Pidgin avahi/boujour plugin causes hard system freeze
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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avahi (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
Ubuntu 8.10.1
I have reported a bug in https:/
But after my latest test, I've discovered that it was actually the avahi/bonjour plugin in Pidgin that causes the system freeze.
I have described what happens in my bug report at the top of this post.
To quickly summarize:
1) Laptop boots up with Vmware net devices and avahi
2) Network Manager connects to my local wireless network
3) As soon as NM connects, avahi kicks in and wants to add my wireless device as an interesting mdns point
4) BANG, total system freeze. Not even the Magic Keys work on the kernel.
I have discovered that by disabling the Bonjour plugin in Pidgin that this problem doesn't occur.
On Ubuntu 9.10 pidgin 1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7 when I enable my Bonjour account in Pidgin, I get an immediate system freeze, requiring me to switch off power. This is a physical machine, no virtual.