compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in intelDestroyContext() from intelCreateContext() from dri2CreateContextAttribs() from dri2CreateNewContextForAPI() from dri2CreateNewContext()

[Robert Lee]

I downloaded and install 12.10 beta1 on my Dell Optiplex GX270, Pentium 4 running @ 2.60 gHz and 1.2 Gigs of memory. 12.10 beta1 started but the Desktop did not start. There was an error message that compiz crashed. I opened the system settings via desktop appearance (changed the wallpaper which worked). I check my display settings for my monitor then checked for updates and installed the updates. I re-started the computer and desktop doesn't appear.
I had a similar problem with the last updates from 12.10 alpha3 where there was no desktop. On this computer I ran Unity 2D.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: compiz-core 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 28.737897] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
 [ 60.448929] show_signal_msg: 24 callbacks suppressed
 [ 60.448937] check_gl_textur[1667]: segfault at 62646565 ip 62646565 sp bf864ddc error 4 in libz.so.1.2.7[b6db0000+17000]
 [ 64.090599] compiz[1669]: segfault at 8bffffea ip 8bffffea sp bfef758c error 4 in libpciaccess.so.0.11.1[b4b08000+9000]
 [ 68.937013] compiz[1751]: segfault at 8bffffea ip 8bffffea sp bfcd971c error 4 in libpciaccess.so.0.11.1[b4b1f000+9000]
Date: Thu Sep 6 18:49:10 2012
Disassembly: => 0x8bffffea: Cannot access memory at address 0x8bffffea
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2572] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0151]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120905.2)
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation OptiPlex GX270
ProcCmdline: Compiz
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic root=UUID=afe4407c-64b9-4e06-a2bb-be797bbdd5f5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x8bffffea: Cannot access memory at address 0x8bffffea
 PC (0x8bffffea) not located in a known VMA region (needed executable region)!
SegvReason: executing unknown VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: compiz
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 intelDestroyContext () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_dri.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_dri.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_dri.so
 ?? () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_dri.so
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in intelDestroyContext()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 09/29/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0DG286
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA06:bd09/29/2004:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnOptiPlexGX270:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn0DG286:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct15:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex GX270
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120903.e1673d20-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120903.e1673d20-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.6-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1

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StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 intelDestroyContext (driContextPriv=driContextPriv@entry=0x86730c0) at intel_context.c:800
 intelCreateContext (api=<optimized out>, mesaVis=0x867e090, driContextPriv=0x86730c0, major_version=1, minor_version=0, flags=0, error=0xbfef766c, sharedContextPrivate=0x0) at intel_screen.c:823
 dri2CreateContextAttribs (screen=screen@entry=0x867a5a0, api=api@entry=0, config=config@entry=0x867e090, shared=shared@entry=0x0, num_attribs=num_attribs@entry=0, attribs=attribs@entry=0x0, error=error@entry=0xbfef766c, data=data@entry=0x867b438) at dri_util.c:287
 dri2CreateNewContextForAPI (screen=screen@entry=0x867a5a0, api=api@entry=0, config=config@entry=0x867e090, shared=shared@entry=0x0, data=data@entry=0x867b438) at dri_util.c:305

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version has reached EOL since a while, so it will not receive update. If that issue still exist, report again using ubuntu-bug.