compiz.real assert failure: compiz.real: ../../src/display.c:793: updatePlugins: Assertion `j == pListCount' failed.

[Amit Kucheria]

Binary package hint: compiz

I've had 2/2 machines have the same problem. It causes complete disruption of the desktop. The gnome-panel doesn't show up anymore, the windows have no borders (since the WM didn't start) and sometimes the terminals that are saved in my session don't have focus. So it is hard to type commands.

Killing the gnome-panel seems to restore it. And right-clicking to Change Desktop Background -> Visual Effects and toggling the effects between None and Normal seems to restore the windows.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: compiz.real: ../../src/display.c:793: updatePlugins: Assertion `j == pListCount' failed.
CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,dbus,place,mousepoll,gnomecompat,move,resize,decoration,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,neg,video,wall,snap,animation,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,extrawm,fade,session,shift,wobbly]
Date: Fri Sep 18 10:14:35 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz.real
MachineType: Intel To be filled by O.E.M.
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: compiz-core 1:0.8.3+git20090915-0ubuntu1
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400 GS] [10de:0422] (rev a1)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-10-generic root=UUID=78313f48-43de-4c37-9c34-1e8cf9ff6243 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/compiz.real --sm-client-id 10a621b448c898477f125118590380333200000052470023 --ignore-desktop-hints --loose-binding gconf core ccp
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.34-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu1
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
 __assert_fail () from /lib/libc.so.6
 eventLoop ()
 main ()
Title: compiz.real assert failure: compiz.real: ../../src/display.c:793: updatePlugins: Assertion `j == pListCount' failed.
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 08/13/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.vendor: Intel
dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.3:bd08/13/2009:svnIntel:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnIntel:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Intel
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.31-10-generic