8661 – mc segfaults as user on text console (root and X OK)

Bug 8661 - mc segfaults as user on text console (root and X OK)

Summary: mc segfaults as user on text console (root and X OK)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Brad Cowan (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-10-02 18:12 UTC by Peter Ruskin
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Peter Ruskin 2002-10-02 18:12:36 UTC

I am running 1.4beta with gcc-3.2.  Grub kernel line is 
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-win4lin root=/dev/hdg8 vga=791 mem=nopentium
NVidia driver loaded.

When logged into a text console as normal user, Midnight Commander draws its
screen and immediately segfaults with this message:
info: [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r3/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/liblow.c(446)]:
Warning: closing connection
Segmentation fault

This seems to be connected with gpm, because then moving the mouse wheel gives
this message:
=== ERROR ===: [/var/tmp/portage/gpm-1.20.0-r3/work/gpm-1.20.0/src/mice.c(1733)]:
imps2: PS/2 mouse failed init
	(twice)

Comment 1 Brad Cowan (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-10-02 18:51:02 UTC

Do you have gpm in your use?

Comment 2 Peter Ruskin 2002-10-02 19:19:22 UTC

Yes, in /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4/make.defaults

Comment 3 Peter Ruskin 2002-10-03 13:29:31 UTC

This has also been reported on the Mandrake Cooker mailing list, in regard to
Mandrake 9.0, which uses the same version of mc and gpm.

I have just done...
# chgrp users /dev/misc/psaux 
...then rebooted and mc works OK as a user on the text console.  However, the
mouse has no effect.