Ubuntu
compiz package

Xorg crashes using firefox

Bug #222188 reported by John Daskalakis
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compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Ubuntu release: 8.04

Whenever i click to this link : http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy

Xorg crashes and the system goes to the login screen.
Message log for this event is:

Apr 26 00:56:58 giannakis-desktop kernel: [ 4785.850478] Xorg[6315]: segfault at ff013b4207 rip 7fdbcef825eb rsp 7fffdaf9fcc0 error 4
Apr 26 00:56:58 giannakis-desktop kernel: [ 4785.899556] compiz.real[6490] general protection rip:40fedc rsp:7fff73466300 error:0
Apr 26 00:57:08 giannakis-desktop pulseaudio[7737]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.

See original description
Tags: firefox xorg
John Daskalakis (johnnyestia)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
trollord (trollenlord) wrote :

Does the same for me. Time to attach more information....

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trollord (trollenlord) wrote :

dmesg says:
[39840.818130] Xorg[14294]: segfault at ff00ce1107 rip 7f717ac025eb rsp 7fff86c1f940 error 4

Revision history for this message
trollord (trollenlord) wrote :

The issue does not repeat if you switch to nv.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24:
status: New → Confirmed
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