Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan v0.14.2.91 crashing X hard (black screen)/messing up NVIDIA card badly...

[Phillip Pi]

> > > > > > > > server, it appears that specific threads or something is hard
> > > > > > > > crashing my X server with a black screen and locked video card
> > > > > > > > in KDE v3.5 (Gnome didn't crash, but showed corrupted texts)
> > > > > > > > with Pan v0.14.2.9 in this specific binary newsgroup.
> > > > >
> > > > > .... <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running KDE 3.4 on a 6800 GT and still using pan 0.14.91.
> > > > > I felt adventurous and did load the newsgroup from gignews as
> > > > > mentioned by you.  PAN crashed badly but X stayed up :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > KDE: 3.4.2
> > > > > X org: 6.8.2
> > > > > Nvidia: 6800 gt, driver 8762
> > > > > Kernel 2.6.17.11
> > > > > Distro: slack 10.2
> > > > > Newsserver giganews.com
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------
> > > > > I was able to get some gdb output, pointing to a specific article:
> > > >
> > > > Nice! What about the newer Pan versions (v0.109)? Do they crash too?
> > > >
> > > > Mine still crashes hard. Interesting. I tried something else. Instead
> > > > of using page down to get to the probematic thread, I used my down
> > > > arrow key. If I scroll down one by one (fast or slow), no crash. It
> > > > seems page down to get a chunk make the crash. See if your Pan still
> > > > crashes if you use arrow keys.
> > >
> > > 0.109 downloads the group, no problemo.
> > > And you can scroll thru it without any complications or crashes.
> > > So, problem solved ! (?)
> >
> > Interesting. OK, must be a Pan. I just upgraded my Kernel to 2.6.17-K2.
> > Still same! Ugh!
> 
> Kernel doesn't matter, probably, but lib versions do!
> And the compiler as well (I'm using gcc 3.3.6)
> There's an infinite number of possibilities here, unfortunately.
> 
> Anyways, here is my lib setup relevant to pan:
> 
> /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 -> libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.17
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 -> libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.17
> /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 -> libatk-1.0.so.0.1010.3
> /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 -> libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.800.17
> /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 -> libpangocairo-1.0.so.0.1003.1
> /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 -> libpango-1.0.so.0.1003.1
> /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 -> libcairo.so.2.2.3
> /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 -> libgobject-2.0.so.0.800.6
> /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 -> libgmodule-2.0.so.0.800.6
> /lib/tls/libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.3.5.so
> /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 -> libglib-2.0.so.0.800.6
> /usr/lib/libgmime-2.0.so.2 -> libgmime-2.0.so.2.2.1
> /usr/lib/libz.so.1 -> libz.so.1.2.3
> /lib/tls/libnsl.so.1 -> libnsl-2.3.5.so
> /usr/lib/libpcre.so.0 -> libpcre.so.0.0.1
> /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 -> libstdc++.so.5.0.7
> /lib/tls/libm.so.6 -> libm-2.3.5.so
> /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
> /lib/tls/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.3.5.so
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 -> libX11.so.6.2
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrender.so.1 -> libXrender.so.1.2.2
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2 -> libXrandr.so.2.0
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXinerama.so.1 -> libXinerama.so.1.0
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 -> libfontconfig.so.1.0.4
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXcursor.so.1 -> libXcursor.so.1.0.2
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 -> libXext.so.6.4
> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXfixes.so.3 -> libXfixes.so.3.0
> /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 -> libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1003.1
> /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 -> libfreetype.so.6.3.7
> /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 -> libpng12.so.0.1.2.8
> /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 -> libgthread-2.0.so.0.800.6
> /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 -> libpthread-2.3.5.so
> /usr/lib/libexpat.so.0 -> libexpat.so.0.5.0
> 
> and the ldd based script to get this table:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> LIBS=./libs.links
> ldd ./pan | grep -e '=>' | cut -d' ' -f3 > $LIBS
> while read l ; do
>         ls -l "$l"
> done < $LIBS
> 
> Hope this helps!

My turn after modifying your script to point to /usr/bin/pan:
$ ./lib
ls: : No such file or directory
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Apr 24 14:52 /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0 -> 
libgtkspell.so.0.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 14 14:42 /usr/lib/libaspell.so.15 -> 
libaspell.so.15.1.4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Aug 16 15:56 /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Aug 16 15:56 /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 26 22:32 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2 -> 
libXrandr.so.2.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Aug 26 14:26 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 -> libXi.so.6.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Aug 13 17:46 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1 -> 
libXinerama.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 26 22:32 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6 -> libXext.so.6.4.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jul 15 15:16 /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0 -> 
libatk-1.0.so.0.1211.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Aug 16 15:56 /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.800.20
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libm.so.6 -> libm-2.3.6.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Aug 18 15:02 /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 -> 
libpangocairo-1.0.so.0.1201.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Jun  6 17:22 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 -> 
libfontconfig.so.1.0.4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Aug 26 14:26 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 -> 
libXcursor.so.1.0.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Aug 18 15:02 /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0 -> 
libpango-1.0.so.0.1201.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Aug 19 17:15 /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 -> 
libcairo.so.2.9.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Apr 26 22:32 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 -> 
libXrender.so.1.3.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug  6 15:25 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 -> libX11.so.6.2.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jul 12 17:35 /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgobject-2.0.so.0.1000.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jul 12 17:35 /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgmodule-2.0.so.0.1000.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.3.6.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Jul 12 17:35 /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 -> 
libglib-2.0.so.0.1000.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Jul 28 11:33 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 -> 
libxml2.so.2.6.26
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jul  8 16:27 /usr/lib/libz.so.1 -> libz.so.1.2.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Apr 28 15:28 /usr/lib/libpcreposix.so.3 -> 
libpcreposix.so.3.12.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Apr 28 15:28 /usr/lib/libpcre.so.3 -> 
libpcre.so.3.12.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jul 12 17:35 /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgthread-2.0.so.0.1000.3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Aug  6 20:57 /usr/lib/libgnet-2.0.so.0 -> 
libgnet-2.0.so.0.6.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 -> 
libpthread-2.3.6.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.3.6.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Apr 26 22:32 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 -> 
libXfixes.so.3.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Aug 17 14:44 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 -> 
libstdc++.so.6.0.8
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40296 Aug 15 07:04 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 15 15:18 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 -> libXau.so.6.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Aug 18 15:02 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 -> 
libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1201.2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 20 17:14 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 -> 
libfreetype.so.6.3.10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Mar 29 16:31 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 -> 
libexpat.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Jul 17 02:23 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 -> 
libpng12.so.0.1.2.8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Apr 26 22:31 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 -> 
libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libresolv.so.2 -> 
libresolv-2.3.6.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Aug 25 15:05 /lib/tls/libnsl.so.1 -> libnsl-2.3.6.so