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tigrezno

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Registered: 2004-05-10

Posts: 64

Can't launch xterm commands (BadValue error)

I've always used this command without any problems. After some updates (can't remember when), it stopped working:

$ xterm -e cmus
xterm: warning, error event received:
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  12 (X_ConfigureWindow)
  Value in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  453
  Current serial number in output stream:  460

What can I do?

[node] I can execute it after trying more than 10 times. Can't explain why.

Last edited by tigrezno (2015-03-25 12:06:02)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Can't launch xterm commands (BadValue error)

I found https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194640 but I have no idea if it helps.
Anything interesting in your logs, systemd's journal etc.?
Post the output of

uname -a

tigrezno

Member

Registered: 2004-05-10

Posts: 64

Re: Can't launch xterm commands (BadValue error)

I found https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194640 but I have no idea if it helps.
Anything interesting in your logs, systemd's journal etc.?
Post the output of

uname -a

Hi Karol, as I see the same error happened to him but for a different reason. I think a recent xorg update broke something.

Last edited by tigrezno (2015-03-25 12:23:30)

Knute

Member

From: Minot, ND

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 604

Re: Can't launch xterm commands (BadValue error)

First order of business is to figure out where the error is occurring. 
If you start xterm, is everything ok?
What about when you start cmus from a running xterm?

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Knute