Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in OsReleaseSIGIO()

[Daniel Winzen]

I wanted to play a DVD, so I opened VLC Menu -> File > Open Medium and Xorg crashes I retried after logging in, but it crashes a second time.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.19-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Sep 17 16:50:54 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Madison [Radeon HD 5000M Series] [1002:68c1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0379]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120403)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b1d8 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
MachineType: Packard Bell EasyNote LM85
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X :0 -core -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-14-generic root=UUID=0A320B17320B0781 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: xorg-server
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 DRI2GetBuffersWithFormat ()
 ?? ()
Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in DRI2GetBuffersWithFormat()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 04/28/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.26
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: SJV71_CP
dmi.board.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.board.version: V1.26
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Packard Bell
dmi.chassis.version: V1.26
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.26:bd04/28/2011:svnPackardBell:pnEasyNoteLM85:pvrV1.26:rvnPackardBell:rnSJV71_CP:rvrV1.26:cvnPackardBell:ct10:cvrV1.26:
dmi.product.name: EasyNote LM85
dmi.product.version: V1.26
dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.0-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120917.7cfd42ce-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 2:2.20.7-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu1

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 OsReleaseSIGIO () at ../../os/utils.c:1221
 ?? ()
 ddxGiveUp (error=EXIT_ERR_ABORT) at ../../../../hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c:1096
 AuditPrefix () at ../../os/log.c:691
 ?? ()

[Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst)]

I cannot reproduce this on current quantal with a radeon hd 5500 and xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1, can you try upgrading please?