On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 01:55:40PM +0100, Gee Law wrote: > This bug occurs with Nvidia cards using the proprietary Nvidia drivers. > > 1. Set the RenderAccel option to True in XF86Config > 2. Start Openoffice > 3. Type anything, press Return > 4. Openoffice hangs, taking X with it. > > This bug is reproducible and also occurs with 1.1beta from > openoffice.org.
Well, it doesn't happen here. rei $ dpkg -l | grep openoffice ii openoffice.org 1.0.3-2 high-quality office productivity suite rei $ dpkg -l | grep 4349-2 ii nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4349-2 NVIDIA binary kernel module rei $ grep RenderAcc /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Option "RenderAccel" "True" Option "RenderAccel" "True" rei $ grep RENDER /var/log/XFree86.0.log (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration (**) NVIDIA(1): Enabling experimental RENDER acceleration Is it perhaps driver version dependent? I've been whacking on a spreadsheet in Calc all day with no problems. Can't ever say I've had it lock up like you describe. Current unstable up through yesterday, self-compiled kernel. Dual nVidia cards... a GF4 440 AGP and a GF4 420 PCI. -- Marc Wilson | Experience is not what happens to you; it is what [EMAIL PROTECTED] | you do with what happens to you. -- Aldous Huxley