Bug 165747 – Repeated error message upon repeatedly changing backgrounds

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Bug 165747 - Repeated error message upon repeatedly changing backgrounds


Summary:	Repeated error message upon repeatedly changing backgrounds


Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 146075

Product:	gnome-panel
Classification:	Other
Component:	panel
Version:	2.8.x
Hardware:	Other All

Importance:	High critical
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Panel Maintainers
QA Contact:	Panel Maintainers

URL:
Whiteboard:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2005-01-30 22:10 UTC by John Doe
Modified:	2005-01-30 22:14 UTC

See Also:
GNOME target:	---
GNOME version:	2.7/2.8

Description John Doe 2005-01-30 22:10:15 UTC

Steps to reproduce:
1. Right-click desktop background and select "Change Desktop
Background".
2. Repeatedly select different backgrounds, waiting until each
background actually changes to select another background
3. After doing this multiple times, the error msg box will show up.


Stack trace:
Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/gnome-panel'

(no debugging symbols found)...Using host libthread_db library
"/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...[Thread debugging using
libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -167466784 (LWP 4677)]
(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no
debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging
symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols
found)...(no debugging symbols found)...0xf6fe97a2 in _dl_sysinfo_int80
() from /lib/ld-linux.so.2

+ Trace 55107

Thread 1 (Thread -167466784 (LWP 4677))

#0 _dl_sysinfo_int80
from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#1 __waitpid_nocancel
from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0
#2 libgnomeui_module_info_get
from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
#3 <signal handler called>
#4 ORBit_adaptor_setup
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#5 ORBit_handle_request
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#6 giop_connection_handle_input
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#7 link_connection_set_max_buffer
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#8 link_servers_move_io_T
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#9 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#10 g_main_context_acquire
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#11 g_main_context_iteration
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 link_main_iteration
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#13 giop_recv_buffer_get
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#14 ORBit_small_invoke_stub
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#15 ORBit_small_invoke_stub_n
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#16 ORBit_c_stub_invoke
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#17 Bonobo_Unknown_unref
from /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4
#18 bonobo_object_release_unref
from /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0
#19 bonobo_control_frame_bind_to_control
from /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0
#20 bonobo_control_frame_bind_to_control
from /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0
#21 link_connection_unref
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#22 link_connection_unref
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#23 link_connection_state_changed
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#24 link_connection_exec_disconnect
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#25 link_unlock
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#26 link_exec_command
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#27 link_connection_disconnect
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#29 giop_connection_close
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#30 g_object_run_dispose
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#31 link_connections_close
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#32 giop_shutdown
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#33 CORBA_ORB_shutdown
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#34 CORBA_ORB_destroy
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#35 CORBA_ORB_destroy
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#36 exit
from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#37 gdk_keyboard_grab_info_libgtk_only
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#38 bonobo_ui_gtk_module_info_get
from /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0
#39 _XError
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#40 _XReply
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#41 XSync
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#42 gdk_image_new_bitmap
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#43 gdk_drawable_copy_to_image
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#44 gdk_pixmap_get_type
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#45 gdk_drawable_copy_to_image
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#46 gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#47 panel_background_monitor_get_region
#48 panel_background_effective_type
#49 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#50 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#51 g_signal_has_handler_pending
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#52 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#53 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#54 panel_background_monitor_get
#55 gdk_events_pending
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#56 gdk_x11_register_standard_event_type
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#57 gdk_event_get_graphics_expose
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#58 gdk_event_get_graphics_expose
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#59 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#60 g_main_context_acquire
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#61 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#62 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#63 main
#29 giop_connection_close
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#30 g_object_run_dispose
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#31 link_connections_close
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#32 giop_shutdown
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#33 CORBA_ORB_shutdown
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#34 CORBA_ORB_destroy
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#35 CORBA_ORB_destroy
from /usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.0
#36 exit
from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#37 gdk_keyboard_grab_info_libgtk_only
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#38 bonobo_ui_gtk_module_info_get
from /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0
#39 _XError
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#40 _XReply
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#41 XSync
from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6
#42 gdk_image_new_bitmap
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#43 gdk_drawable_copy_to_image
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#44 gdk_pixmap_get_type
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#45 gdk_drawable_copy_to_image
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#46 gdk_pixbuf_get_from_drawable
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#47 panel_background_monitor_get_region
#48 panel_background_effective_type
#49 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#50 g_closure_invoke
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#51 g_signal_has_handler_pending
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#52 g_signal_emit_valist
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#53 g_signal_emit
from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#54 panel_background_monitor_get
#55 gdk_events_pending
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#56 gdk_x11_register_standard_event_type
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#57 gdk_event_get_graphics_expose
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#58 gdk_event_get_graphics_expose
from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#59 g_main_context_dispatch
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#60 g_main_context_acquire
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#61 g_main_loop_run
from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#62 gtk_main
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#63 main


Other information:
The msg box will respawn after every time the user clicks OK on it; the
only way to end this is to log out of GNOME or quit the X Server.

Also, sometimes the gnome-background-properties applications quits
unexpectedly upon doing this, but that only happened once.

Comment 1 Olav Vitters 2005-01-30 22:14:15 UTC

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into
our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

Matches the stack trace in bug 164501, which has been marked as a duplicate of
146075.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 146075 ***