compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompositeScreen::compositingActive()

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happens all the time!compiz-unity related

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-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 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:55:43 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,imgjpeg,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,regex,text,ring,place,gnomecompat,blur,resize,imgsvg,imgpng,move,dbus,grid,animation,screenshot,vpswitch,session,workarounds,wobbly,fade,opacify,cube,scale,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Oct 9 00:30:21 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-11-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 280.13, 3.0.0-11-generic, i686: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, i686: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] [10de:0614] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:1861]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=05922601-677b-4033-9ba7-5bff134cf6dc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x459c954 <_ZN15CompositeScreen17compositingActiveEv+4>: mov 0x24(%eax),%eax
 PC (0x0459c954) ok
 source "0x24(%eax)" (0x00000024) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
 destination "%eax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 CompositeScreen::compositingActive() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libcomposite.so
 PrivateCompositeWindow::PrivateCompositeWindow(CompWindow*, CompositeWindow*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libcomposite.so
 CompositeWindow::CompositeWindow(CompWindow*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libcomposite.so
 PluginClassHandler<CompositeWindow, CompWindow, 2>::get(CompWindow*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libopengl.so
 PrivateGLWindow::PrivateGLWindow(CompWindow*, GLWindow*) () from /usr/lib/compiz/libopengl.so
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in CompositeScreen::compositingActive()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 03/26/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2201
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4N72-E
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.:bvr2201:bd03/26/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4N72-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
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.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
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

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #833729, so 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.