indicator-sound-service assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000000000041e850 ***

[Brendan Donegan]

Not sure what I was doing when this happened

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: indicator-sound 0.8.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic 3.2.11
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000000000041e850 ***
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Mar 19 13:17:46 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120121)
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: indicator-sound
StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0x7f0793674250 "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:201
 malloc_printerr (action=3, str=0x7f0793674340 "munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer", ptr=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5007
 ?? ()
 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID(unsigned int0_t, void) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: indicator-sound-service assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/indicator-sound/indicator-sound-service: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer: 0x000000000041e850 ***
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-15 (33 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

This crash has the same stack trace characteristics as bug #897218. However, the latter was already fixed in an earlier package version than the one in this report. This might be a regression or because the problem is in a dependent package.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __libc_message (do_abort=2, fmt=0x7f0793674250 "*** glibc detected *** %s: %s: 0x%s ***\n") at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c:201
 malloc_printerr (action=3, str=0x7f0793674340 "munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer", ptr=<optimized out>) at malloc.c:5007
 ?? ()
 g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__UINTv (closure=<optimized out>, return_value=<optimized out>, instance=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>, marshal_data=<optimized out>, n_params=<optimized out>, param_types=0x9a0180) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.20/./gobject/gmarshal.c:484
 _g_closure_invoke_va (closure=0x9ad760, return_value=0x0, instance=0x988c60, args=0x7fff397942b8, n_params=1, param_types=<optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.31.20/./gobject/gclosure.c:840

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu localized ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://localized-iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/959460

[Conor Curran (cjcurran)]

I think this may be a duplicate of this
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound/+bug/957387

[Conor Curran (cjcurran)]

Please retest with the 0.8.4.1 release from today.

[UbuFiNeon (ubufineon)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-sound/+bug/959488
Crash fixed from indicator-sound 0.8.4.0-0ubuntu1 to 0.8.4.1-0ubuntu1 ... Thank you!

Now automatically switches from internal speakers to HDMI ... I like! But I think for professional users it would be much nicer to create their own rules how to react. For example if somebody uses a external soundcard and don't want to switch Sound on HDMI-Plug ....

[UbuFiNeon (ubufineon)]

Does not automatically use HDMI if plugged in from beginning! Need to be fixed!

[Conor Curran (cjcurran)]

Your comments about using HDMI default are more to do with pulse for it to remember default sinks and sources and remembering preferred routing for applications. i.e. a voip app to always use your usb headset while rhythmbox to use your output board card which is hooked up to your speakers etc.

The pulse people are looking at this currently but it has not made it into ubuntu yet but it is definitely on their radar.

You can try setting your default sink (output) and source (input) with the commands described here:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/71863/how-to-change-pulseaudio-sink-with-pacmd-set-default-sink-during-playback

Thanks for the feedback.
Conor