| 2007-10-24 22:32:24 |
BlueStar88 |
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Binary package hint: pidgin
While living with the more or less stable propitary ATI-driver fglrx I'm experiencing some crashes a week (unreliable notebook suspend). While using XFS I get both files filled with zeroes after OS restart sometimes. This is a XFS typical effect on data loss caused by full system crash. Everytime it happens I have to go through pidgin's first start assistant ("Welcome to Pidgin").
My question is: Are those files kept open all the time, that they got killed on such a sudden crash? There are typically no continuous changes like on logfiles or the like to the accounts or buddies, so maybe a file close after writing the changed data could make this more reliable.
I'm not into source code, so sorry if the last point is missing the facts.
Maybe a regular backup copy (like done to the firefox bookmarks) could help.
Pidgin 2.2.1 on Gutsy, but reproducable to several previous versions (including gaim). |
Binary package hint: pidgin
While living with the more or less stable propitary ATI-driver fglrx I'm experiencing some crashes a week (unreliable notebook suspend). While using XFS I get both files filled with zeroes after OS restart sometimes. This is a XFS typical effect on data loss caused by full system crash. Everytime it happens I have to go through pidgin's first start assistant ("Welcome to Pidgin").
My question is: Are those files kept open all the time, that they got killed on such a sudden crash? There are typically no continuous changes like on logfiles or the like to the accounts or buddies, so maybe a file close after writing the changed data could make this more reliable.
I'm not into source code, so sorry if the last point is missing the facts.
Maybe a regular backup copy (like done to the firefox bookmarks) could help.
Pidgin 2.2.1 on Gutsy, but reproducable to several previous versions (including gaim).
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I know that the origin problem is to solve (fglrx/notebook), but there is no solution in sight. |
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