Compiz-decorator crashes without obvious reaon

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The frames disappear from windows. I run the command /usr/bin/compiz-decorator and they return.

I found the work-around on google so I am not alone with this problem. Also, I have hangups now and the, Compiz is at 75 % processor use and unresponsive during a minute or two.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,imgpng,move,place,regex,resize,snap,animation,vpswitch,session,grid,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,expo,workarounds,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu May 10 10:22:48 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-05-02 14:08:21,005 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.1.14, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [Quadro 600] [10de:0df8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:0835]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Z400 Workstation
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-02 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G3 v03.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC0444XKX
dmi.board.name: 0B4Ch
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: D
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC0444XKX
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G3v03.12:bd09/13/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPZ400Workstation:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0B4Ch:rvrD:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Z400 Workstation
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu35
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 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[biddster (luke-biddell)]

Confirming on 12.04 64bit. Compiz-decorator crashes 15-20 times a day on a ThinkPad W510 with an NVidia Quadro FX 880M card.

[Oliver Dungey (oliver-dungey)]

Same problem here. Having worked with it for a few weeks I have a repeatable scenario (I think):

Setup:
NVidia Quadro FX 880M, 12.04 64 bit, running NVidia twinview setup with an external screen.

Steps:
1. Launch LibreOffice Writer with a 2 page document.
2. Move LibreOffice to the external monitor.
3. Use the middle mouse wheel to scroll up and down
4. Bang, compiz-decorator dies.

Then I launch a terminal and run the following command to restart the decorator:

compiz-decorator --sync &

[Daniel Défago (daniel-defagordi)]

Hello,

After the first crash I do a compiz-decorator --sync &, then after the second crash, the console give me this error:

The program 'gtk-window-decorator' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 147730 error_code 3 request_code 2 minor_code 0)
  (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.)

It's on Ubuntu 12 64 bits and the problem appear more time when I work with Wine application.

[Oliver Dungey (oliver-dungey)]

I have a dual monitor setup with an nVidia card in my laptop. Whenever I start using the mouse scroll wheel on the secondary monitor compiz-decorator goes bang and starts crashing every few seconds. As a temporary workaround I now fire up a terminal when it goes bang the first time and run this to keep it going forever:

while true; do compiz-decorator --sync; done;

Nasty hack but at least I can get on with work without having to continually restart it by hand.

[Daniel Défago (daniel-defagordi)]

Hello,
that happen always when I work with "wine" app, I do a "compiz-decorator &" that fix the problem for a short time then after a while the problem come back and i get in my terminal windows:

#:~$ compiz-decorator &
[1] 9798
#:~$ Starting gtk-window-decorator
The program 'gtk-window-decorator' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'.
  (Details: serial 19667 error_code 3 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
  (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.)
^C
[1]+ Termine 1 compiz-decorator

[Lian Sebe (csebe)]

Same here, more than 1 year later!!! Really annoying. It wasn't like this in the initial 12.04, it became like this after some updates but many month ago and still not fixed by subsequent updates. I don't use wine so probably no relation to it.

Release 12.04 (precise) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.5.0-45-generic
GNOME 3.4.2
Video AMD Radeon