unity-panel-service crashed with SIGABRT in raise()

[The Doctor]

Compiz keeps shutting down, and last night it shut-down the whole netbook and I had to log-in again.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity-services 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg: [ 42.588880] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1510) terminated with status 1
Date: Sat Mar 31 09:02:13 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-03-03 22:25:47,219 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: Acer AOD257
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=febf5724-00b2-44d7-921d-6e4dd1324b81 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: unity
Title: unity-panel-service crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-04 (27 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: V1.06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: JE06_PT
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrV1.06:bd06/13/2011:svnAcer:pnAOD257:pvrV1.06:rvnAcer:rnJE06_PT:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOD257
dmi.product.version: V1.06
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #969360, 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.