compiz crashed with SIGABRT in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()

[Robert Wuest]

Binary package hint: compiz

I just receive the error message upon login to a desktop

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 270.41.03 Sat Apr 9 00:04:57 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu3)
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 18 04:11:01 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 270.41.03, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce Go 6600] [10de:0148] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0005]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413.1)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413.1)
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Qosmio F15
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=1e34a5a8-d64a-449b-ba73-b507adbb48b3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 Glib::exception_handlers_invoke() () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
 Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc(_GSource*, int (*)(void*), void*) () from /usr/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
 g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 ?? () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
 g_main_loop_run () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
Title: compiz crashed with SIGABRT in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare tape video
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 2.00
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion2.00:bd01/26/2006:svnTOSHIBA:pnQosmioF15:pvrPQF10U-00K00HR:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
dmi.product.name: Qosmio F15
dmi.product.version: PQF10U-00K00HR
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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