Fatal IO error 0 (Success) on the X server

Question

What does the error "Fatal IO error 0 (Success) on the X server" mean? The error occurs when client X tries to call XvCreateImage (), and this causes the client to shut down.

X.0.log shows the following version information:

  X.Org X Server 1.6.4
 Release Date: 2009-9-27
 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu
 Current Operating System: Linux ori-laptop 2.6.31-17-generic # 54-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 10 16:20:31 UTC 2009 i686
 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE = / boot / vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root = UUID = df637de9-47ed-4453-9393-67e2e2ffaa2f ro quiet splas

Answer 1

I had the same problem, I could solve it by deleting ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome/peripherals . You can move / rename the entire ~/.gconf/desktop/gnome directory to see if it works. Then just check the folder for the folder due to which one of the configurations is causing the problem.

Hope this helps.