Compiz causes Kernel Panic

[Maicon Molina]

Binary package hint: compiz

When I try to enable Compiz this causes a Kernel Panic on my PC. Same thing happens if I try to boot from CD. I have to use Ubuntu 9.10 with no Compiz. I think that is related to my Intel GMA 950.

***EDITED May 1 2010***
I still having the problem with the final release of Ubuntu 10.04. Only boots with i915.modeset=0 xforcevesa
If I try to start compiz from Terminal I got warnings like this:
"WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug!"
OpenSUSE users had same problems with these Intel graphic cards, but now it's apparently solved.
I hope to comeback to Ubuntu someday :D
In the mean time I'm still using Mac OS X that's great.
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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,move,resize,place,decoration,animation,ccp,dbus,mousepoll,gnomecompat,png,svg,imgjpeg,text,commands,neg,video,wall,snap,scale,scaleaddon,expo,staticswitcher,regex,resizeinfo,workarounds,ezoom,vpswitch,extrawm,fade,session]
Date: Fri Oct 30 12:10:02 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda STI
Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=1287c8d1-a08d-4dcc-aaed-91d55af3d319 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR.UTF-8
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: compiz
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 06/02/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080012
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: STI 001213
dmi.board.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda
dmi.board.version: ECS
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080012:bd06/02/2008:svnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:pnSTI:pvrRev.10/00:rvnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:rnSTI001213:rvrECS:cvnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: STI
dmi.product.version: Rev. 10/00
dmi.sys.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.31-14-generic
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3067 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 3067 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfea38000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9221 A2'
   Components : 'HDA:83847682,00000100,00103601'
   Controls : 20
   Simple ctrls : 13
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Set'/'USB Headphone Set at usb-0000:00:1d.0-2, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB0c76:1607'
   Controls : 7
   Simple ctrls : 3
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda STI
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- i915.modeset=0 xforcevesa locale=pt_BR console-setup/layoutcode?=br console-setup/modelcode?=abnt2
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
 0: phy1: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: lucid graphics regression-release needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 06/02/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080012
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: STI 001213
dmi.board.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda
dmi.board.version: ECS
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080012:bd06/02/2008:svnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:pnSTI:pvrRev.10/00:rvnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:rnSTI001213:rvrECS:cvnSempToshibaInformaticaLtda:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: STI
dmi.product.version: Rev. 10/00
dmi.sys.vendor: Semp Toshiba Informatica Ltda

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

Compiz can't be responsible for a kernel panic, it can only trigger a bug in the kernel or a module. Moving to 'linux' as they should be able to help you figure out where the bug is.

[Berni (jc4you)]

Hi!

If I start compiz then my whole system freezes and nothing worked anymore. After shutting down hardly and rebooting the system compiz is stopped and everything works fine, accept this: With copmiz stopped in the window of the gnome-system-monitor and in the pop-up notifications I only see stripes (see attachment). If I start compiz the gnome-system-monitor looks normal but then my system freezes.
And if I start compiz with a shell I got several warnings. These I'll try to post.

[Berni (jc4you)]

It turns out that my system frezzes if I start another application (e.g. firefox).
And here is what I got from the shell:

jugend@praisemachine:~$ compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Detected PCI ID for VGA:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Checking screen 1Comparing resolution (1400x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (2048): Passed.
Checking for Software Rasterizer: Not present.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Couldn't find a perfect decorator match; trying all decorators
Starting gtk-window-decorator
WARNING: Application calling GLX 1.3 function "glXCreatePixmap" when GLX 1.3 is not supported! This is an application bug!
Warnung der Fensterverwaltung: Thema »Clearlooks« konnte nicht geladen werden: Es konnte keine gültige Datei für das Thema »Clearlooks« gefunden werden.

The last sentence is a Warning from the window manager and says that the theme "Clearlooks" couldn't be loaded. It couldn't find a valid file for the clearlooks theme.

[Berni (jc4you)]

Hey!

With the libgl1-mesa-swx11 package installed (that removes the libgl1-mesa-glx package) compiz works now. Very slowly though and the CPU is up to 100 %, but it's running.
And I found two other things:
- in /usr/bin/compiz: in line 35 the path has to be "/usr/bin/xfwm4"
- in /usr/bin/compiz-decorator: in line 23 the quotes are missing.

So I think that's not a bug anymore. :-)

bye-bye

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Maik,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 464883

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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