Thanks, I am an almost total Linux novice.  I am running an ATI video card
and gather from your notes below that the crash is somehow related to
video.  I have no idea what the compiz programs are or how to reinstall
them.  I do find Ubuntu 8.04 more useful than 7.10, which was the first
Ubuntu that would actually install to my computer.  I think that in a few
more iterations Ubuntu will displace Windows on my machines.  But not yet.
So, what is compiz and how do I get the files to reinstall them?

Thanks Rob Backus

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:49 PM, fleming746 <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I do not have the detailed information handy that you have but the crash I
> had was also with compiz-real. It followed the update of the compiz
> programs
> on my Hardy Heron beta i386 system. I am using the Linux 2.6.24-16-generic
> i686 kernel with Intel 915 graphics system on my motherboard. I was able
> to
> get a usable desktop using Gnome-failsafe. I tried a few measures that did
> not work, however when I did a complete reinstall of all the compiz
> packages
> I was using my system was up and running properly again. It is now several
> days and everything is running fine.
>
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Amael <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I can confirm this bug with an NVidia 6800Go graphics card on Ubuntu
> > Hardy Heron beta i386. Crash in compiz.real after a first unsuccessful
> > login (white screen). I then killed X with CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE, and
> > logged in normally before getting this message.
> >
> >
> > $ apt-cache policy compiz
> > compiz:
> >  Installé : 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4
> >  Candidat : 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4
> >  Table de version :
> >  *** 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4 0
> >        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
> >        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> >
> > $ uname -a
> > Linux amael-laptop 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008
> > i686 GNU/Linux
> >
> > $ apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-new
> > nvidia-glx-new:
> >  Installé : 169.12+2.6.24.12-16.34
> >  Candidat : 169.12+2.6.24.12-16.34
> >  Table de version :
> >  *** 169.12+2.6.24.12-16.34 0
> >        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
> >        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> >
> > --
> > compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216043
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
> > Status in Source Package "compiz" in Ubuntu: New
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Binary package hint: compiz
> >
> > Ubuntu Hardy Heron beta i386, following today's kernel and compix
> updates.
> > Crash in compiz.real.
> >
> > After login, white screen when desktop should appear. CTRL+ALT+F1 can
> > bring up the terminal. Used sudo top to kill Xorg process. This produced
> new
> > login screen. Change session to Gnome fail-safe works (nothing else
> does).
> > Fail-safe mode produces desktop, wireless works.
> >
> > At some point shortly after I begin working, a crash alert appears, for
> > compiz.real. That's when I sent this message. At the time, I had opened
> the
> > system monitor window, but I don't think that caused the crash.
> >
> > Under normal circumstances, my desktop uses flgrx (ATI) display driver,
> > with only one workspace.
> >
> > compiz version  1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4. There was no package compiz.real or
> > compiz-real located by apt-cache policy.
> >
> > ProblemType: Crash
> > Architecture: i386
> > CrashCounter: 1
> > Date: Fri Apr 11 19:35:36 2008
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz.real
> > Package: compiz-core 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4
> > PackageArchitecture: i386
> > ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/compiz.real --ignore-desktop-hints --replace
> > --sm-client-id default0 core ccp
> > ProcEnviron:
> >
> >
>  PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> >  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> >  SHELL=/bin/bash
> > Signal: 11
> > SourcePackage: compiz
> > Stacktrace:
> >  #0  0x08055a80 in ?? ()
> >  #1  0x0807c6d0 in ?? ()
> >  #2  0x00000003 in ?? ()
> >  #3  0x000000fa in ?? ()
> >  #4  0x00000000 in ?? ()
> > StacktraceTop:
> >  ?? ()
> >  ?? ()
> >  ?? ()
> >  ?? ()
> >  ?? ()
> > Title: compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV
> > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
> > UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy fuse lpadmin
> plugdev
> > video
> >
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "unnamed"
>   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13468430/unnamed
>
> --
> compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216043
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "compiz" in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: compiz
>
> Ubuntu Hardy Heron beta i386, following today's kernel and compix updates.
> Crash in compiz.real.
>
> After login, white screen when desktop should appear. CTRL+ALT+F1 can
> bring up the terminal. Used sudo top to kill Xorg process. This produced new
> login screen. Change session to Gnome fail-safe works (nothing else does).
> Fail-safe mode produces desktop, wireless works.
>
> At some point shortly after I begin working, a crash alert appears, for
> compiz.real. That's when I sent this message. At the time, I had opened the
> system monitor window, but I don't think that caused the crash.
>
> Under normal circumstances, my desktop uses flgrx (ATI) display driver,
> with only one workspace.
>
> compiz version  1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4. There was no package compiz.real or
> compiz-real located by apt-cache policy.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> Architecture: i386
> CrashCounter: 1
> Date: Fri Apr 11 19:35:36 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz.real
> Package: compiz-core 1:0.7.4-0ubuntu4
> PackageArchitecture: i386
> ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/compiz.real --ignore-desktop-hints --replace
> --sm-client-id default0 core ccp
> ProcEnviron:
>
>  PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> Signal: 11
> SourcePackage: compiz
> Stacktrace:
>  #0  0x08055a80 in ?? ()
>  #1  0x0807c6d0 in ?? ()
>  #2  0x00000003 in ?? ()
>  #3  0x000000fa in ?? ()
>  #4  0x00000000 in ?? ()
> StacktraceTop:
>  ?? ()
>  ?? ()
>  ?? ()
>  ?? ()
>  ?? ()
> Title: compiz.real crashed with SIGSEGV
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
> UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy fuse lpadmin plugdev
> video
>