compiz segfaults with non-standard Default.ini

[Jamie Strandboge]

Binary package hint: compiz

I've been running natty for a while. After today's update, compiz would crash when logging into the Ubuntu Classic Desktop. After discussing this with didrocks and seb128 on IRC, it was discovered that compiz did not like my settings in ~/.config/compiz-1/compizconfig. Attached is my configuration.

WORKAROUND:
1. logout
2. Login to a console
3. mv ~/.config/compiz-1 ~/.config/compiz-1.broken
4. login

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [shift,wobbly]
Date: Wed Dec 1 08:57:36 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 5129CTO
PackageArchitecture: all
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-7-generic root=UUID=82571cfb-fdda-4d2f-b708-f8924aa0fe21 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: compiz
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6QET44WW (1.14 )
dmi.board.name: 5129CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6QET44WW(1.14):bd04/20/2010:svnLENOVO:pn5129CTO:pvrThinkPadX201s:rvnLENOVO:rn5129CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 5129CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X201s
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Launching compiz from a terminal from within the Ubuntu Classic Desktop session resulted in:
Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...no
Backend : ini
Integration : true
Profile : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Initializing bailer options...done
Initializing detection options...done
Initializing composite options...done
Initializing opengl options...done
compiz (core) - Warn: Plugin 'composite' already active
compiz (core) - Warn: Plugin 'opengl' already active
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
compiz (core) - Warn: Plugin 'compiztoolbox' already active
Initializing move options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing place options...done
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'mousepoll' not loaded.

compiz (core) - Error: InitPlugin 'wall' failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'wall'
Initializing expo options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing ezoom options...done
Initializing staticswitcher options...done

Then looking in /var/log/kern.log I saw:
Dec 1 08:29:39 localhost kernel: [ 4224.757412] compiz[11069]: segfault at 200000001 ip 0000000200000001 sp 00007fffcd8df238 error 14 in libstaticswitcher.so[7f97e670c000+1f000]

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Cannot restart compiz when it was crashed and hourglassing the desktop.

eric@calliope:~$ compiz --replace
Backend : gconf
Integration : true
Profile : unity
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
Initializing bailer options...done
Initializing detection options...done
»/apps/compiz-1/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins« wurde kein Wert zugewiesen
Initializing composite options...done
Initializing opengl options...done
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
Initializing animation options...done
Initializing snap options...done
Initializing expo options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
Initializing wall options...done
Initializing ezoom options...done
Initializing workarounds options...done
Initializing staticswitcher options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing session options...done
** (process:1659): DEBUG: perf-logger.vala:62: shoop de whoop
Failed to allocate :
   size : 15394880 bytes
   alignment : 2048 bytes
   domains : 6
Failed to allocate :
   size : 15394880 bytes
   alignment : 2048 bytes
   domains : 6
Failed to allocate :
   size : 15394880 bytes
   alignment : 2048 bytes
   domains : 6
Failed to allocate :
   size : 15394880 bytes
   alignment : 2048 bytes
   domains : 6
Speicherzugriffsfehler

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Does this old, untouched bug with a patch have any relevance with this one?

http://bugs.opencompositing.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1052

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Also, is this bug still active in later releases of Compiz?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for Compiz because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for Compiz Core because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for compiz (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]