Minimizing firefox sometimes logs me out 8.04 LTS

[alexnb185]

I have only seen this reported once; but I am running 8.04 LTS and I have compiz enabled. I am using firefox 3 beta (the most recent as of 4.25.08) and occasionally when I minimize (from the taskbar or the actual window's button) it just logs me out right then and there. I mean I can just log back in and it is all fine, but it is obviously annoying. If you have the same problem or an idea or you have fixed it, PLEASE, let me know.

[trollord (trollenlord)]

When this happens please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old and output of dmesg.

[Bensin (lejmer)]

I can verify this bug. I marked my own reported bug (#234874) as a duplicate:

Description:
Minimizing Firefox 3.0b5 may crash X-server if the Visual Effects settings in Gnome (Under System -> Preferences ->Appearence -> Visual Effects) are set to "Normal". Also, I use the nVidia-driver.

The following may reproduce what I believe is the same bug:
Start a new session of Firefox and open youtube.com. Open a new tab and choose that tab. Start clicking on the Firefox-tab in the Gnome Panel/taskbar so that Firefox minimizes and restores itself. Click quite fast (approx 2-4 clicks per second) and sometimes up to 50 or more clicks in total. Eventually the X-server will crash and the login-screen appears.

The following is from /var/log/syslog at the time of the crasches:
"
May 25 01:59:12 ubuntu-desktop gdm[6110]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error - Restarting :0
May 25 01:59:17 ubuntu-desktop kernel: [39584.743570] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.5 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
May 25 01:59:17 ubuntu-desktop kernel: [39584.743773] agpgart: Device is in legacy mode, falling back to 2.x
May 25 01:59:17 ubuntu-desktop kernel: [39584.743780] agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 2x mode
May 25 01:59:17 ubuntu-desktop kernel: [39584.743826] agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 2x mode
May 25 01:59:34 ubuntu-desktop pulseaudio[8031]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
May 25 01:59:38 ubuntu-desktop hcid[5228]: Default passkey agent (:1.119, /org/bluez/passkey) registered
May 25 01:59:38 ubuntu-desktop hcid[5228]: Default authorization agent (:1.119, /org/bluez/auth) registered
May 25 01:59:46 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed wireless network lists.
May 25 01:59:46 ubuntu-desktop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_dbus_get_networks_cb(): error received: org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerInfo.NoNetworks - There are no wireless networks stored..
"

I have been unable to reproduce this bug without opening the second tab in Firefox or if the Visual effects are set to "None".

Other than this bug, the system is stable. Viewing flash-content in Firefox works fine.

[Bensin (lejmer)]

Attached is my /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old immediately after crash.

[Bensin (lejmer)]

Attached is my /var/log/dmesg immediately after crash.

[Bensin (lejmer)]

I confirm this bug.

[jasonq (jason-quinn)]

Same problem... crashes on minimize (I always use the button). Compiz used. It's not a Firefox extension thing. I don't use extensions. I'm not even sure it's a Firefox thing but it has only happened to me with Firefox.

Crash log around crash:
Feb 10 17:10:33 aries gdm[11681]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error - Restarting :0
Feb 10 17:11:37 aries pulseaudio[15357]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 10 17:11:38 aries pulseaudio[15357]: alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz.
Feb 10 17:11:38 aries pulseaudio[15357]: alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz.
Feb 10 17:11:40 aries hcid[11617]: Default passkey agent (:1.46, /org/bluez/passkey) registered
Feb 10 17:11:40 aries hcid[11617]: Default authorization agent (:1.46, /org/bluez/auth) registered

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[Travis Watkins (amaranth)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.