--- xorg-server-1.11.2/miext/damage/damage.c~ 2011-04-24 06:54:03.000000000 +0200 +++ xorg-server-1.11.2/miext/damage/damage.c 2012-07-27 12:12:00.012473812 +0200 @@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ ScreenPtr pScreen = pDst->pDrawable->pScreen; PictureScreenPtr ps = GetPictureScreen(pScreen); damageScrPriv(pScreen); + //ugly hack, the xserver crashes when gtk programs use some fancy font rendering, this prevents this + maskFormat = 0; if (checkPictureDamage (pDst)) {