Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in raise()

[Ashwin Rao Nooyi]

Upgrading process from 12.04 to 12.10 resulted in this state.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.13-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 22.947129] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
 [ 105.422379] show_signal_msg: 24 callbacks suppressed
 [ 105.422390] compiz[2339]: segfault at 0 ip b7498946 sp bf893c70 error 4 in libc-2.15.so[b7404000+19f000]
 [ 106.606083] compiz[2405]: segfault at 0 ip b74ae946 sp bf82bc90 error 4 in libc-2.15.so[b741a000+19f000]
Date: Wed Aug 29 16:58:51 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-08-29 07:00:13,977 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.960, 3.2.0-26-generic-pae, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.960, 3.5.0-13-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250] [1002:9715] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M5A88-V EVO [1043:843e]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120225)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:fglrx - ATI Fire GL (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 kmod:fglrx_updates - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X :0 -core -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch -background none
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic root=UUID=0717660a-9dce-4ba1-b269-e5ae97c4515b ro nomodeset vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 OsAbort ()
 ?? ()
 FatalError ()
Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-08-29 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 06/14/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0307
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A88T-M LE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0307:bd06/14/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A88T-MLE:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu2
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1

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