GTK apps in KDE 4.2.3 lock the system...

[Izobalax]

I've had this problem ever since I've installed Kubuntu Jaunty. First, a little story...

I initially thought that this problem was AmaroK, as the system would frequently hang whenever I used Amarok. I used a different media player but the problem still remained.

To cut a long diagnosis short, I THINK the problem is GTK. It's MOST notable when I'm using GIMP - I can pretty much guarantee that if I'm using GIMP my system, at any random time during use, will freeze when using GIMP. The freezes are different as well; sometimes I can only move the mouse and nothing responds, or EVERYTHING locks, or X just logs me out. Really strange. I've stopped using Firefox as well because that was causing the same problem.

Essentially, with only Qt apps open, there are no problems. As soon as I wap out a GTK app, my system goes spazzy.

What the HELL is going on and how can I solve this?

/izo\

[Izobalax]

Bumparoo!

/izo\

[jadedoto]

I'm experiencing the same problem. I noticed it with Firefox first, and now with Rhythmbox. Jaunty with KDE4.2.3

[Izobalax]

I'm experiencing the same problem. I noticed it with Firefox first, and now with Rhythmbox. Jaunty with KDE4.2.3

Thank god someone else has this!

I don't mean this in a bad way.

/izo\

[jimbo99]

Where did you get KDE 4.2.3 to install?

[kde4-core-user]

Where did you get KDE 4.2.3 to install?

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2.3

[Izobalax]

http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2.3

What he said. This is obviously frustrating, certainly for me, as I can't use GIMP without it crashing my system.

/izo\

[Monsieur Gonzalez]

I have no problem here. Using Firefox all the time, Gimp on a daily basis, no crashes or freezes.

Can you see any pattern? You have an Ati card, are you using the restricted drivers?

If you launch the gtk app from konsole, can you see any 'strange' output?

Are you using qt-curve or gtk-qt?

[Izobalax]

Can you see any pattern?

It's pretty much guaranteed to lock in a random way when I click on something in the GTK app; it could be a window, a button to save or whatever. That action causes the lock up. Firefox is not so bad since it isn't STRICTLY GTK, but GIMP and others are definitely consistently problematic.

You have an Ati card, are you using the restricted drivers?

No, open source.

If you launch the gtk app from konsole, can you see any 'strange' output?

I shall try that one.

Are you using qt-curve or gtk-qt?

Qt-curve. I, at one point, also had gtk-qt installed and wondered whether that was conflicting with qt-curve at all, so I removed it. The problem remains.

Curiously, since refusing to use ANY GTK app, my system hasn't crashed once.

/izo\

[Izobalax]

OK, running GIMP in Konsole gives me this:

/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/refocus: error while loading shared libraries: liblapack.so.3gf: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

(gimp-2.6:4402): LibGimpBase-WARNING **: gimp-2.6: gimp_wire_read(): error

It was running, but I daren't do anything with the app in case my system died again.

/izo\