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#1 2009-06-04 19:14:24

crosssover: Member; Registered: 2008-07-31; Posts: 16

Kde4.2.3 crashes and other video issues

I have a lot of problems with my kde since a month ago,

1) I can't open Jdownloader, when I run the executable it loads but when the main window opens the screen begins to flicker and then all freeze up and crashes.
2)I can't see videos with XV output driver (only hear the sound) and when Playing a video on full screen i've got a bottom and top transparent margins (with GL output)
3)Amarok 2.1 crashes randomly with this message:"The application Amarok (amarok) crashed and caused the signal 11 (SIGSEGV)." and I can't see the middle window with the miniapllications (It Shows the kde4 Aire wallpaper)

I'm running Arch64 with kernel 2.6.29.4-1 and Kdemod4.2.3-2.
My video card is Nvidia 8600GT with the 180.51 Nvidia drivers.
and my Xorg is 1.6.1.901-1.

I don't know if all this issues are related, but all of them appeared after y one upgrade, but i can't remember the packages.
Please help me to identify the issues

my Xorg config

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder58)  Fri Apr 17 00:40:10 PDT 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
#   Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection

 Section "ServerFlags"
       Option   "DontZap" "false"
 EndSection

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#2 2009-06-04 20:22:48

VoodooSteve: Member; From: Vancouver, BC; Registered: 2009-03-31; Posts: 43

Re: Kde4.2.3 crashes and other video issues

Just wondering, KDE 4.2.4 is in the repos now, have you updated to that?

Edit: Oops, I see you're running kdemod, nvm

Last edited by VoodooSteve (2009-06-05 02:32:04)

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#3 2009-06-04 21:39:14

funkyou: Member; From: Berlin, DE; Registered: 2006-03-19; Posts: 848; Website

Re: Kde4.2.3 crashes and other video issues

I am still searching for the connection between KDE and your problems...
However...

1) Try to disable compositing / desktop effects. JDownloader runs fine here on my KDEmod system, even with compositing, but i remember some breakage with Java when using desktop effects.
2) Probably the GL output is the reason
3) Tried to delete/move your amarok configs?

Edit: typo

Last edited by funkyou (2009-06-04 22:15:21)

want a modular and tweaked KDE for arch? try kdemod

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#4 2009-06-05 10:12:03

crosssover: Member; Registered: 2008-07-31; Posts: 16

Re: Kde4.2.3 crashes and other video issues

funkyou wrote:

I am still searching for the connection between KDE and your problems...
However...
1) Try to disable compositing / desktop effects. JDownloader runs fine here on my KDEmod system, even with compositing, but i remember some breakage with Java when using desktop effects.
2) Probably the GL output is the reason
3) Tried to delete/move your amarok configs?

Edit: typo

1- Without desktop effects JDownloader runs fine, but it worked fine with the desktop effects before.
2- i'm usin GL because XV does not work anymore, you think it could be an Nvidia problem ?
3- Deleted all the conf. and reinstalled the package but the issue continues.

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#5 2009-06-24 22:25:20

SergioPR: Member; Registered: 2009-04-10; Posts: 1

Re: Kde4.2.3 crashes and other video issues

I'm not using ArchLinux anymore since May, but I saw this thread from other forum (www.elotrolado.net) so I came here to explain you where is the problem

It's related to NVIDIA drivers and JDownloader icon in the system tray on KDE4. Just disable the icon in the system tray from the JDownloader plugins and the problem won't appear anymore. You can find more info here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=133913
In order to run JDownloader at least one time to disable it, you can remove the system tray from the KDE panel, run JDownloader and then disable the plugin. You can also configure the system tray so it hides the JDownloader icon by default, and then disable the plugin.

I hope that helps you, and I'm sorry about my English, I'm Spanish

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