On 03/18/2013 09:50 AM, Andras Horvath wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:57:08 -0500
> Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> 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....
>>
> Just a feedback on this: consider the flash problem solved now. The
> websites I was checking at the time started working again, so
> mysteriously they were just malfunctioning and I thought it has
> something to do with the the update I mentioned earlier.
>
> Thanks for checking!
>
> Andras
Glad things are working!
Pat
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