OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

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OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

Closed this issue 6 years ago · 3 comments

executing the command: thinkdisp

I get this error:


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/thinkdisp", line 285, in 
    subprocess.call(["killdisp"])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call
    return Popen(_popenargs, *_kwargs).wait()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in **init**
    errread, errwrite)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1249, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error

in the code thinkdisp I added this option to line 285:

original:
subprocess.call(["killdisp"])

modified:
subprocess.call(["killdisp"], shell=True)

Now when I execute the command: thinkdisp

I get this error


/usr/bin/killdisp: 1: /usr/bin/killdisp: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
"1280x1024_59.90"  108.70  1280 1360 1496 1712  1024 1025 1028 1060  -HSync +Vsync
X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
  Major opcode of failed request:  150 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  16 (RRCreateMode)
  Serial number of failed request:  30
  Current serial number in output stream:  30
"1024x768_59.90"  64.00  1024 1080 1184 1344  768 769 772 795  -HSync +Vsync
X Error of failed request:  BadName (named color or font does not exist)
  Major opcode of failed request:  150 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  16 (RRCreateMode)
  Serial number of failed request:  30
  Current serial number in output stream:  30

Answer 1 · 2012-09-01T03:47:05.000Z

Everything from the 2nd line on is normal - it just means that those resolutions have been added to xrandr already and it likes to complain when that happens (but no harm done). The first looks like a problem though, I'll look into it.

Answer 2 · 2012-09-01T03:55:04.000Z

Ok, I've attempted a fix. I can't replicate the error on my machine so can you try this out?

Download/extract the latest zip for this branch: https://github.com/sagark/thinkdisp/tree/killdisp_fix
$ cd EXTRACTED_FOLDER $ make $ sudo python setup.py install $ thinkdisp

Answer 3 · 2012-09-04T13:00:38.000Z

I reinstalled using 12.04 64bit, was running the 32bit and I think this was the problem