Copy from firefox to another X display corrupted

[tavasti]

I have dual screen configuration without xinerama. All copy operations from firefox to another display fail.
Both plain 'paint with mouse, paste with second key' or Ctrl-c copying. Urls from address line and text.

Steps to reproduce:

- Start with dual-head config, xinerama disabled
- Start firefox on display 0.0
- Copy something there
- in terminal in display 0.0, 'xclip -o' works fine
- in terminal in display 0.1, 'xclip -o' is jammed
- paste won't do anything on display 0.1

Same applies also copying from 0.1 to 0.0. I see this happening only with firefox, other programs work ok.

Extra-annoying this is with synergy: any copy done in firefox on 'wrong display' -> synergy moving to another display takes roughly 4 seconds.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: firefox 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-85.129-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt36
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-85-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
BuildID: 20160425115534
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon May 2 11:50:01 2016
DefaultProfileIncompatibleExtensions:
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
DefaultProfilePrefSources: prefs.js
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IpRoute:
 default via 10.0.0.253 dev eth0
 10.0.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 10.0.0.234
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.122.1
 192.168.255.0/24 via 10.0.0.252 dev eth0
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.

 virbr0 no wireless extensions.
MostRecentCrashID: bp-3d668db3-672b-4593-af67-b07f62151205
Profile0IncompatibleExtensions:
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
Profile0PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/{3d7eb24f-2740-49df-8937-200b1cc08f8a}/defaults/preferences/flashblock.js
Profile1IncompatibleExtensions:
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
Profile1PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/{3d7eb24f-2740-49df-8937-200b1cc08f8a}/defaults/preferences/flashblock.js
Profile3IncompatibleExtensions:
 English (GB) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 English (South Africa) Language Pack - <email address hidden>
 Default - {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
Profile3PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile4Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile4IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile4Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile4PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile4Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile5Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile5IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile5Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile5PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile5Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile6Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile6IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
Profile6Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
Profile6PrefSources: prefs.js
Profile6Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
RelatedPackageVersions: totem-mozilla 3.10.1-1ubuntu4
RfKill:

RunningIncompatibleAddons: True
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/21/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.40
dmi.board.name: H67DE3
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
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dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.40:bd02/21/2011:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnH67DE3:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
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dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

[tavasti (tavasti)]

Copy from xfce4-terminal, skype and xchat works to another display.

[tavasti (tavasti)]

This same bug is also with evince. So problem is most likely in some library which is used in both?

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version.

When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once:

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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