Firefox crashing because of libxt6 (breezy)

[Christophe Dumez]

I'm using a fresh install of Breezy (Kubuntu - Final version for amd64).

When I try connect for exemple to www.allocine.fr, firefox is crashing directly
and I get this output in the console :

LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library libXt.so [libXt.so: Ne peut
ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type]
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library libXext.so [libXext.so: Ne peut
ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type]
Erreur de segmentation (Segmentation fault)

It seems that it can't find libXt.so & libXext.so...

[David Farning (dfarning)]

Unable to reproduce with firefox 1.0.7-ubuntu20 on i386 fresh breezy install.

[Christophe Dumez (hydr0g3n)]

I also have firefox 1.0.7-ubuntu20 but firefox is crashing really often on my Kubuntu AMD64. For example, firefox crashes
when it tries to load this page : www.acer.fr . There are a lot of websites like that.

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

(In reply to comment #2)
> I also have firefox 1.0.7-ubuntu20 but firefox is crashing really often on my
Kubuntu AMD64. For example, firefox crashes
> when it tries to load this page : www.acer.fr . There are a lot of websites
like that.

I have the same problem. In my case:
* gdb reports that the browser has quit (not crashed)
* Turning off JavaScript usually prevents the browser from quitting
* The same problem afflicts mozilla and galeon

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

I am using firefox now and report the console messages when running galeon and
looking up www.acer.fr :

$ galeon
plugin_get_value 1
plugin_get_value 2
The program 'galeon' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 121 error_code 8 request_code 146 minor_code 3)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

Here is the console message resulting from looking up www.acer.fr in firefox:
$ firefox
The program 'Gecko' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 121 error_code 8 request_code 146 minor_code 3)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

(In reply to comment #5)
> Here is the console message resulting from looking up www.acer.fr in firefox:
> $ firefox
> The program 'Gecko' received an X Window System error.
> This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
> (Details: serial 121 error_code 8 request_code 146 minor_code 3)
> (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
> that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
> To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
> option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

This bug is being tracked at #17216.

[Enrique Santos (enriquesl)]

Breezy Badger version of libxt6 makes firefox and epiphany not starting. Forcing
hoary or hoary-security version of libxt6 (6.8.2-10.1) makes it work.
I have also the amd64 binaries, perhaps it is a problem with the compilation
options for this architecture.

Error messages:
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library libXt.so [libXt.so: no se puede
abrir el fichero del objeto compartido: No existe el fichero o el directorio]
LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library libXext.so [libXext.so: no se
puede abrir el fichero del objeto compartido: No existe el fichero o el directorio]

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

install libxt-dev and libxext-dev as a workaround. are you using any weird
plugins, like java?

[Christophe Dumez (hydr0g3n)]

Yes, I have Java installed :

$>java -showversion
java version "1.4.2-02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build Blackdown-1.4.2-02)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build Blackdown-1.4.2-02, mixed mode)

But I'm not sure I have firefox plugin :

$ >/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/components# ls
accessibility-atk.xpt libcookie.so necko.xpt
accessibility.xpt libdocshell.so nsCloseAllWindows.js
appshell.xpt libeditor.so nsDictionary.js
autocomplete.xpt libembedcomponents.so nsExtensionManager.js
autoconfig.xpt libfileview.so nsFilePicker.js
bookmarks.xpt libgfx_gtk.so nsHelperAppDlg.js
caps.xpt libgfxps.so nsInterfaceInfoToIDL.js
chardet.xpt libgklayout.so nsProgressDialog.js
commandhandler.xpt libgkplugin.so nsProxyAutoConfig.js
composer.xpt libhtmlpars.so nsResetPref.js
compreg.dat libi18n.so nsSidebar.js
content_base.xpt libimglib2.so nsUpdateService.js
content_htmldoc.xpt libjar50.so nsXmlRpcClient.js
content_html.xpt libjsd.so oji.xpt
content_xmldoc.xpt libmork.so passwordmgr.xpt
content_xslt.xpt libmozfind.so pipboot.xpt
cookie.xpt libnecko2.so pipnss.xpt
directory.xpt libnecko.so pippki.xpt
docshell.xpt libnegotiateauth.so plugin.xpt
dom_base.xpt libnsappshell.so prefetch.xpt
dom_core.xpt liboji.so pref.xpt
dom_css.xpt libpipboot.so profile.xpt
dom_events.xpt libpipnss.so progressDlg.xpt
dom_html.xpt libpippki.so proxyObjInst.xpt
dom_loadsave.xpt libpref.so rdf.xpt
dom_range.xpt librdf.so satchel.xpt
dom_stylesheets.xpt libsystem-pref.so search.xpt
dom_traversal.xpt libtoolkitcomps.so shellservice.xpt
dom_views.xpt libtransformiix.so shistory.xpt
dom_xbl.xpt libtxmgr.so sidebar.xpt
dom_xpath.xpt libtypeaheadfindsea.so toolkitprofile.xpt
dom.xpt libuconv.so txmgr.xpt
dom_xul.xpt libucvmath.so txtsvc.xpt
downloads.xpt libuniversalchardet.so typeaheadfindsea.xpt
editor.xpt libwebbrwsr.so uconv.xpt
embed_base.xpt libwebsrvcs.so unicharutil.xpt
extensions.xpt libwidget_gtk2.so update.xpt
exthandler.xpt libxmlextras.so uriloader.xpt
fastfind.xpt libxpcom_compat_c.so webBrowser_core.xpt
filepicker.xpt libxpconnect.so webbrowserpersist.xpt
find.xpt libxpinstall.so webshell_idls.xpt
gfx.xpt libxremote_client.so websrvcs.xpt
helperAppDlg.xpt libxremoteservice.so widget.xpt
history.xpt locale.xpt windowds.xpt
htmlparser.xpt lwbrk.xpt windowwatcher.xpt
imglib2.xpt migration.xpt xmlextras.xpt
...

[Fabio Massimo Di Nitto (fabbione)]

plugin problem. Unable to reproduce in dapper.