Re: Gdk-ERROR

[Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>]

On 28 Oct 2004, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 06:41 -0700, James Vahn wrote:
> > I'm getting the following error from a number of apps (xzgv, gnucash, ..):
> > 
> >  Gdk-ERROR **: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
> >    serial 56 error_code 2 request_code 45 minor_code 0
> > 
> > Haunting me for quite some time now. Anyone know of a solution?
> > I'm running a mixed Sarge/Sid.
> > 
> 
> Looking at gdkmain-x11.c I see that request_code 45 is an error in
> X_OpenFont. Interestingly both apps you mention use gtk1.2 which led me
> to this:
> 
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=234994
> 
> Maybe not totally related but your problem obviously has something to do
> with fonts.
> 
> -- 
> Eric Gaumer <gaumerel@ecs.fullerton.edu>

Not identical, but I get a rather similar error when trying to run
gringotts: 
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GLib: Cannot convert message: Could not open converter from 'UTF-8' to 'ANSI_X3.4-1968'

(process:7729): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (1000)

Gringotts version 1.2.8 (libGringotts 1.2.1)
(c) 2002 Germano Rizzo <mano78@users.sourceforge.net>

released under GNU General Public License (GPL) v.2 or later
See COPYING or go to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

(process:7729): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
        Using the fallback 'C' locale.

(gringotts:7729): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib

(gringotts:7729): Gdk-WARNING **: can not set locale modifiers

(gringotts:7729): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display
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For some reason this happens with kernel 2.6.9 but not with 2.6.8.

Anthony

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