Compiz Crashes on Macbook Tilt

[Adam Estes]

Binary package hint: compiz

On the Macbook 5,(and possibly other variants) there is periodically a red light coming out of the headphone jack. For some reason, tilting the Macbook and moving it fixes the problem. It also crashes Compiz.

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: nvidia wl
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 270.41.03 Sat Apr 9 00:06:19 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu3)
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sat Apr 16 10:28:27 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 270.41.03, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.38-8-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400M] [10de:0863] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:00aa]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64+mac (20110413)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64+mac (20110413)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:wl - Broadcom STA wireless driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) [auto-install]
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBook5,1
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=8947e23f-892c-4469-b3dc-43c3bec269d3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x4385d8 <_ZN10CompWindow25updateWindowOutputExtentsEv+8>: mov 0x58(%rdi),%rax
 PC (0x004385d8) ok
 source "0x58(%rdi)" (0x3f800058) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 CompWindow::updateWindowOutputExtents() ()
 UnityMTGrabHandlesWindow::hideHandles() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libunitymtgrabhandles.so
 UnityMTGrabHandlesWindow::onHideTimeout(void*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libunitymtgrabhandles.so
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompWindow::updateWindowOutputExtents()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/27/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F42D89A9
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: Proto
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F42D89A9
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB51.88Z.007D.B03.0904271443:bd04/27/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F42D89A9:rvrProto:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F42D89A9:
dmi.product.name: MacBook5,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
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.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
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 #743390, 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.