unity-system-compositor crashed with SIGABRT in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler()

[Benjamin Tegge]

Screen flickers during login and artifacs described in #1221745 can be seen on workspace.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity-system-compositor 0.0.1+13.10.20130903-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 8 01:15:53 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/unity-system-compositor
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21f6]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-21 (48 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130721)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdline: /usr/sbin/unity-system-compositor --from-dm-fd 9 --to-dm-fd 13 --vt 7
ProcEnviron:

Signal: 6
SourcePackage: unity-system-compositor
StacktraceTop:
 __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 std::terminate() () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 start_thread (arg=0x7f5c7087a700) at pthread_create.c:311
Title: unity-system-compositor crashed with SIGABRT in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler()
UnitySystemCompositorLog:
 dm_connection_start
 set_active_session '0'
 set_active_session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

version.libdrm: libdrm2 2.4.46-1
version.lightdm: lightdm 1.7.12-0ubuntu1
version.mesa: libegl1-mesa-dev N/A

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() () from /tmp/apport_sandbox_GICHFo/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 ?? () from /tmp/apport_sandbox_GICHFo/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 std::terminate() () from /tmp/apport_sandbox_GICHFo/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 ?? () from /tmp/apport_sandbox_GICHFo/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
 start_thread (arg=0x7f5c7087a700) at pthread_create.c:311

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

3.10.0-7 64 dual monitors on Acer Aspire 5253 with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6310]

Sept 12 update both monitors have vertical hash lines and severe flickering. Can't do anything.
Did the usual
Ctrl-Alt-F1
login
passwd
sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/10-unity-system-compositor.conf
#type=unity
WriteOut
sudo service lightdm restart

now up and running.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Unfortunately we may never know where the crash originated, due to bug 1237332