compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in GridScreen::handleEvent()

[Brian Thorne]

Can't see unity or any toolbars after upgrade to 12.04

Constant crashing and offers of bug reports like this.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,snap,vpswitch,place,mousepoll,grid,gnomecompat,resize,regex,move,imgpng,animation,wall,session,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Oct 2 23:47:06 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-02 18:21:22,599 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.2.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
 linuxcan, 4.78.0: added
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:165a]
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler XT [AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series] [1002:6740] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:165a]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:fglrx - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:fglrx_updates - ATI Fire GL (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-16-generic root=UUID=43ddfebb-b8a3-47d4-be74-55df011ece17 ro vga=792 splash quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x7fe65d5dbc10 <_ZN10GridScreen11handleEventEP7_XEvent+1792>: mov 0x30(%rdx),%rax
 PC (0x7fe65d5dbc10) ok
 source "0x30(%rdx)" (0x00000030) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 GridScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libgrid.so
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
 RegexScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libregex.so
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
 CompScreen::handleEvent(_XEvent*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120927
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in GridScreen::handleEvent()
UnitySupportTest:
 Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 1: X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
   Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
   Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
   Serial number of failed request: 22
   Current serial number in output stream: 22
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-02 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin dialout dip disk fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev root sambashare ssh sys tty www-data
dmi.bios.date: 03/31/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 165A
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 10.22
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.07:bd03/31/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0595100000244710000020100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn165A:rvr10.22:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0595100000244710000020100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
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.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 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu2

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1054049, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.