[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

** Changed in: cairo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241752 Title: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M) To manage notificatio

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

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[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

Confirmed, this bug is still around and Frits' fix (comment #4) worked for me on Linux Mint 17.3: $ gdb --args eog IMG_9458_stitch.jpg GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2) 7.7.1 Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

Frits' fix (comment #4) also worked for me. And not in Ubuntu. It is Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 with eog (eye of gnome) here. but ...thank you :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124175

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

There is no kernel.shmmax line in my /etc/sysctl.conf file, is it safe to add one? under 14.10 ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241752 Title: Crash when opening image files larg

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

Frits' fix (comment #4) worked for me. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241752 Title: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M) To manage notifications about this b

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

I had the same problem with large files; that's because kernel.shmmax seems too small by default (256M). Try adding the following to /etc/sysctl.conf and run 'sysctl -p' or reboot: [...] kernel.shmmax=536870912 [...] This will double the value to 512M. It fixed my problems. Try other values if

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

Thank you for your bug report, the error is different from the one on the debian bug. It would be useful if you could open the bug upstream on https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=cairo with an example image -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 1241752] Re: Crash when opening image files larger than 5M (>5M)

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: cairo (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241752 Title: Cras