System hangs when in KDE SystemSettinh -> Styles ->Fine tuning you try to change text position and click apply.

[Marian]

Binary package hint: systemsettings

Distribution:
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04

Package:
systemsettings:
  Installed: 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu6
  Candidate: 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu6
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu6 0
        500 http://ftp.litnet.lt jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

When I go to KDE System settings -> Appearance -> Style -> Fine Tuning and try to change Text Position, after pressing Apply button system hangs: mouse doesn't move and even CTRL+ALT+F1 for exiting to terminal doesn't work.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Could you attach a copy of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old after rebooting from the freeze? It would also be helpful if you could attach the output of lspci -vvnn (two v's, not a w)

[Marian (djzielony)]

Hm, it appears that any changing of style and pressing apply does the crash, but if I change and press on other tab (like fonts) style changes and no crash! Maybe the apply button itself is bugged?

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

I'm thinking it's probably an issue with the nvidia drivers where clicking the apply button when on that page does something "just right" and triggers the driver bug, causing X to hang.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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[Marian (djzielony)]

Hm after updating to new nvidia driver system hangs for a second (mouse stops) but then commits changes and works perfectly.