evince crashes the X server

Thu Jul 10 05:17:30 UTC 2025

On 10/7/25 14:57, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:
> 
> Odd error. I don't see any hits on Google for imprecise_trapezoid_span_converter
> 
> Can you try running
> 
> find /usr/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -H imprecise_trapezoid_span_converter

grep: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so: binary file matches

$ ls -l /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2157928 Jan 19 11:00 /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so

$ dnf provides /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.917^20240506gitce811e7-63.fc42.x86_64 : Xorg X11 Intel video driver
Repo         : @System
Matched From :
Filename     : /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so

xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.917^20240506gitce811e7-63.fc42.x86_64 : Xorg X11 Intel video driver
Repo         : fedora
Matched From :
Filename     : /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so


> On my systems this returns nothing.
> 
> Vladimir Dergachev
> 
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2025, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> 
>> [This is a resend after subscribing to the xorg list
>>
>> Fedora 42 updated regularly, recently 2 days ago.
>>
>> Opening any pdf file, clicking on the size drop-down (the one at the top right, e.g. 75%) exits the desktop
>> and I need to log in again. Any pdf file does this. xpdf has no problem.
>>
>> This started recently.
>>
>> I run 'evince' to view a pdf file, starts OK, then click the drop down and am logged out. Not just evince exiting.
>> As if X was killed (I still run Xorg). No oops in the system log. See log below for X crash.
>>
>> Hovering over the drop down is OK, until I click it...
>>
>> The same evince version on another f42 machine (a VM) works OK.
>>
>> Where else to look? What options/settings may help?
>>
>> =========== some logs =====
>>
>> Looking at 'messages' I see at that second:
>>     Jul 10 10:13:51 e7 at-spi2-registryd[3107732]: X connection to :0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
>>     Jul 10 10:13:51 e7 org.a11y.Bus[3104932]: X connection to :0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
>> Followed by many messages of things shutting down and a new login starting. I can post if it helps.
>>
>> Note: The above two lines are regular presence in the messages log when the system is rebooting. Unusual messages started Jun 29.
>>      Last update before this date was on Jun 25. Any packages worth checking (571 listed)?
>>
>> Looking at Xorg.0.log.old I see at the end:
>>
>> [163563.414] (EE) Backtrace:
>> [163563.416] (EE) unw_get_proc_name failed: no unwind info found [-10]
>> [163563.416] (EE) 0: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (?+0x0) [0x7f3b716deede]
>> [163563.416] (EE) unw_get_proc_name failed: no unwind info found [-10]
>> [163563.416] (EE) 1: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (?+0x0) [0x7f3b716d0a35]
>> [163563.416] (EE) unw_get_proc_name failed: no unwind info found [-10]
>> [163563.416] (EE) 2: /usr/libexec/Xorg (?+0x0) [0x4afb81]
>> [163563.416] (EE) unw_get_proc_name failed: no unwind info found [-10]
>> [163563.416] (EE) 3: /usr/libexec/Xorg (?+0x0) [0x412c21]
>> [163563.417] (EE) 4: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_call_main+0x75) [0x7f3b720a95f5]
>> [163563.418] (EE) 5: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0x88) [0x7f3b720a96a8]
>> [163563.418] (EE) 6: /usr/libexec/Xorg (_start+0x25) [0x413025]
>> [163563.418] (EE)
>> [163563.418] (EE)
>> Fatal server error:
>> [163563.418] (EE) imprecise_trapezoid_span_converter:2021 assertion 'y < threads[0].extents.y2' failed
>> [163563.418] (EE)
>> [163563.418] (EE)
>> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>>         at http://wiki.x.org
>> for help.
>> [163563.418] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
>> [163563.418] (EE)
>> [163563.754] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
>>
>> =========== Some extra details =====
>>
>> $ uname -a
>> Linux e7.eyal.emu.id.au 6.15.4-200.fc42.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jun 27 15:32:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>
>> $ evince --version
>> GNOME Document Viewer 48.0
>>     'sudo dnf reinstall evince' did not help.
>>
>> $ lspci |grep -i graphics
>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] (rev 02)
>>
>> Xorg.0.log says
>>    Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
>>
>> Loaded modules are
>>    $ lsmod|grep video
>>    video                  81920  1 i915
>>    wmi                    32768  4 video,intel_wmi_thunderbolt,gigabyte_wmi,wmi_bmof
>>
>> The CPU says:
>>     model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz
>>     stepping        : 13
>>     microcode       : 0x104
>>
>> Installed x11 packages:
>>
>> xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64                  2022-9.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-ati.x86_64                  22.0.0-4.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-dummy.x86_64                0.4.1-6.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-evdev.x86_64                2.11.0-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-intel.x86_64                2.99.917^20240506gitce811e7-63.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-libinput.x86_64             1.5.0-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-nouveau.x86_64              1:1.0.17-12.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-openchrome.x86_64           0.6.604^20230328git857d892-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-qxl.x86_64                  0.1.6-7.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-vmware.x86_64               13.4.0-8.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-wacom.x86_64                1.2.3-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-drv-wacom-serial-support.x86_64 1.2.3-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-font-utils.x86_64               1:7.5-61.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi.noarch             7.5-40.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi.noarch   7.5-40.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi.noarch    7.5-40.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch              7.5-40.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-fonts-misc.noarch               7.5-40.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-proto-devel.noarch              2024.1-4.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-server-Xephyr.x86_64            21.1.18-1.fc42 updates
>> xorg-x11-server-Xnest.x86_64             21.1.18-1.fc42 updates
>> xorg-x11-server-Xorg.x86_64              21.1.18-1.fc42 updates
>> xorg-x11-server-Xwayland.x86_64          24.1.8-1.fc42 updates
>> xorg-x11-server-common.x86_64            21.1.18-1.fc42 updates
>> xorg-x11-twm.x86_64                      1:1.0.11-3.fc36 fedora
>> xorg-x11-util-macros.noarch              1.20.2-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64                    1:1.1.3-3.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-xbitmaps.noarch                 1.1.3-4.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-xdm.x86_64                      1:1.1.17-1.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-xinit.x86_64                    1.4.3-2.fc42 fedora
>> xorg-x11-xtrans-devel.noarch             1.5.2-2.fc42 fedora
>>
>> The display is 4k, but after setting to 1080p it still fails in the same way.
>>
>> -- 
>> Eyal at Home (eyal at eyal.emu.id.au)
>>


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