gnome-display-properties crashed with SIGSEGV in rw_screen_list_outputs()

[Linus Thanf]

Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Fri Mar 21 22:49:10 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-display-properties
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.22.0-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: gnome-display-properties
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
Stacktrace:
 #0 0xb7eddc97 in rw_screen_list_outputs ()
    from /usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-2.so.2
 #1 0x0804cdc9 in _start ()
StacktraceTop:
 rw_screen_list_outputs ()
 _start ()
ThreadStacktrace:
 .
 Thread 1 (process 6684):
 #0 0xb7eddc97 in rw_screen_list_outputs ()
    from /usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-2.so.2
 #1 0x0804cdc9 in _start ()
Title: gnome-display-properties crashed with SIGSEGV in rw_screen_list_outputs()
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-386 i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy lpadmin mythtv netdev plugdev powerdev scanner video

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

This crash has the same stack trace characteristics as bug #199878. However, the latter was already fixed in an earlier package version than the one in this report. This might be a regression or because the problem is in a dependent package.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Does anybody still get this bug using the new version?

[sdcrym (sdcrym)]

I do, I think. I'm not sure if it's the same bug, but the initial description the bug report gives me is. Ever since I upgraded to the Hardy beta, I can't access any of the GNOME related appearance settings. I have to use the failsafe GNOME log in to avoid having everything look messed up, although I still can't use desktop effects.

[Volodya (volodya)]

I still get the same problem (i believe it's the same) on up-to-date dist-upgraded Hardy.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

could you describe your video configuration? do you run xgl or not? what videocard and driver do you use?

[Volodya (volodya)]

I switched on XGL and it was happening, now i've turnt it off and removed the NVIDIA driver and the problem went away.

[darius (dariusjb)]

I have the problem when i switched from nvidia-glx to nvidia-glx-new drivers.... It switched my package installation automatically when i want to activate the 2D/3D acceleration in order to get the desktop visual effects. When it reboots, I have first the gnome-preferences saying that it relaunch too many time!
Video configuration: nvidia driver, high resolution, GeForce6600GT graphic chip card.

[Niblau (holger-niblau)]

It is exactly the same at me. I hope it will be get fixed till the
stable release. Until
then i use gnome without effects in a save session, this works very
well.
Please excuse my terrible english, i am german

Am Montag, den 07.04.2008, 18:06 +0000 schrieb darius:

> I have the problem when i switched from nvidia-glx to nvidia-glx-new drivers.... It switched my package installation automatically when i want to activate the 2D/3D acceleration in order to get the desktop visual effects. When it reboots, I have first the gnome-preferences saying that it relaunch too many time!
> Video configuration: nvidia driver, high resolution, GeForce6600GT graphic chip card.
>

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[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

I think this bug should be fixed with the
latest upload of gnome-desktop - 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu5,
can anyone test it and confirm?

Thanks,

James

[Yuki Izumi (kivikakk)]

Hi. Where/how can we get this latest version, 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu5? The pool appears to have only 2.22.1-0ubuntu2 as far as I can see, but it may be that I don't know where to look.

This problem's just run into me as I recently upgraded my hardy install. I'm using ATI, however! Any ideas?

Arlen

[Volodya (volodya)]

Potentially linked error:

When i run Gnome Compiz Preferences (System -> Preferences -> GL Desktop) i get the following error:

An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for gnome-compiz-preferences. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly.
Type mismatch: Expected list, got string

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi Volodya,

That is a different bug, you should open a new bug in order to get
that fixed.

Thanks,

James