Crash when enabling KDE compatibility in ccsm

[Marius B. Kotsbak]

I tried enabling the KDE compatibility plugin in ccsm when compiz suddenly crashed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: unity 6.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Er en filkatalog: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.43 Sun Aug 19 20:14:03 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.5.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,imgpng,regex,text,grid,annotate,gnomecompat,wobbly,dbus,resizeinfo,imgsvg,animation,move,vpswitch,shift,water,place,mousepoll,blur,screenshot,session,kdecompat,fade,workarounds,cube,expo,rotate,unitymtgrabhandles,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Sep 30 21:00:31 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-09-28 23:55:57,302 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current-updates, 304.43, 3.2.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 304.43, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.2.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT200 [GeForce GTX 260] [10de:05e2] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: CardExpert Technology Device [10b0:0801]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current_updates - nvidia_current_updates (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP xw4300 Workstation
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-16-generic root=/dev/mapper/1_TB_Raid1-Root_lucid_64 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash bootdegraded=true vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-28 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786D3 v01.10
dmi.board.name: 0A00h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC5320X63
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D3v01.10:bd08/02/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPxw4300Workstation:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0A00h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP xw4300 Workstation
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.2+bzr3377-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu5
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

This report has no core dump, for tracing the crash. I was able to reproduce the problem, so I submitted a crash report, in bug 1059347. And so I'll mark this a duplicate of that. Thanks.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

Ok, I've submitted another crash report as bug 1061221. Compiz didn't crash on selecting 'KDE Compat' that time, but restarted sucessfully. But then I unchecked the option, and it crashed. Don't know if the trace from that will come out much different. I'll see what launchpad makes of this one.

[Edward Donovan (edward.donovan)]

Ok, from learning some more, I think we're experiencing bug 1054074. And it's marked Fix Committed, so that's good.

That report mentions crashing on selecting a different plugin, and one of the dupes, bug 1054775, mentions another, so I thinkn it's the same situation. I'll wait for a little more info beforfe marking our bugs as dupes. Thanks.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, your crash report is either missing or challenging to deal with as a ".crash" file. Please follow these instructions to have apport report a new bug about your crash that can be dealt with by the automatic retracer.

If you are running the Ubuntu Stable Release you might need to enable apport in /etc/default/apport and restart.

Now open your file manager, navigate to your /var/crash directory and open the crash report you wish to submit.
If this fails you will have to open a terminal and file your report with 'ubuntu-bug /var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash' where _my_crash_report.crash is the crash you would like to report. If you get an error that you aren't allowed to access this report you will have to file it with 'sudo ubuntu-bug /var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash'.

I'm closing this bug report since the process outlined above will automatically open a new bug report which can then dealt with more efficiently. Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding.