I just downgraded and the problem it there, too. There was a new kernel this morning, so I will upgrade again, then try an old kernel. In case it is interesting, here is the trade with the downgraded kde- workspace: Application: KWin (kwin), signal: Aborted Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1". [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fc6f40a2900 (LWP 1685))] Thread 3 (Thread 0x7fc6e9691700 (LWP 1687)): #0 0x00000038a4e0c0c9 in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x0000003a5f47cbd4 in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, unsigned long) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #2 0x0000003a5f47016a in QThreadPoolThread::run() () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #3 0x0000003a5f47c6bf in QThreadPrivate::start(void*) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #4 0x00000038a4e07f33 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #5 0x00000038a46f4ded in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 2 (Thread 0x7fc6e8c63700 (LWP 1689)): #0 0x00000038a4e0c0c9 in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x0000003a5f47cbd4 in QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, unsigned long) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #2 0x0000003a5f47016a in QThreadPoolThread::run() () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #3 0x0000003a5f47c6bf in QThreadPrivate::start(void*) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #4 0x00000038a4e07f33 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #5 0x00000038a46f4ded in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fc6f40a2900 (LWP 1685)): [KCrash Handler] #5 0x00000038a4635c39 in raise () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #6 0x00000038a4637348 in abort () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #7 0x00000038a462eb96 in __assert_fail_base () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #8 0x00000038a462ec42 in __assert_fail () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #9 0x00007fc6e33bf5b5 in brw_get_graphics_reset_status () from /usr/lib64/dri/i965_dri.so #10 0x00007fc6e313e8b0 in _mesa_GetGraphicsResetStatusARB () from /usr/lib64/dri/i965_dri.so #11 0x00007fc6f53bba09 in KWin::SceneOpenGL::paint(QRegion, QList<KWin::Toplevel*>) () from /lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #12 0x00007fc6f539f72b in KWin::Compositor::performCompositing() () from /lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #13 0x00007fc6f53a0aef in KWin::Compositor::slotCompositingOptionsInitialized() () from /lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #14 0x00007fc6f532573d in KWin::Compositor::qt_static_metacall(QObject*, QMetaObject::Call, int, void**) [clone .part.110] () from /lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #15 0x0000003a5f59b938 in QMetaObject::activate(QObject*, QMetaObject const*, int, void**) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #16 0x0000003a5f46c840 in QFutureWatcherBase::event(QEvent*) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #17 0x0000003a60dcaebc in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #18 0x0000003a60dd1825 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #19 0x0000003a61c4ab0a in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib64/libkdeui.so.5 #20 0x0000003a5f586ebd in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #21 0x0000003a5f58a0d5 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject*, int, QThreadData*) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #22 0x0000003a60e6d52c in QEventDispatcherX11::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib64/libQtGui.so.4 #23 0x0000003a5f58595f in QEventLoop::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #24 0x0000003a5f585cad in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #25 0x0000003a5f58b399 in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /lib64/libQtCore.so.4 #26 0x00007fc6f53574c1 in kdemain () from /lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #27 0x00000038a4621d65 in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #28 0x0000000000400a01 in _start () _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org