On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:17:02 -0500
Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On 03/15/2013 08:48 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
> > On 03/15/2013 05:54 AM, Andras Horvath wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Yesterday came a huge update regarding the kernel (2.6.32-358.2.1)
> >> and the X (xorg and libs).
> >>
> >> System is SL 6.3, 64 bit.
> >>
> >> Since this update the sandbox windows cannot be resized with
> >> Firefox. I run FF in sandbox with this command:
> >>
> >> sandbox -i ~/.mozilla/plugins -t sandbox_net_t -X -- firefox
> >>
> >> AFAIK the ability to resize an X sandbox window is a special patch
> >> from TUV which therefore makes this ability to be available only
> >> on RHEL (and so SL) and not on Fedora. This one came with an
> >> update when the system version was at 6.2. Before that it was not
> >> available.
> >>
> >> Another regression I seem to have noticed is that the adobe flash
> >> plugin crashes or simply doesn't behave properly. Sometimes the
> >> flash area on the web page stays blank on some specific sites.
> >>
> >> I tested these in FF with an empty profile too, but the same
> >> happens. Didn't have any problem before yesterday.
> >>
> >> I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> Andras
> >
> > hmmmmm
> >
> > I fear I've a ton of questions, so forgive my rather shotgun
> > approach.
> >
> > I do hate X updates as security errata, not all dependencies are
> > listed as 'Requires' which makes for all sorts of fun.....
> >
> >
> >
> > There is a new policycoreutils build for 6.4, nothing that I pushed 
> > yesterday listed it as a requirement so it wasn't pushed. But it is
> > the rpm providing 'sandbox'.  Maybe we've got a bugfix or two
> > here....
> >
> > Can I have you try updating those rpms:
> >
> > http://ftp2.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/os/repoview/letter_p.group.html 
> >
> >
> > (you can also do yum --releasever=6rolling update policycoreutil*
> > if that is more convenient)
> >
> >
> >
> > Are you having the flash problems in a sandbox or just naively? If
> > it is in a sandbox, does the problem persist when run naively?
> >
> >
> >
> > Just to verify, you've booted into the new kernel, right? If not
> > can I have you check and see if the problems follow you there?
> > (Forgive the seeming obviousness of the question, but sometimes the
> > answer is 'no')
> >
> >
> >
> > Do the problems you've reported persist on the older kernel?
> >
> >
> >
> > I show the current adobe flash rpm as 
> > flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-release.x86_64 , it was released earlier
> > in the week.  Did you get that update?
> >
> >
> >
> > Any chance I can see a copy of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?
> >
> >
> > If you've got the binary only drivers, what version are they and
> > where did you get them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Any chance for your X logs from a session where you've got the
> > problems?
> >
> >
> >
> > I'll look at some stuff and see what I can see,
> >
> > Pat
> >
> >
> 
> I've been able to replicate the 'cannot resize' problem other popular
> rebuilds of TUV and SL 6.4 BETA2.
> 
> My guess is that this is an upstream bug.
> 
> I've not been able to replicate the flash problems outside of the
> sandbox.
> 
> Pat

I reproduced the flash problem along with the sandbox resize on a
freshly installed SL 6.3 VM too with and also without upgrading
policycoreutils to the version in 6.4.

So I'm gonna create a bug report at TUV. Thanks.


Andras