JillSwift Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 All was happy and well in x86_64 land until updating my kernel to 2.6.31.12-desktop-2mnb. This is the kernel with support for Virtualbox. After that, all the 32 bit programs I'd been using just fine would instantly generate a segmentation fault - no other information given, just "Segmentation fault". This includes Skype, ETQW, and Second Life. Booting to the older kernel (2.6.31.12-desktop-1mnb) makes it all work again. (So glad Mandriva's updater keeps older kernels!) Anyone know why this is happening, how I might fix it? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I updated my system yesterday, saw the kernel update, and my skype is working :) I'm using the skype-static package though, not any rpm from their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 The kernel itself shouldn't be responsible. However, there could be a gcc update, and some lib32-something compatibility libs being broken. Try running a few of your segfaulting 32-bit apps like "$ strace -o ~/errorlog programname" strace should be installed of course, and you can also try/install gdb, which cooperates with the KDE4 crash handler. Then, you can pick the full debugging info from the textfile "errorlog" located at the root of your user partition. This logfile can be HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 My mistake, happening to me also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerr82508 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=58355 Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillSwift Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=58355 Jim Just got that info, and: They feex! Yay! =^_^= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Well, it'll be fixed whenever the new kernel release comes out. Just have to sit and wait..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillSwift Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Well, it'll be fixed whenever the new kernel release comes out. Just have to sit and wait..... It was a wonderfully short wait. =^_^= Downloading the -3 kernel now. EDIT_____________ -3mnb works a treat, 32 bit programs are happy again in their 64 bit world :D Edited March 26, 2010 by JillSwift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Sweet updating now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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