[gutsy] esd makes diverse gnome apps freeze
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
esound |
Won't Fix
|
Critical
|
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esound (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: esound
I have installed gutsy in three different computers. Two of them work fine, but in the third one most of the gnome applications freeze after a random time. Typical apps with problems are:
- evince
- gnome-panel
- gvim
- thunderbird
- gthumb
- ...
For example, evince runs fine once but it freezes in the next execution. Running it with strace yields something like:
==========
connect(24, {sa_family=AF_FILE, path="/
rt_sigaction(
open("/
read(25, "\261V\
write(24, "\261V\
write(24, "NDNE", 4) = 4
read(24, <unfinished ...>
==========
Killing esd solves the problem, so far.
The problem is present with the two kernels I have tested (Linux 2.6.22-6-generic and 2.6.20-13-generic). My computer is an "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz", with an "Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)". I am working with the *64 bits* Ubuntu 7.10 version.
Changed in esound: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in esound (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody |
importance: | Medium → Low |
Changed in esound: | |
importance: | Unknown → Critical |
Changed in esound: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
I can confirm this. I was searching all over for a bug with random GNOME app freezes, and came across this one. My desktop is (was) currently frozen, but as soon as I ran killall esd it all came back to life.
I'm running the 32-bit version of Gutsy on the latest kernel, and I get very similar results to the above.