Bug #38325 Workbench crashes in Windows Vista

• Submitted: 24 Jul 2008 0:43
• Modified: 29 Sep 2008 6:16
• Reporter: Colin Charles
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.0.23
• OS: Windows (Vista)
• Assigned to: MySQL Verification Team
• CPU Architecture: Any

[24 Jul 2008 0:43] Colin Charles

Description:
This didn't matter if it was OSS or SE edition. Both were 5.0.23. Both refused to start (crash at startup actually!). Running Vista, 32-bit, inside VMWare Fusion, on OS X. I was using it in full-screen mode.

Was running with a projector (an LCD tv), mirroring from my macbook. Error message:

ee the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.
   at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.CallWindowProc(IntPtr wndProc, IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DefWndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.DefWndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.WmSetFont(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WmSetFont(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

How to repeat:
Cannot be repeated, just embarrassed while giving my talk on Workbench

[24 Jul 2008 23:52] Giuseppe Maxia

wb crash 1, as seen on demonstration site

Attachment: wb_crash1.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 150.79 KiB.

[24 Jul 2008 23:53] Giuseppe Maxia

wb crash 2, as seen on demonstration site

Attachment: wb_crash2.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 117.25 KiB.

[28 Jul 2008 12:42] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for the bug report.

[10 Sep 2008 10:52] Mike Lischke

I tried hard to reproduce the problem but failed. So far WB starts up very reliably in my VMs. Please watch this behavior in the new versions and let us know if it still shows up. However it should at least be repeatable to make any meaningful debugging possible.

[10 Sep 2008 11:46] Giuseppe Maxia

The problem happened when the computer was connected to an external screen. It worked fine during the tests before the presentation.
The same problem happened during a presentation in Australia, January 2008.

Either it's my presence in the audience that influences the application, or there is something fishy in the display code.

[26 Sep 2008 12:12] MySQL Verification Team

I couldn't repeat how I was able to repeat before on my Windows Vista Ultimate. Could you please try with latest version 5.0.25. Thanks in advance.

[29 Sep 2008 6:12] Colin Charles

closing, as it cannot be repeated in the latest release...