gnome-terminal assert failure: Vte:ERROR:/build/buildd/vte-0.22.0/./src/vtestream-file.h:30:_xread: assertion failed: (fd || !len)

[Barry Warsaw]

Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

Hit Alt-T l (that's el) to reset and clear the terminal. Boom!

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: Vte:ERROR:/build/buildd/vte-0.22.0/./src/vtestream-file.h:30:_xread: assertion failed: (fd || !len)
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Wed Sep 30 16:41:03 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: gnome-terminal 2.28.0-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdline: gnome-terminal
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
StacktraceTop:
 raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
 g_assertion_message () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_assertion_message_expr ()
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
Title: gnome-terminal assert failure: Vte:ERROR:/build/buildd/vte-0.22.0/./src/vtestream-file.h:30:_xread: assertion failed: (fd || !len)
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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