Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in OsAbort()

[Tim Goodwin]

Happens on start up.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-11.13-generic 4.2.1
Uname: Linux 4.1.8-040108-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 355.11 Wed Aug 26 16:35:41 PDT 2015
 GCC version: gcc version 5.2.1 20150922 (Ubuntu 5.2.1-18ubuntu1)
ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Sep 28 17:06:53 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: wily
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.7, 4.2.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-355, 355.11, 4.2.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxhost, 5.0.0, 4.2.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF119 [GeForce GT 610] [10de:104a] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:83fb]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-23 (97 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X vt7 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority -nolisten tcp -background none -noreset -keeptty -verbose 3
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-11-generic root=UUID=3dba6aaa-f0f6-49d9-b3ed-977e4085c6aa ro quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1920x1080-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: xorg-server
StacktraceTop:
 OsAbort ()
 FatalError ()
 ?? ()
 xf86CloseConsole ()
 ddxGiveUp ()
Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in OsAbort()
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
dmi.bios.date: 09/11/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2001
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M5A78L-M/USB3
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2001:bd09/11/2014:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM5A78L-M/USB3:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64+git20150829.508a5f77-0ubuntu0ricotz~vivid
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.0-1ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.99+git20150521.d64a13eb-0ubuntu0ricotz~vivid
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150826.300319e2-0ubuntu0sarvatt~vivid
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11+git20150804.62961456-0ubuntu0sarvatt~vivid
xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep 29 11:40:50 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 2.10 KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 2.10 KEYBOARD, id 9
 input UVC Camera (046d:081b) KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu7

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1237904, 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.