[mythtv-users] .20 upgrade: mythfrontend segfaults with "X Error: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error) 16"

[Eyal Lebedinsky]

Paul Andreassen wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:22 pm, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> 
>>Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
>>
>>>Debian Sarge, upgraded to .20
>>>
>>X Error: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error)
>>16 Major opcode:  147
>>  Minor opcode:  3
>>  Resource id:  0x115
> 
> It appears to be a graphics driver error.  Try disabling opengl with 
> "mythfrontend  -O ThemePainter=qt".

segfault

> What graphics card do you have and what drivers are you using?
> 
> When you upgrade, it is recommend to run mythtv-setup before starting mythtv.  
> Stop mythbackend, "/etc/init/mythbackend stop" and use "mythtv-setup -O 
> ThemePainter=qt".

segfault

$ mythfrontend  -G ThemePainter
2006-10-10 00:09:02.515 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2006-10-10 00:09:02.533 DPMS is active.
2006-10-10 00:09:02.545 New DB connection, total: 1
2006-10-10 00:09:02.547 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2006-10-10 00:09:02.549 Total desktop dim: 1920x1200, with 1 screen[s].
2006-10-10 00:09:02.551 Using screen 0, 1920x1200 at 0,0
        Settings Value : ThemePainter = qt

OK, so I need a nother painter. Which others are available? [websearch]

$ mythfrontend  -O ThemePainter=opengl
segfault

> Best of Luck,
> Paul

If it matters: I run the binary nvidia driver, which I understand provides a
binary gl too. Never had a problem with it.

Thanks

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