue on my PC here at home. I've looked through /var/logs/* and not seeing anything that is jumping out at me. I removed the pidgin package as well as doing a pacman -Sc, and reinstalled but I get the same results. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!

Last edited by GhostDevil (2009-10-06 00:15:38)

sand_man · 2009-09-22 05:53:12

I'm only guessing here but I wonder if it was the dbus{-core} upgrade.
Try downgrading those two packages.

GhostDevil · 2009-09-22 06:34:46

sand_man wrote:

I'm only guessing here but I wonder if it was the dbus{-core} upgrade.
Try downgrading those two packages.

Thanks for the suggestion but no luck.

Downgraded to:

pacman -Qs dbus                             
local/dbus 1.2.14-1
    Freedesktop.org message bus system
local/dbus-core 1.2.14-1 (base)
    Freedesktop.org message bus system

The same output as above.

ngoonee · 2009-09-22 07:08:33

Works fine here with latest updates. Just curious whether zsh may have an effect?

sand_man · 2009-09-22 11:37:42

ngoonee wrote:

Works fine here with latest updates. Just curious whether zsh may have an effect?

I thought that at first too but I doubt it. That is just zsh reporting a returned error in the program it just ran much like bash and every other shell does.

GhostDevil · 2009-09-22 12:37:03

ngoonee wrote:

Works fine here with latest updates. Just curious whether zsh may have an effect?

Yes, my apple hardware running ARCH at work is fine as well. It is running the lastest updates.
I did run `bash` and tried to start pidgin, recieved the 'illegal instructions' as well, it was one of the first things I tried as well. Thanks for your replies!

As a side note. I don't have any sound in KDE and I have been running kopete while trying to fix pidgin. I received a message, ICQ, in kopete and then got a knotify error, using xfce right now:

Application: KNotify (knotify4), signal: Illegal instruction
[KCrash Handler]
#6  0xb1f83161 in gavl_video_scale_table_init () from /usr/lib/libgavl.so.1

Could there be a connection? Something in the way pidgin is trying to use the audio?

Last edited by GhostDevil (2009-09-22 12:56:23)

lantan · 2009-09-24 13:52:52

same happened with my Arch install - Pidgin now shows "illegal instruction" after start. As I remember the last thing I did before Pidgin stopped working was installing Skype and disabling pulseaudio to make it work.

GhostDevil · 2009-09-25 00:57:30

So I am not the only one... I had pulse audio install quite a few months ago. It was removed well before this issue happened. I still don't have a resolution so at this point I am looking at a reinstall I guess. I hate to reinstall and find that I have the same issue so I am also hesitant to do this. Might jump ship!

jose1711 · 2009-09-28 19:35:19

same issue here. reported as http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/10392 but seems that pidgin's devs aren't going to fix it, hm..

jose1711 · 2009-09-28 19:40:26

ok so i decided to try to remove this gavl thing (+ dependencies: openmovieeditor & kdenlive) and voilà pidgin works again! still strange, huh?

lantan · 2009-09-28 19:44:14

I didn't find a solution and decided just to switch to Kopete.

jose1711 · 2009-09-28 20:48:16

actually what caused pidgin to behave normally was removing of frei0r-plugins (it is dependant on gavl)

jose1711 · 2009-09-28 21:33:39

http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16389

GhostDevil · 2009-09-29 01:27:37

Thanks jose1711 removing frei0r-plugins, mlt and kdenlive did allow pidgin to start. I see this as a work around for the time being because I do use kdenlive so just removing for a long period of time isn't an option either. Hopefully now there this is found to be a bug and not just my PC somebody will be able to fix things so I can have everything installed as it was before.

Thanks again for everyone that helped out.

jose1711 · 2009-09-29 11:17:23

@GhostDevil: you're welcome. as this bug seems not to be reproducible for all users and also the arch dev responsible assigned to the bug report (http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16389) isn't able to reproduce it could you please add more information to the report? i'm going to do this as soon as i'm back from work. thank you, joe

GhostDevil · 2009-09-29 12:51:20

jose1711 wrote:

@GhostDevil: you're welcome. as this bug seems not to be reproducible for all users and also the arch dev responsible assigned to the bug report (http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16389) isn't able to reproduce it could you please add more information to the report? i'm going to do this as soon as i'm back from work. thank you, joe

jose1711 I added some further info to the page. I am not sure if any of it is helpful but at least it could be a starting point. I will be happy to provide more information if needed.

jose1711 · 2009-09-30 04:58:22

GhostDevil wrote:

...I see this as a work around for the time being because I do use kdenlive so just removing for a long period of time isn't an option either...

i know this isn't the best workaround either but you could just leave kdenlive installed and rename /usr/lib/frei0r-1 to something else (e. g. frei0r-1.backup) and then re-rename it when you'd want to start kdenlive.

GhostDevil · 2009-10-06 00:12:26

Ok it looks like the lastest update to gavl, upgraded gavl (1.1.1-1 -> 1.1.1-2), sovled my issue. I now have kdenlive, mlt and frei0 plugins installed along side of pidgin. kdenlive and pidign are now working, at least the pidgin starts now! Thanks for everyone's replies and and extra shout out to jose1711 for taking all the extra steps.

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