[mythtv-users] Segmentation Fault running mythfrontend/mythtv-setup

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Wed Mar 19 02:36:19 UTC 2008


On Mar 18, 2008, at 7:26 PM, James Orr wrote:

> This is a little odd.
>
> Setting up a new frontend.  When I try to run mythfrontend or mythtv- 
> setup from it, it will seg fault right after "Switching to square  
> mode (Retro)" where it should display "Using the Qt painter".
>
> Now, the strange thing is that if I ssh in and run either of those  
> programs with X11 Forwarding on, they both run fine.  It's only when  
> I run it on the same box it seg faults.
>
> Any ideas?

Your video driver is hosed. There was (at lease) another thread about  
this not long ago but I'm too lazy to search for it. Try upgrading  
your video driver and try again.



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