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Date:      Sat, 15 Apr 2000 15:30:20 -0700
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
To:        Randall Hopper <aa8vb@ipass.net>
Cc:        Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>, multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help needed debugging 3.4-STABLE/XFree4/fxtv problem
Message-ID:  <20000415153020.B23827@PacHell.TelcoSucks.org>
In-Reply-To: <20000414230542.A7644@ipass.net>; from aa8vb@ipass.net on Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 11:05:42PM -0400
References:  <20000413001831.A2695@PacHell.TelcoSucks.org> <20000414230542.A7644@ipass.net>

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On Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 11:05:42PM -0400, Randall Hopper wrote:
> Ulf Zimmermann:
>  |So I cvsuped 3.4-STABLE last night. I also compiled XFree86 4.0.
>  |Now I have problems with fxtv. When I run it as me, its using
>  |DGA, but as soon I touch the window (move, resize, switching between
>  |virtual desktop), it core dumps with this:
>  |
>  |X Error of failed request:  BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied)
>  |  Major opcode of failed request:  143 (MIT-SHM)
>  |  Minor opcode of failed request:  1 (X_ShmAttach)
>  |  Serial number of failed request:  2318
>  |  Current serial number in output stream:  2319
> 
> Fxtv defers the shared memory allocation until the first time it needs to
> use XImage transfer when the display is local.  That would explain why it
> works fine until you do something to the window.

I played a bit more with it. It doesn't always fail the first time I
move it, but it might be the first time some other window gets on
top (partial), like the windowmaker icon.

> 
> Mike Muir <mmuir@es.co.nz> was having the same trouble with XFree86 4.0.
> You might see if he resolved it.
> 
> A workaround to avoid this, is to give it a "non-local" display name.  It
> doesn't use shared memory for this (of course it doesn't use direct video
> either):
> 
>         fxtv -display 127.0.0.1:0
> 
> Not sure why XShmAttach would be working for us with XFree86 pre-4.0 and
> failing with 4.x.  Or maybe it's the 3.4-RELEASE -to- 3.4-stable upgrade?

It was a 3.2-stable to 3.4-stable plus XFree86-4.0 upgrade.

> 
> Randall

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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