[AG-TECH] machine freezes on rat start up OSC
John I Quebedeaux Jr
johnq at lsu.edu
Tue May 10 11:40:24 CDT 2005
Yea, that's loopy. I had vic working before...
So, I did a straight update from 10.3.8 to 10.4... but he did an
archive and install.. Hm...
-JQ
--
John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
Louisiana State University
Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339
Johnston Hall
e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu or johnq at cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu
& http://cct.lsu.edu
phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
On May 10, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Eric Olson wrote:
> Hi Paul and John,
> I have a feeling the Quicktime update broke some things. It's a major
> release (7.0) that might have broke compatibility in places. I
> just tried
> recompiling the media tools, and they are both giving errors at the
> moment. We'll take a look at it -- others should also feel free to
> look
> into it if they'd like.
>
> I wouldn't expect Tiger to work with the AG media tools yet
> either. I've
> heard of other software not working with tiger, so I would guess some
> software needs updating. Of course Donald's e-mail reporting vic
> working
> with tiger throws me for a loop :).
>
> Eric
>
>
> On Tue, 10 May 2005, John I Quebedeaux Jr wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> With Tiger 10.4 I also get a hard freeze when starting up the
>> toolkit. I haven't had time to try to figure out what/why/when/where
>> it is though.
>>
>> Interesting through that with 10.3.9 and 10.4 we get freezes. I don't
>> even get to the rat though.
>>
>> When I say freeze... i mean freeze. Lockup hard. I have to hold down
>> the power key to reset the machine. Someone else in my dept. reports
>> the same thing.
>>
>> -JQ
>>
>> --
>> John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
>> Louisiana State University
>> Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339
>> Johnston Hall
>> e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu or johnq at cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu
>> & http://cct.lsu.edu
>> phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
>>
>> On May 9, 2005, at 7:23 PM, Paul Mercer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> All
>>>
>>> After installing the Apple Security Update 2005-05 for 10.3.9, my
>>> machine now freezes when rat starts. An X11 window opens, as
>>> usual, and then a short while later my machine freezes requiring a
>>> restart.
>>>
>>> Has anyone else experienced this?
>>>
>>> I also installed the following updates at the same time.
>>> Java Update for 10.3.9
>>> Quicktime 7.0
>>> Remote Desktop Admin. 2.2
>>> Security Update 2005-05
>>>
>>> X11 fixes in update:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> # libXpm
>>> CVE ID: CAN-2004-0687 CERT: VU#882750
>>> Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
>>> Impact: A vulnerability in the parsing of malformed XPM files could
>>> allow arbitrary code execution
>>> Description: The xpmParseColors() function in the XFree86 libXpm
>>> library contains a vulnerability in the parsing of malformed image
>>> files that may lead to a stack overflow and could allow arbitrary
>>> code execution. Images downloaded via a web browser may use the XPM
>>> format and allow remote exploitability. libXpm is not installed by
>>> default on Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server systems. It is an optional
>>> install item via the X11 package. Credit to Chris Evans
>>> <chris at scary.beasts.org> for reporting this issue.
>>>
>>> # libXpm
>>> CVE ID: CAN-2004-0688 CERT: VU#537878
>>> Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
>>> Impact: A vulnerability in the parsing of malformed XPM files could
>>> allow arbitrary code execution
>>> Description: Multiple libXpm routines contain integer overflow
>>> vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to cause a
>>> denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code. Images
>>> downloaded via a web browser may use the XPM format and allow remote
>>> exploitability. libXpm is not installed by default on Mac OS X or
>>> Mac OS X Server systems. It is an optional install item via the X11
>>> package. Credit to Chris Evans <chris at scary.beasts.org> for
>>> reporting this issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Paul Mercer
>>> Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
>>> 907 450 8649
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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