wireshark crasches[SOLVED]

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larand54 · Post by **larand54** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:13 am

It starts up fine, unusually quick but ok!
But when I try a menu command e.g. Options I get this:

>wireshark
The program 'wireshark' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2870 error_code 3 request_code 3 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
The program 'wireshark' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 2871 error_code 9 request_code 14 minor_code 0)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
ons dec 26-11:08:58 - larand - ~/public_html/phpbok

I havn't seen any one complain about this - am I the only one?
Any one who can help me solve this?

marrowhk · Post by **marrowhk** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:18 pm

isn't wireshark noted for its vulnerabilities?

larand54 · Post by **larand54** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:24 pm

I've been using it for years but never experienced anything like this.
By the way - this new version was about making it safer -or am I wrong?

steve_d555 · Post by **steve_d555** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:11 pm

I got this error too. I can't be certain, but try adding yourself to the wireshark group. I think thats what worked for me.

larand54 · Post by **larand54** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:33 pm

Ok, I did that immediately after emerging it. But perhaps I did it wrong? I just edited the /etc/groups-file but that's not enough?

Timberwolves · Post by **Timberwolves** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:55 am

Recompiling without the threads use flag fixed it for me.

MoonlitSapphire · Post by **MoonlitSapphire** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:19 pm

Not sure about the issue, however, when changing the /etc/group file, the user has to relog in order for it to take effect.

larand54 · Post by **larand54** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:54 pm

MoonlitSapphire wrote:Not sure about the issue, however, when changing the /etc/group file, the user has to relog in order for it to take effect.

You're much right sir!
At least when tried later after rebooting, It might also have worked as you said but I didn't test that.

Thanks to you all.