Re:_Help_request:_strange_issue_with_x fce_xfwm4_on_AMD_hardware,_running_head

From: Alastair Hogge <agh_at_riseup.net>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 22:42:11 UTC
Hello,

Is there some way to test your X session with minimum components, and slowly adding whatever XFCE does?

I would switch from using a X Display Manager, and launch X from the login vty using startx (if not already ), with a minimum .xinitrc. I would find out what is needed to get a minimal XFCE going, for example, maybe just the Window Manager, no Compositor, or nothing at all to see if X handles the display mode setting at all.

Also, where are your X logs? It is is normally at /var/log/X.something. It this log empty after the crash?


To anarchy and health 

On 28 May 2023 2:03:51 am AWST, Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> wrote:
>On 27/05/23 10:31, Guido Falsi wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm seeing a strange issue with xfwm4 on my laptop running head (commit 5804b7ab378d6207130bd1685c931da6a4e76e55), using pkgbase, everything build on poudriere.
>> 
>> I have filed an issue upstream with a description and some finding:
>> 
>> https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/-/issues/722
>> 
>> I'm testing changing some things but I get the same exact error 100% repeatable.
>> 
>
>A friend of mine suggested trying to disable DRI 3 and this indeed allowed xfwm4 to not crash.
>
>This is a workaround, not a fix, and does not explain what is causing the behavior.
>
>Not sure where I should be looking, I'll also check changes in kernel that could be related.
>
>Again if anyone has some insight please share!
>
>-- 
>Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
>
>

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