On 03/15/2013 01:04 PM, Andras Horvath wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:59:51 +0100
> Andras Horvath <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:50:37 -0500
>> Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 03/15/2013 10:48 AM, Andras Horvath wrote:
>>>> 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
>>> When you get it made can you send me the bugzilla number so I can
>>> follow its progress?
>>>
>>> Pat
>> I was gonna in either way write back the link of my bug report for the
>> record, but before starting it I searched for any similar and found
>> this one reported 3 weeks ago:
>>
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915202
>>
>> In short: TUV got the resize patch removed.
>>
>> Any idea for the flash problem? Some of my clients reported it too and
>> I got this link which doesn't work either (flash game, in the middle
>> of the screen the pool game doesn't come up):
>>
>> http://www.miniclip.com/games/8-ball-pool-multiplayer/en/
>>
>> (Sorry, but cannot find better test page currently)
>>
>> I'll test it by downgrading my flash and will report back.
>>
>>
>> Andras
> Problem persists with different versions of flash plugins too.
>
> Andras
I've been unable to replicate....
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Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux developer
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