compiz hang after using dash

[Alan Jenkins]

This happened after using the dash. The first problem I noticed was that the dash wasn't opening. Then I noticed I wasn't getting any response to keyboard presses. (Mouse seemed to work OK though, at least for focusing different windows and widgets). The third problem I noticed was a cpu hog (from the cpu fan spinning up to maximum on an idle system).

I killed compiz, compiz restarted, and the first two problems were solved.

The cpu hog is:

14076 ? Rl 47:57 /usr/bin/python -c import orca.orca; orca.orca.main()

(this showed up in "top" as 100% cpu; the "47:57" is minutes of CPU time. So it might or might not be related).

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,move,gnomecompat,grid,place,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,mousepoll,regex,wall,animation,session,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,scale,workarounds,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Oct 14 15:21:04 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-14 08:10:00.800161
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2972] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:0cc5]
MachineType: OEM OEM
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/username--desktop.Linux-karmic ro
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 poll () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1
 xcb_wait_for_reply () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1
 _XReply () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6
 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1
Title: compiz crashed with SIGABRT in poll()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse plugdev tape video
XsessionErrors:
 (nautilus:18324): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_action_set_visible: assertion `GTK_IS_ACTION (action)' failed
 (nautilus:18324): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_action_set_visible: assertion `GTK_IS_ACTION (action)' failed
dmi.bios.date: 07/26/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 946 7MA Series
dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd07/26/2007:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnFoxconn:rn9467MASeries:rvr:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: OEM
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: OEM
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 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 N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Stacktrace:
 #0 0x00007f506ea25773 in ?? ()
 No symbol table info available.
 #1 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
 No symbol table info available.
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 ?? ()

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for your report!

However, processing it in order to get sufficient information for the
developers failed (it does not generate an useful symbolic stack trace). This
might be caused by some outdated packages which were installed on your system
at the time of the report:

outdated debug symbol package for libavahi-common3: package version 0.6.30-4ubuntu1 dbgsym version 0.6.30-0ubuntu2
outdated debug symbol package for libtiff4: package version 3.9.5-1ubuntu1 dbgsym version 3.9.4-5ubuntu6
libpam-modules version 1.1.3-2ubuntu1 required, but 1.1.3-2ubuntu2 is available
libpam0g version 1.1.3-2ubuntu1 required, but 1.1.3-2ubuntu2 is available
libpam-modules-bin version 1.1.3-2ubuntu1 required, but 1.1.3-2ubuntu2 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libk5crypto3: package version 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 dbgsym version 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.1
outdated debug symbol package for libavahi-client3: package version 0.6.30-4ubuntu1 dbgsym version 0.6.30-0ubuntu2
outdated debug symbol package for passwd: package version 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu2 dbgsym version 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu1
outdated debug symbol package for libkrb5-3: package version 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 dbgsym version 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.1
outdated debug symbol package for libdatrie1: package version 0.2.4-3 dbgsym version 0.2.4-1
libcups2 version 1.5.0-8 required, but 1.5.0-8ubuntu2 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libcups2: package version 1.5.0-8ubuntu2 dbgsym version 1.5.0-8ubuntu1
compiz-core version 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3 required, but 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libgssapi-krb5-2: package version 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 dbgsym version 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.1
outdated debug symbol package for libkrb5support0: package version 1.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1 dbgsym version 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.1
outdated debug symbol package for libthai0: package version 0.1.15-2 dbgsym version 0.1.14-2ubuntu1

Please upgrade your system to the latest package versions. If you still
encounter the crash, please file a new report.

Thank you for your understanding, and sorry for the inconvenience!