[Hardy] Segfault in XGetXCBConnection when starting compiz.real
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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compiz (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: compiz-core
I upgraded all my compiz packages to the latest hardy version today to see if there were new features, but instead compiz dies with a segmentation fault for me whenever I try and start it. Version info:
$ apt-show-versions | grep compiz
compiz-gnome/hardy uptodate 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu2
python-
compizconfig-
compiz-
compiz-
libcompizconfig
compiz-
compizconfig-
compiz-core/hardy uptodate 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu2
compiz/hardy uptodate 1:0.7.0-0ubuntu2
compiz-
$ uname -a
Linux ****** 2.6.24-8-generic #1 SMP Thu Feb 14 20:40:45 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
My computer is a Dell XPS M1710 laptop with an NVIDIA GeForce 7900 Go GS, using the 169.09 drivers.
If compiz is started from the System -> Appearance -> Visual Effects tab, I simply get "Desktop effects could not be enabled".
If started from a terminal by typing "compiz", I get this:
$ compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:0298 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Checking for texture_
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1920x1200) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting gtk-window-
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Looking at the script, it is compiz.real that is segfaulting. I have attached a backtrace obtained with gdb (not really sure if I did it properly though). The segfault occurs in XGetXCBConnection.
Thanks for your bugreport.
Do you get a crash file in /var/crash when this happens? If so, could you please geneate a apport report with it. Please run /usr/share/ apport/ apport- gtk