Bug 27876 - Installer: at end text flash X crashed with double free error. Technically no problem but looking bad.
Summary: Installer: at end text flash X crashed with double free error. Technically no...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal minor
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Assignee: Mageia tools maintainers
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Reported: 2020-12-19 15:16 CET by Morgan Leijström
Modified: 2020-12-20 01:12 CET (History)
1 user (show)

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Source RPM: xorg-x11-7.7-9.mga8.src.rpm, x11-server-1.20.10-2.mga8.src.rpm
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Description Morgan Leijström 2020-12-19 15:16:45 CET
Description of problem:  At end of install, when user selects to reboot, on some systems there is a message visible shortly (about one second) that X crashed with double free fault. The error is not logged, as logging have been closed already.

Version-Release: Classic Installer Mageia 8b2 64 bit at least

How reproducible: Not visible on all systems.  I guess a reason may be how quick the monitor is to display text after video mode change. I see it on Thinkpad T400. Martin W reports seeing it installing under virtualbox.



This is "just" cosmetic, but also one of the first impressions a potential new user / journalist see.  ("Installer crashed?!")
Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2020-12-19 20:44:40 CET
You are right, it is not a good thing to see.
Important: does it reccur on subsequent boots, or only the first re-boot?
From QA testing, do you know to what extent others are seeing it; and with just the Classic ISO, or Lives as well? Is there any detectable video preference for the fault (VB makes this doubtful)?

Source RPM: (none) => xorg-x11-7.7-9.mga8.src.rpm, x11-server-1.20.10-2.mga8.src.rpm
CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 2 Morgan Leijström 2020-12-19 20:46:55 CET
This is not happening on the installed system (what i noticed.)

It is only very briefly shown when *installer* shuts down.
Comment 3 Morgan Leijström 2020-12-19 20:50:46 CET
Asked now on qa-discuss how many see this
Comment 4 Lewis Smith 2020-12-19 21:05:38 CET
Thanks for the clarification, I had got it wrong! It is less bad than I first thought.
Morgan Leijström 2020-12-20 01:12:35 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools


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