compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/compiz: corrupted double-linked list: 0x0897f460 ***

[Anouar CHELBIA]

Binary package hint: compiz

when launching unity, compiz crashes

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic 2.6.38-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-3-generic i686
Architecture: i386
AssertionMessage: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/compiz: corrupted double-linked list: 0x0897f460 ***
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x800
 edid-base64: AP///////wAyDAExAAAAAAASAQOAIRV4ChRlmFlTiygjUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBEhsAiFAgEDAwGDYAS88QAAAZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/gBMR1BoaWxpcHNMQ0QKAAAA/ABMUDE1NFdYNC1UTENCAC0=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Fri Feb 11 23:20:39 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-05 18:19:59.540879
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario C700 [103c:30d9]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario C700 [103c:30d9]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100329)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-3-generic root=UUID=8f9f4588-f78b-479a-b026-e84f4dfc1ad8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
 abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
 ?? () from /lib/libc.so.6
Title: compiz assert failure: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/compiz: corrupted double-linked list: 0x0897f460 ***
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XsessionErrors: (nautilus:1401): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.33
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 30D9
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 83.21
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.33:bd04/29/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioC700NotebookPC:pvrF.33:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D9:rvr83.21:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.33
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2+git20110124.fadee040-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu4

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 *__GI_raise (sig=6)
 *__GI_abort () at abort.c:59

[Javi Molina (javich)]

I think it is happening since Maverick.

I attached .xsession-errors.old with details of the last crash.

I can't use appport-bug because I am using NVidia driver from nvidia.com but hopefully the log will support my guess.

I am running

Linux 489vx1s-cm 2.6.35-28-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:39:03 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux