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Each time I try to start netbeans the system would hang during "the loading module phase" on startup which would require a reboot. I would never get past the splash screen. I have tried this on 2 Windows 2000 machines. With one I have been able to get past startup using version 1.4.0. However, using version 1.3.1, netbeans would startup and operate without incedence. Machine Config 1 ( hangs using 1.4.1 and 1.4.0 ): windows 2000 1ghz piii 512 mb ram 40 g hd Machine Config 2 ( hangs using 1.4.0 ): 700 piii 256 mb ram 40 g hd
hmm, very strange, we never hear of this problem before. Which version of NB are you using? NB 3.3.2? We just released NB 3.4, we may want to try it. When the IDE hangs we need the thread dump. Please run the IDE in the console using runide.exe, when it hangs go to the console and press Ctrl+Break to get the thread dump and attach it here. Also attach the <userdir>/system/ide.log file
Please also check content of your jre/lib/ext whether there aren't some xml libraries. Their incompatibility cause problems.
Andrew, please add more info (trung asked) ASAP. Without additional info we cannot do nothing. This issue isn't reproducible on our machines and you are only one user that report it. Thanks in advance.
I have tried version 3.3.2 and 3.4 of netbeans and the problems occurs on both. I have run the IDE in a console, but because the whole system freezes therefore I am unable to take a thread dump. I am currently at work, but will submit the contents of the ide.log when I get home. I will also investigate the content of the jre/lib/ext for possible incompatible XML libraries.
Created attachment 7311 [details] ide.log
Created attachment 7320 [details] ide.log generated from crashing within netbeans
oops.. to describe the 2nd ide.log: Not sure if this help..... I had a look at all-layers.xml, which is referred to in the ide.log that I sent previously and it was corrupted. So I removed (moved) all the contents of D:\Documents and Settings\COMPUTER\.netbeans\3.4 and restarted. It got past the splash and the program actually started, however, as soon as clicked on a menu item or anything the whole system froze.
Looks like the all-layers.xml file got corrupted somehow so I defragged hard drive, removed all files in /.netbeans/3.4 and re-installed. Gets past splash screen sometimes now but hangs indiscriminantly in nb, ie. clicking on a button, mounting a filesystem. This tends to happen almost immediately. No thread dump available due to system freeze. Nothing new in ide.log. Went back to jdk 1.3.* and it operates without incedence.
you said the whole system freezes? You mean the operating system not only the IDE? If this is the case then I doubt we can do anything about it in NetBeans. Very likely the JDK triggers a fatal bug in the graphics driver, we saw it in the past, but I am just guessing
yup, the whole system freezes. I am pretty sure that I am running the latest ( manufacturer ) drivers for my graphics card (Geforce2). I will try installing the NVidia reference drivers to see if it makes any difference. I will post the results to this thread.
then I am completely sure that this is problem in the OS, user apps should not be able to freeze the whole system, not W2K. Try to downgrade/upgrade the graphics driver, it may help
It is a graphics problem. I have a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400. I have tried installing the latest manufacturers drivers as well as NVIDIAs reference drivers, but that did not fix the problem. Found the following post which helped "solve" the problem. basically it suggesting using the following flag -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true. http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4713003.html
Ok, thanks you . I am closing this as WONTFIX, because it isn't netbeans problem.
verifying, closing.