Metacity crashes, unable to login after upgrade to 9.04

[Lukáš Zapletal]

Binary package hint: metacity

Hi, after upgrade to 9.04 my desktop sometimes boots strangely and I am unable to login. The system (or X11) hang until I restart session or reboot my comp.

This is in the syslog:

May 4 17:46:14 localhost kernel: [ 802.661127] python[14830]: segfault at fffffffc ip b569996c sp bfd03c70 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b5688000+18000]
May 4 17:46:16 localhost kernel: [ 804.905625] metacity[14810]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ac796c sp bfe6c780 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ab6000+18000]
May 4 17:47:14 localhost kernel: [ 863.009034] metacity[14915]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c1f96c sp bffc28e0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c0e000+18000]
May 4 17:47:14 localhost kernel: [ 863.220574] metacity[15353]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b3096c sp bfbd37a0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b1f000+18000]
May 4 17:47:20 localhost bonobo-activation-server (lzap-15452): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-LFNnetbCjX: Connection refused
May 4 17:47:24 localhost pulseaudio[15600]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
May 4 17:47:27 localhost kernel: [ 875.627575] python[15704]: segfault at fffffffc ip b56fa96c sp bfc66c70 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b56e9000+18000]
May 4 17:47:27 localhost kernel: [ 875.784540] metacity[15682]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7496c sp bff19030 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b63000+18000]
May 4 17:47:59 localhost kernel: [ 907.392068] metacity[15743]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a9f96c sp bf944250 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a8e000+18000]
May 4 17:47:59 localhost kernel: [ 907.637940] metacity[15974]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c0d96c sp bf9b0570 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bfc000+18000]
May 4 17:48:04 localhost bonobo-activation-server (lzap-16074): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-pajABYSaOj: Connection refused
May 4 17:49:08 localhost pulseaudio[16253]: main.c: Called SUID root and real-time and/or high-priority scheduling was requested in the configuration. However, we lack the necessary privileges:
May 4 17:49:08 localhost pulseaudio[16253]: main.c: We are not in group 'pulse-rt', PolicyKit refuse to grant us the requested privileges and we have no increase RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits.
May 4 17:49:08 localhost pulseaudio[16253]: main.c: For enabling real-time/high-priority scheduling please acquire the appropriate PolicyKit privileges, or become a member of 'pulse-rt', or increase the RLIMIT_NICE/RLIMIT_RTPRIO resource limits for this user.
May 4 17:49:08 localhost pulseaudio[16269]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
May 4 17:49:09 localhost kernel: [ 977.756494] python[16256]: segfault at fffffffc ip b570e96c sp bfbfdc50 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b56fd000+18000]
May 4 17:49:10 localhost kernel: [ 978.476480] metacity[16223]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7296c sp bff17870 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b61000+18000]
May 4 17:49:16 localhost kernel: [ 984.907522] metacity[16308]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c0596c sp bf9aa300 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bf4000+18000]
May 4 17:49:16 localhost kernel: [ 985.060894] metacity[16360]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bb696c sp bfb5b760 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ba5000+18000]
May 4 17:49:28 localhost kernel: [ 997.252913] python[16746]: segfault at fffffffc ip b562a96c sp bf817010 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b5619000+18000]
May 4 17:49:29 localhost kernel: [ 998.020855] metacity[16684]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7af296c sp bfe95790 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ae1000+18000]
May 4 17:49:31 localhost kernel: [ 999.504244] metacity[16777]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c4596c sp bfbe7ce0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c34000+18000]
May 4 17:49:31 localhost kernel: [ 999.966490] metacity[16824]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b4496c sp bffe9b90 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b33000+18000]
May 4 17:49:32 localhost kernel: [ 1000.347879] metacity[16863]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b0796c sp bfeaca50 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7af6000+18000]
May 4 17:49:32 localhost kernel: [ 1000.724968] metacity[16898]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c0896c sp bfcab050 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bf7000+18000]
May 4 17:49:32 localhost kernel: [ 1001.123253] metacity[16932]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bd596c sp bfd7a120 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bc4000+18000]
May 4 17:49:33 localhost kernel: [ 1001.505445] metacity[16968]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b8e96c sp bfd330e0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b7d000+18000]
May 4 17:49:33 localhost kernel: [ 1001.962451] metacity[17002]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7396c sp bfc167c0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b62000+18000]
May 4 17:49:34 localhost kernel: [ 1002.369128] metacity[17038]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ac796c sp bff6a310 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ab6000+18000]
May 4 17:49:34 localhost kernel: [ 1003.163995] __ratelimit: 1 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:49:34 localhost kernel: [ 1003.163999] metacity[17107]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a7396c sp bff16ac0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a62000+18000]
May 4 17:49:35 localhost kernel: [ 1003.552521] metacity[17142]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ade96c sp bfa81630 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7acd000+18000]
May 4 17:49:35 localhost kernel: [ 1003.950707] metacity[17177]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b3896c sp bfcdb080 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b27000+18000]
May 4 17:49:36 localhost kernel: [ 1004.344256] metacity[17212]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7aee96c sp bfd91940 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7add000+18000]
May 4 17:49:36 localhost kernel: [ 1004.725120] metacity[17247]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c0596c sp bfaa9e50 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bf4000+18000]
May 4 17:49:36 localhost kernel: [ 1005.166221] metacity[17281]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b6696c sp bff092b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b55000+18000]
May 4 17:49:37 localhost kernel: [ 1005.589304] metacity[17315]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b4396c sp bfee8290 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b32000+18000]
May 4 17:49:37 localhost kernel: [ 1006.057978] metacity[17349]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bf496c sp bfa97640 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7be3000+18000]
May 4 17:49:38 localhost kernel: [ 1006.401775] metacity[17385]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b8896c sp bfa2b5d0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b77000+18000]
May 4 17:49:38 localhost kernel: [ 1006.770987] metacity[17420]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7afc96c sp bfd9f950 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7aeb000+18000]
May 4 17:49:40 localhost kernel: [ 1008.707936] __ratelimit: 4 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:49:40 localhost kernel: [ 1008.707940] metacity[17599]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ba196c sp bfc447f0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b90000+18000]
May 4 17:49:40 localhost kernel: [ 1009.066289] metacity[17635]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b6496c sp bfd070b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b53000+18000]
May 4 17:49:41 localhost kernel: [ 1009.417003] metacity[17670]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b3896c sp bf8db480 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b27000+18000]
May 4 17:49:41 localhost kernel: [ 1009.806784] metacity[17706]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7b96c sp bfc1ffc0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b6a000+18000]
May 4 17:49:41 localhost kernel: [ 1010.154127] metacity[17742]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b4896c sp bfceb890 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b37000+18000]
May 4 17:49:42 localhost kernel: [ 1010.527894] metacity[17777]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ba596c sp bf9484f0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b94000+18000]
May 4 17:49:42 localhost kernel: [ 1010.887934] metacity[17813]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c3a96c sp bf9dd580 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c29000+18000]
May 4 17:49:42 localhost kernel: [ 1011.252090] metacity[17848]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a8896c sp bfe2b9d0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a77000+18000]
May 4 17:49:43 localhost kernel: [ 1011.603735] metacity[17884]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ae696c sp bff8bb30 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ad5000+18000]
May 4 17:49:43 localhost kernel: [ 1011.992648] metacity[17919]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a7196c sp bfa145c0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a60000+18000]
May 4 17:49:45 localhost kernel: [ 1014.161808] __ratelimit: 5 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:49:45 localhost kernel: [ 1014.161812] metacity[18134]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b6b96c sp bfe0e1b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b5a000+18000]
May 4 17:49:46 localhost kernel: [ 1014.526256] metacity[18169]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c3096c sp bffd3b80 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c1f000+18000]
May 4 17:49:46 localhost kernel: [ 1014.899251] metacity[18205]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bea96c sp bf98ed30 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bd9000+18000]
May 4 17:49:46 localhost kernel: [ 1015.266400] metacity[18241]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b6796c sp bfa0c5b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b56000+18000]
May 4 17:49:47 localhost kernel: [ 1015.608000] metacity[18276]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bba96c sp bf95d500 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ba9000+18000]
May 4 17:49:47 localhost kernel: [ 1015.956646] metacity[18312]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b3596c sp bffda380 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b24000+18000]
May 4 17:49:48 localhost kernel: [ 1016.348838] metacity[18347]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c1396c sp bfeb8a60 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c02000+18000]
May 4 17:49:48 localhost kernel: [ 1016.724524] metacity[18383]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b9d96c sp bfa3fdf0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b8c000+18000]
May 4 17:49:48 localhost kernel: [ 1017.127735] metacity[18418]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b9696c sp bfa3b5e0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b85000+18000]
May 4 17:49:49 localhost kernel: [ 1017.476996] metacity[18454]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c2d96c sp bffd0b80 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c1c000+18000]
May 4 17:49:51 localhost kernel: [ 1019.920228] __ratelimit: 5 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:49:51 localhost kernel: [ 1019.920232] metacity[18667]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bf996c sp bf89bc40 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7be8000+18000]
May 4 17:49:51 localhost kernel: [ 1020.201072] metacity[18760]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b0e96c sp bfbb2f60 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7afd000+18000]
May 4 17:49:52 localhost kernel: [ 1020.474884] metacity[18795]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a8a96c sp bfb2d6d0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a79000+18000]
May 4 17:49:52 localhost kernel: [ 1020.757205] metacity[18830]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bce96c sp bfb72f20 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bbd000+18000]
May 4 17:49:52 localhost kernel: [ 1021.028176] metacity[18864]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a9696c sp bf9394e0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a85000+18000]
May 4 17:49:53 localhost kernel: [ 1021.297037] metacity[18899]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b0896c sp bffab350 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7af7000+18000]
May 4 17:49:53 localhost kernel: [ 1021.569252] metacity[18934]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b1196c sp bfab4660 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b00000+18000]
May 4 17:49:53 localhost kernel: [ 1021.839011] metacity[18969]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a7596c sp bfd1a8c0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a64000+18000]
May 4 17:49:53 localhost kernel: [ 1022.150426] metacity[19003]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bb196c sp bfb54700 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ba0000+18000]
May 4 17:49:54 localhost kernel: [ 1022.430721] metacity[19039]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b5e96c sp bfd010b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b4d000+18000]
May 4 17:49:57 localhost kernel: [ 1025.467085] __ratelimit: 9 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:49:57 localhost kernel: [ 1025.467089] metacity[19418]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7696c sp bfa1b5c0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b65000+18000]
May 4 17:49:57 localhost kernel: [ 1025.886197] metacity[19540]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bd496c sp bfe77a20 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bc3000+18000]
May 4 17:49:57 localhost kernel: [ 1026.154739] metacity[19681]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b0596c sp bfaa7e50 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7af4000+18000]
May 4 17:49:58 localhost kernel: [ 1026.563271] metacity[19716]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ab196c sp bff54b00 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7aa0000+18000]
May 4 17:49:58 localhost kernel: [ 1026.976048] metacity[19755]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ac196c sp bfc64010 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ab0000+18000]
May 4 17:49:58 localhost kernel: [ 1027.271988] metacity[19811]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b5d96c sp bfd028b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b4c000+18000]
May 4 17:49:59 localhost kernel: [ 1027.543938] metacity[19848]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ac296c sp bff67b10 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ab1000+18000]
May 4 17:49:59 localhost kernel: [ 1027.846046] metacity[19883]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b7096c sp bfc12fc0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b5f000+18000]
May 4 17:49:59 localhost kernel: [ 1028.118742] metacity[19918]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7ad996c sp bf97e520 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7ac8000+18000]
May 4 17:50:00 localhost kernel: [ 1028.410414] metacity[19954]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a6896c sp bfd0b8b0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a57000+18000]
May 4 17:50:02 localhost kernel: [ 1031.192563] __ratelimit: 8 callbacks suppressed
May 4 17:50:02 localhost kernel: [ 1031.192567] metacity[20442]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c1696c sp bfbb9760 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c05000+18000]
May 4 17:50:03 localhost kernel: [ 1031.562593] metacity[20477]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7a8c96c sp bff2f2e0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7a7b000+18000]
May 4 17:50:03 localhost kernel: [ 1031.847279] metacity[20512]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7b8396c sp bfb266d0 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7b72000+18000]
May 4 17:50:03 localhost kernel: [ 1032.149397] metacity[20548]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7c1496c sp bffb9360 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7c03000+18000]
May 4 17:50:04 localhost kernel: [ 1032.489484] metacity[20584]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7be096c sp bfb85730 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7bcf000+18000]
May 4 17:50:04 localhost kernel: [ 1032.845484] metacity[20658]: segfault at fffffffc ip b7bfc96c sp bf9a1550 error 4 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1600.1[b7beb000+18000]

Please note this is upgraded installation.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/metacity
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: metacity 1:2.25.144-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: metacity
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[Lukáš Zapletal (lzap)]

Attaching also xsession-errors after this bug occurs...

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, your crash report is either missing or challenging to deal with as a ".crash" file. Please follow these instructions to have apport report a new bug about your crash that can be dealt with by the automatic retracer.

If you are running the Ubuntu Stable Release you might need to enable apport in /etc/default/apport and restart.

If you are using Ubuntu with the Gnome desktop environment - launch nautilus and navigate to your /var/crash directory and double click on the crash report you wish to submit.

If you are using Kubuntu or Xubuntu you can file the crash using /usr/share/apport/apport-qt --crash-file=/var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash in a terminal - where _my_crash_report.crash is the crash you would like to report.

I'm closing this bug report since the process outlined above will automatically open a new bug report which can then dealt with more efficiently. Thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding.