Activity log for bug #319725

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2009-01-21 20:03:48 Roger Noriega bug added bug
2009-01-21 20:03:48 Roger Noriega bug added attachment 'gnome-daemon-debug.txt' (gnome-daemon-debug.txt)
2009-01-29 21:11:47 Mario Limonciello who_made_private rnoriega
2009-01-29 21:12:44 Mario Limonciello description When using System > Preferences > Screen Resolution: I'm only able to change the screen resolution once. When I try to change the resolution again it does nothing, I have to log out and log back in for the change to take effect. It appears that the gnome-settings-daemon is crashing. I set it to debug mode and the following is displayed. I've also attached the debugging output of the gnome-settings-daemon. The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'. (Details: serial 1413 error_code 8 request_code 158 minor_code 7) (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 When using System > Preferences > Screen Resolution: I'm only able to change the screen resolution once. When I try to change the resolution again it does nothing, I have to log out and log back in for the change to take effect. It appears that the gnome-settings-daemon is crashing. I set it to debug mode and the following is displayed. I've also attached the debugging output of the gnome-settings-daemon. The program 'gnome-settings-daemon' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'. (Details: serial 1413 error_code 8 request_code 158 minor_code 7) (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 This happens when using a closed source driver and attempting to change resolutions with the Screen Resolution tool
2009-01-29 21:12:44 Mario Limonciello title gnome-settings-daemon crash [Studio XPS 13, Inspiron 531, Studio 16] gnome-settings-daemon crash
2009-01-29 21:28:13 Mario Limonciello dell: status New Confirmed
2009-01-29 21:28:13 Mario Limonciello dell: statusexplanation
2009-01-30 05:41:32 Jerone Young bug assigned to gnome-settings-daemon
2009-02-09 23:47:50 Mario Limonciello bug assigned to gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
2009-02-10 09:25:03 Sebastien Bacher gnome-control-center: status New Incomplete
2009-02-10 09:25:03 Sebastien Bacher gnome-control-center: assignee desktop-bugs
2009-02-10 09:25:03 Sebastien Bacher gnome-control-center: importance Undecided Medium
2009-02-10 09:25:03 Sebastien Bacher gnome-control-center: statusexplanation Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly help us in tracking down your problem.
2009-02-10 15:48:04 Mario Limonciello gnome-settings-daemon: status New Invalid
2009-02-10 15:48:04 Mario Limonciello gnome-settings-daemon: statusexplanation
2009-02-12 17:25:07 Launchpad Janitor gnome-control-center: status Incomplete Fix Released
2009-02-12 17:28:42 Mario Limonciello dell: status Confirmed Fix Released
2009-02-12 17:28:42 Mario Limonciello dell: statusexplanation marking fixed in Dell project. a workaround is posted at http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_8.10/Issues/Resolution_Tool_Crash until users upgrade to jaunty.
2009-02-12 17:29:27 Mario Limonciello bug assigned to gnome-control-center
2009-03-10 01:24:37 Bug Watch Updater gnome-control-center: status Unknown In Progress
2010-02-16 16:35:31 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:ubuntu/gnome-control-center
2010-09-16 12:30:35 Bug Watch Updater gnome-control-center: importance Unknown Wishlist
2010-11-11 08:53:44 Bug Watch Updater gnome-control-center: status In Progress Won't Fix
2014-04-10 04:15:06 Timothy R. Chavez somerville: status New Fix Released
2014-04-10 04:15:10 Timothy R. Chavez bug task deleted dell
2014-04-10 09:47:53 Timothy R. Chavez bug task deleted somerville