Version: 1.2.3 (using KDE KDE 3.1.3) Installed from: Compiled From Sources Compiler: gcc 3.2.3 20030422 (Gentoo Linux 1.4 3.2.3-r2, propolice OS: Linux Already filled in bug report on bugs.gentoo.org, but they said I should fill in a bug report here info from bugs.gentoo.org: Situation: I have a kde 3.1.3 2screen Xinerama layout on 2 gfx cards I have have various shortcuts in kde, one for 'konsole --nomenubar --noframe --notoolbar --noscrollbar --geometry 600' (ctrl + r) and one for '/usr/bin/MozillaFirebird' (ctrl + e) Problem: the 'ctrl + e' one works perfectly, but as soon as I use the 'ctrl + r' one (which I do a lot ;)) the system hangs for 5 seconds (100% CPU can't do anything etc.) just before that I see a Shell - Konsole <n> in my taskbar but it doesn't appear where my mouse is (as it did in kde-3.1.2) the most annoying thing is that it appears fullscreen on a 'phantom' third monitor, when I click 2 times on the taskbar I see it 'come down (minimize)' from the left (the phantomscreen) I can left click on it and choose maximize to get it back on my main screen. it's not the syntax for the command that the short cut uses because when I do the same command in a console I get the new konsole BUT when I use the Kmenu it appears again in the 'phantom screen' I can't find anything in the logs :( so I cant post those. the only thing I can add is this: exci@ws exci $ konsole --nomenubar --noframe --notoolbar --noscrollbar --geometry 600 konsole: cannot chown /dev/pts/3. Reason: Operation not permitted konsole_grantpty: determined a strange device name `/dev/ptmx'. konsole: chownpty failed for device /dev/pts/3::/dev/pts/3. : This means the session can be eavesdroped. : Make sure konsole_grantpty is installed in : /usr/kde/3.1/bin/ and setuid root. konsole_grantpty: determined a strange device name `/dev/ptmx'. that is what it 'says' when I use a console to open konsole. I am aware of the very strange bug, and Im not surprised if you don't understand what I am saying :), but please say so so that I can add more info. =============================================== ------- Additional Comment #1 From Caleb Tennis 2003-08-06 20:56 EST ------- konsole_grantpty: determined a strange device name `/dev/ptmx'. Look at the files in /dev/pts. Do they all ahve the same permissions? Is konsole_grantpty in /usr/kde/3.1/bin and is it setuid root? Looks like there's some strange stuff going on with devfs here - most likely with the 2.6 kernel. My guess is that konsole hasn't been updated yet to deal with 2.6 devices. Does a 2.4 kernel work? ------- Additional Comment #2 From Lesley van Zijl 2003-08-07 04:11 EST ------- first of all the permissions: exci@ws exci $ ls -alh /dev/pts total 0 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 .. crw------- 1 exci tty 136, 0 Aug 7 12:57 0 crw------- 1 exci tty 136, 1 Aug 7 12:57 1 crw------- 1 exci tty 136, 2 Aug 7 13:02 2 both on 2.6 as 2.4 kernel (2.4.21 vanilla) the 2.4 kernel: Again if I use the kde button --> system --> konsole the system hangs for 5 seconds I found out that this is 5 seconds of 100% load and 44% usage of memory by X great fun with vmware/win2k on ;) --> swapping 10 minutes, I lost complete control of my system (irc pinged out etc.) and loads of 12+ I also tried to start konsole (wihout the start parms etc.) via aterm (which I love since konsole stopped working for me ;)) it started at once on the right screen. 2 seconds ago I tried it via aterm with all the parms, again no errors what so ever and starting normally So part of the problem is devfs/devpts of 2.6 but still my konsole behaves abnormal or is this because I use the 2.5 kernel since 2.5.45 and almost all my apps are compiled with it ? =============================================
fixed