Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 2263
Open Office Installation Crashes GNOME or KDE Control Panel
Last modified: 2003-09-08 16:53:51 UTC
I installed OpenOffice 6.38 on Dell Inspiron 8100 running RedHat Linux 7.2. It has RPMs installed for the Nvidia graphics running in 1600X1200 resolution. Inspiron has 512 meg ram, 1 GHz processor, dual boot to Windows 2000 Professional. Linux is running Gnome GUI on a 7GByte partition. This is using Intel Boot loader that is part of machine bios and Bootpart for dual boot. This goes into boot loader for Linux which is loaded in the /boot, not the MBR. After installing, there were no icons or shortcuts to OpenOffice programs, so I rebooted. During shutdown, Linux comes up with segmentation fault several times. After the reboot and loging, A message comes up with Control Panel Crashed. Rebooting, and login, screen is just a blue background. Can click middle mouse button and get some programs. Galion for instance crashes. Update Linux to reinstall control panel, no help other than Galion no longer crashes. Can open Nautilus and open /home/afore/OpenOffice.org638 and execute soffice where it comes up with "soffice is an executable text file. Do you want to run it, or display its contents?" I click on Run, it runs the write program. Calc and other programs are not available. When I go to terminal and try to do a dir on the /OpenOffice.org638, is comes up invalid directory or file. I done a total reinstall of RH Linux 7.2, and then OpenOffice. No Change. The first time I was running KDE as the GUI and thought this might be the problem. Second time, I only installed the Gnome GUI, Still the same. First time I installed the Java 1.2 runtime module, Second time, I bypassed this. I installed OpenOffice in Win2K on the same machine, everything works OK and I like it. (Want to get away from Microsoft Office and Windows). Linux installation is default RH 7.2 other than RPMS for Video card and Monitor. Any help would be much appreciated as I would really like to use this product in Linux to get away from Microsoft. Art Fore
As far as we can see, this seems to be an issue that occurs in combination with nvidia graphic chips. We are trying to find out wether this is an OOo or a nvidia driver issue.
Reinstalled RH Linux 7.2, kernel 2.4.9_10, updated with latest 1.0- 2313 NVidia drivers. Installed OpenOffied 638C. First time I restarted with KDE desktop, computer froze with continual disk ascess before control panel installed. Killed it after about 5 minutes with power off and pull battery. Rebooted, it was then OK except for no menus for Calc, draw, etc. Uninstalled 638c, installed 641b. Same problem after reboot. Had to do a hard reboot again. Same problem, no menus or shortcuts anywhere for OpenOffice.
The are no menu entries in KDE/Gnome for OOo (feature enhancement). I hope that the fix for the problems with Nvidia chips is fixed in next OOo release (but I can't promnise).
FYI, I finally got Openoffice 641b installed where things did not get screwed up. Upgraded the RH linux kernel to 2.4.9-13, Nvidia driver 1.0-2313, Installed the Ximian Desktop Gnome, then Installed the Java and Openoffice. Now everything works fine. It seems the Ximian Desktop Gnome done the trick as I had these problems with the upgraded RH 7.2 and Nvidia drivers also. BTW, Openoffice looks great. Getting closer to getting away from Microsoft completely, but I still have to be able to import and export Microsoft Office files, so this is great. Art.
Works for him :-)
Ok in 641b.