compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x0a4be878 ***

[Chito Tuason]

corrupted display

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic-pae 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x0a4be878 ***
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,regex,place,move,snap,mousepoll,vpswitch,imgpng,resize,animation,gnomecompat,wall,grid,session,expo,workarounds,fade,scale,unitymtgrabhandles,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sat Oct 1 00:11:50 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-02 07:18:36.314818
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-11-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-10-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-11-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-11-generic-pae, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc AMD Radeon HD 6310 GraphicsATI [1002:9802] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:1096]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110829.1)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. U270 series
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic-pae root=UUID=03e6764f-ef12-44b9-a857-a1e1eedd9231 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
Title: compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** compiz: malloc(): memory corruption: 0x0a4be878 ***
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-22 (7 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 05/23/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: E1245AMS.10H
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-1245
dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: Ver 1.000
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrE1245AMS.10H:bd05/23/2011:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnU270series:pvrE1245AMS.10H:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnMS-1245:rvrVer1.000:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: U270 series
dmi.product.version: E1245AMS.10H
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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