compiz crashed with SIGABRT in Glib::exception_handlers_invoke()

[Carsten Dan]

Binary package hint: compiz

after upgrade, compiz started crashing randomly.

use ATI

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Tue Apr 19 09:28:53 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-19 08:36:25.188953
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.840, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5500 Series] [1002:68d9] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:036c]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
JockeyStatus: xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
 LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=0da666c7-edc7-4b18-af51-9d822bdc9794 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
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: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-19 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XsessionErrors:
 (nautilus:3612): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:3612): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:3612): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:3612): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1807
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P7P55D
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1807:bd07/22/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7P55D:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
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.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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