firefox crashes X server (was: Re: X crash: _lwp_park -1 errno 60 Connection timed out)

[Jukka Salmi <j+nbsd%2008.salmi.ch@localhost>]

Jukka Salmi --> current-users (2008-03-11 13:31:39 +0100):
> Jukka Salmi --> current-users (2008-03-11 10:39:15 +0100):
> > Hi,
> > 
> > since I updated a i386 system from 4.99.54 to 4.99.55 (and not
> > rebuilding pkgsrc packages), the X server (XFree86 4.5.0 from the base
> > system) crashes reproducibly while firefox is starting:
> > 
> >     Fatal server error:
> >     Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> > 
> > The complete XFree86.0.log file is [1]available.
> > 
> > Ktracing firefox while starting shows some
> > 
> >     _lwp_park -1 errno 60 Connection timed out
> > 
> > lines until it finally prints
> > 
> >     "The application 'firefox-bin' lost its connection to the
> >     display :0.0;\nmost likely the X server was shut down or yo\
> >         u killed/destroyed\nthe application.\n"
> > 
> > Complete ktrace output is available on request.
> > 
> > What could cause this problem? Any hints on how to debug this further?
> 
> BTW, I don't see the problem when using an older (4.99.54) xserver set
> (xserver.tgz) together with a recent (4.99.55) system...

...and tracing firefox still shows the `_lpw_park -1 errno 60 ...'
messages, so this was probably a bad indicator for the problem...

And, BTW, I do _not_ see this problem on another i386 system after
installing the same 4.99.55 sets and the same 4.99.54 pkgsrc packages.

Help is appreciated!


Regards, Jukka

> > [1] http://salmi.ch/~jukka/nbsd/XFree86.0.log.gz

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