[xsettings]: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__STRINGv()

[Erick Brunzell]

Got this crash report on initial boot after upgrade from Oneiric to Precise.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.92-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 29 06:46:06 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/false
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon
Title: [xsettings]: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__STRINGv()
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-29 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for your report!

However, processing it in order to get sufficient information for the
developers failed (it does not generate a useful symbolic stack trace). This
might be caused by some outdated packages which were installed on your system
at the time of the report:

libgtk-3-common version 3.3.20-0ubuntu1 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
libdconf0 version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1 required, but 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libdconf0: package version 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1
libpango1.0-0 version 1.29.5-0ubuntu1 required, but 1.30.0-0ubuntu1 is available
libnotify4 version 0.7.4-1 required, but 0.7.5-1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libnotify4: package version 0.7.5-1 dbgsym version 0.7.4-1
gnome-settings-daemon version 3.3.92-0ubuntu2 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for gnome-settings-daemon: package version 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 3.3.92-0ubuntu2
nautilus-data version 1:3.3.92-0ubuntu2 required, but 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
libglib2.0-0 version 2.31.22-0ubuntu1 required, but 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 is available
dconf-service version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1 required, but 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for dconf-service: package version 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1
gnome-desktop3-data version 3.3.92-0ubuntu1 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
libgnome-desktop-3-2 version 3.3.92-0ubuntu1 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libgnome-desktop-3-2: package version 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 3.3.92-0ubuntu1
libatk1.0-0 version 2.3.95-0ubuntu1 required, but 2.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for libatk1.0-0: package version 2.4.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 2.3.95-0ubuntu1
libgtk-3-0 version 3.3.20-0ubuntu1 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
gsettings-desktop-schemas version 3.3.92-0ubuntu1 required, but 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available
dconf-gsettings-backend version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1 required, but 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 is available
outdated debug symbol package for dconf-gsettings-backend: package version 0.12.0-0ubuntu1 dbgsym version 0.11.7-0ubuntu1
libatk1.0-data version 2.3.95-0ubuntu1 required, but 2.4.0-0ubuntu1 is available

Please upgrade your system to the latest package versions. If you still
encounter the crash, please file a new report.

Thank you for your understanding, and sorry for the inconvenience!

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/968198

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

I'm performing a Lucid > Precise upgrade on that machine ATM but later today I'll reboot that OS and check the package status. I did reboot that OS twice after apport reported this error and all seemed well, so it appears to have effected only the initial boot after upgrade.

Also, possibly unrelated, but I had to edit fstab because it had an invalid swap UUID. Just mentioning that in case someone else encounters the same error.

[Attila Hammer (hammera)]

Happened my system this error a clean installation.
I enabled the proposed repository and installed all upgrades to awailable latest stable GNOME release packages.
Prewious I newer see this issue.

Attila

[Kai Timmer (eh79o)]

Happens to me on every boot. I have the newest available packages installed.

[jerrylamos (jerrylamos)]

New install of 20120411 build 3.2.0-23 was using "Home Folder" launcher. Acer
Aspire 1 netbook has been running Alpha 1 & 2, Beta 1 & 2 O.K. given usual development bugs.
Unity-2D running as designed, except for this bug so far. I don't care for Unity-3D fuzzy foggy out of focus huge hieroglyphics Compiz overhead theme.

Jerry

[sl45sms (sl45sms)]

happens on clean install to vaio vgn-p21z with all upgrades installed.

[Richard Foulkes (rbsfou)]

Asus 1201n, fresh install. Unity 2d, as hadn't got round to installing nvidia-current yet.