compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()

[Kenan Brkic]

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ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,regex,imgjpeg,compiztoolbox,mousepoll,water,gnomecompat,imgpng,grid,animation,resize,workarounds,move,place,vpswitch,session,thumbnail,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,wobbly,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Sun Oct 2 23:18:37 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-28 22:37:23.667217
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.38-11-generic, i686: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
 fglrx, 8.881, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc Robson CE [AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series] [1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1411]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:fglrx_updates - ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietär, Deaktiviert, Nicht benutzt)
 kmod:wl - Broadcom-STA-WLAN-Treiber (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung) [auto-install]
 xorg:fglrx - ATI/AMD: proprietärer FGLRX-Grafiktreiber (Proprietär, Aktiviert, In Benutzung)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 4720s
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 LC_MESSAGES=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=575893c0-6237-4156-9bde-050f742f1247 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
 ?? () from /usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so
 start_thread () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
 clone () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in __kernel_vsyscall()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-29 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 01/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68AZZ Ver. F.0D
dmi.board.name: 1411
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 57.31
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68AZZVer.F.0D:bd01/17/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4720s:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1411:rvrKBCVersion57.31:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4720s
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 __kernel_vsyscall ()
 raise (sig=11) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pt-raise.c:42
 ?? () from /tmp/tmpE_Jr8k/usr/lib/fglrx/dri/fglrx_dri.so
 start_thread (arg=0xb11e5b70) at pthread_create.c:304
 clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S:130

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alex Launi (alexlauni)]

Appears to be an fglrx issue

[Jay Taoko (jaytaoko)]

The stack trace doesn't say much. More info is required.

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 810099, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.