compiz seg fault in kernel natty alpha1

[robin0800]

Binary package hint: compiz

Kernel logfile snippet showing seg faults

 compiz[1897]: segfault at 7a69707d ip 00a2c3bd sp bfc56ed4 error 4 in libpthread-2.12.1.so[a24000+15000]

 compiz[1906]: segfault at 18 ip 00163e09 sp bfb0ef60 error 4 in libglib-2.0.so.0.2704.0[125000+d1000]

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins'
Date: Sun Dec 5 09:51:01 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 15ca:00c3 Textech International Ltd. Mini Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nc6000 (PQ491ES#ABU)
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] [1002:4e50] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=83bcf71b-d7fc-4164-a52f-e7d493ea43dd ro lapic quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu3
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: compiz
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 08/30/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68BDD Ver. F.15
dmi.board.name: 0890
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 8051 Version 1A.19
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU447FNCY
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68BDDVer.F.15:bd08/30/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnc6000(PQ491ES#ABU):pvrF.15:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0890:rvr8051Version1A.19:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nc6000 (PQ491ES#ABU)
dmi.product.version: F.15
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = i686, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

[robin0800 (robin-linux-hotmail)]

This is still a problem even after new kernel updates;
as many other people have said this crash stops unity starting!

For your info compiz wont start in the classic desktop environment either so it probably is not a unity bug.

[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.

[Paulo Assis (pj-assis)]

I'm also being affected by this bug, reported here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/733460