#522876 Cannot start luvcview - SDL error

Package:
libx11-6
Source:
libx11
Description:
X11 client-side library
Submitter:
"Marc F. Clemente"
Date:
2018-12-17 17:45:12 UTC
Severity:
important
#522876#5
Date:
2009-04-07 06:08:04 UTC
From:
To:
I am trying to run luvcview to see images from a Logitech Quickcam 9000.  I use amd64, but I don't know if that's my problem.  Anyway, this is what I get:
luvcview 0.2.4

XDM authorization key matches an existing client!Couldn't initialize SDL: Couldn't open X11 display
Exit 1

I have no idea what XDM means in this case.  I do not run XDM (X display manager).  I cannot find a debug option, so I don't know how to proceed.

#522876#10
Date:
2009-04-07 07:10:24 UTC
From:
To:
Marc F. Clemente a écrit :

Most probably not a luvcview problem? Are you trying to run is as root?
If yes, that's most probably the problem.

#522876#15
Date:
2009-04-07 07:10:24 UTC
From:
To:
Marc F. Clemente a écrit :

Most probably not a luvcview problem? Are you trying to run is as root?
If yes, that's most probably the problem.

#522876#20
Date:
2009-04-07 17:32:54 UTC
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To:
Aurelien Jarno wrote:
  I agree it's probably not luvcview's problem, but I don't know how to
pursue it further.

Marc

#522876#25
Date:
2009-04-09 07:07:26 UTC
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To:
Do you have problems with other (SDL) applications when started from the
command line?

#522876#30
Date:
2012-06-03 14:12:28 UTC
From:
To:
reassign 522876 libsdl1.2
thanks

This is definitely an SDL related error, I am therefore reassigning the
bug there.

#522876#39
Date:
2012-06-11 18:47:04 UTC
From:
To:
reassign 522876 libx11-6
forcemerge 292388 522876
stop

Hello,

As per #292388 and its clone #486606 (which contains a way to work
around it), it seems that the bug is not in SDL but deeper in the X11
layers, and was forwarded to [1].  According to #486606, the
authorisation method was disabled in 2008 for libx11 libraries, almost
4 years ago, so I don't think that it's possible to reproduce it
anymore.

In any case, it works perfectly fine for me (luvcview 0.2.6-6), also
with unstable as of today, and amd64 arch.  Since the bug is already
reported to X11 package and upstream, I don't think that any new
action is needed.

If somebody can reproduce it and provide more insight, please add info
to these bug reports.  I am merging it with #292388 because I believe
that it belongs in there.

Cheers and thanks for the report, and the interest in improving Debian.


[1] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10665

#522876#48
Date:
2012-06-11 18:47:04 UTC
From:
To:
reassign 522876 libx11-6
forcemerge 292388 522876
stop

Hello,

As per #292388 and its clone #486606 (which contains a way to work
around it), it seems that the bug is not in SDL but deeper in the X11
layers, and was forwarded to [1].  According to #486606, the
authorisation method was disabled in 2008 for libx11 libraries, almost
4 years ago, so I don't think that it's possible to reproduce it
anymore.

In any case, it works perfectly fine for me (luvcview 0.2.6-6), also
with unstable as of today, and amd64 arch.  Since the bug is already
reported to X11 package and upstream, I don't think that any new
action is needed.

If somebody can reproduce it and provide more insight, please add info
to these bug reports.  I am merging it with #292388 because I believe
that it belongs in there.

Cheers and thanks for the report, and the interest in improving Debian.


[1] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10665