compiz crashed with SIGABRT in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()

[Richard Carlisle]

Binary package hint: compiz

I opened up Compiz Config Manager and enabled the Shift Switcher when Compiz crashed and restarted itself.

Amazing job on Unity by the way!

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,regex,winrules,move,place,gnomecompat,animation,shift,mousepoll,expo,snap,wall,grid,resize,session,imgpng,ezoom,vpswitch,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sat Apr 16 00:15:07 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-13 19:04:35.419239
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 5800 Series (Cypress LE) [1002:689e] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e140]
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008)
InstallationMedia_: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0718:060c Imation Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6377 Alcor Micro Corp. Multimedia Card Reader
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Compaq-Presario FK592AA-A2L SR5648F
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=e87eafbd-7aa2-4cac-bc03-945f6cbff6bf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 Glib::exception_handlers_invoke() () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
 Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc(_GSource*, int (*)(void*), void*) () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
 g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with SIGABRT in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-14 (2 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 07/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.17
dmi.board.name: Napa
dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
dmi.board.version: HP P/N
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.17:bd07/29/2008:svnCompaq-Presario:pnFK592AA-A2LSR5648F:pvr:rvnFOXCONN:rnNapa:rvrHPP/N:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: FK592AA-A2L SR5648F
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq-Presario
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu12
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #737792, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.