Caught a segmentation fault while loading plugin file: /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstclutter.so

[Thiago Belem]

After upgrading to Ubuntu Precise (12.04) I can't start Pidgin..

When running from command line I get the following error:

"ERROR: Caught a segmentation fault while loading plugin file:
/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstclutter.so"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 2 09:03:04 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jon (sailias)]

Same problem here:

fixed with:

sudo apt-get install gstreamer-tools
gst-inspect

[Eugen Paraschiv (hanriseldon)]

That fixed the issue, thanks.
Is there an issue for this in the Pidgin trac?
Thanks.
Eugen.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Cd-MaN (panther79)]

This just started to happen to me after updating some packages yesterday. I installed 12.04 in the weekend, fully updated it and pidgin worked. After yesterdays update it failed on me with the same error mesage. The solution fom comment #2 worked.

[Majestyx (majestyx)]

i have Pidgin 2.10.3 (libpurple 2.10.3) @12.04 - and all works fine... i close this bug....

[Daniel O'Connor (daniel-oconnor)]

This isn't fixed/released afaict, and the workaround doesn't function anymore.

Oddly, this was functional on Friday, it's only having done an apt-get upgrade that this has resurfaced.

clockwerx@clockwerx-laptop:~/uofa/res_prof$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gstreamer-tools
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,018 B of archives.
After this operation, 741 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main gstreamer-tools amd64 0.10.36-1ubuntu1 [8,018 B]
Fetched 8,018 B in 0s (18.7 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package gstreamer-tools.
(Reading database ... 208087 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gstreamer-tools (from .../gstreamer-tools_0.10.36-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up gstreamer-tools (0.10.36-1ubuntu1) ...

clockwerx@clockwerx-laptop:~/uofa/res_prof$ pidgin
The program 'Pidgin' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'.
  (Details: serial 37 error_code 1 request_code 154 minor_code 19)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

ERROR: Caught a segmentation fault while loading plugin file:
/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstclutter.so

Please either:
- remove it and restart.
- run with --gst-disable-segtrap --gst-disable-registry-fork and debug.

clockwerx@clockwerx-laptop:~/uofa/res_prof$ dpkg -l | grep pidgin
ii indicator-status-provider-pidgin 0.6.0-0ubuntu1 indicator-messages status provider for pidgin
ii pidgin 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1 graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
ii pidgin-data 1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1 multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
ii pidgin-libnotify 0.14-4ubuntu10 display notification bubbles in pidgin

[Daniel O'Connor (daniel-oconnor)]

Related:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=140287
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=667499

The suggestion in those threads that this relates to a mangled setup of display drives seems likely, having installed the restricted drivers recently (gnome-shell is also unhappy at me, for what I suspect is the same reason)

[James Taylor (barrkins)]

same issue. after upgrading to ubuntu 12.04 pidgin does not start anymore.

Pidgin 2.10.3 (libpurple 2.10.3)

The program 'Pidgin' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)'.
  (Details: serial 37 error_code 1 request_code 154 minor_code 19)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

[mustangtyson (tysonsmith)]

ran into this on ubuntu 13.04 after upgrade

pidgin
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".

ERROR: Caught a segmentation fault while loading plugin file:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-0.10/libgstclutter.so

Please either:
- remove it and restart.
- run with --gst-disable-segtrap --gst-disable-registry-fork and debug.