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unity-2d package

unity-panel-ser segfaults when volume control accessed

Bug #922574 reported by Paul Tansom
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unity-2d (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

The following two lines are from two instances of this, which is 100% repeatable simply by moving the mouse over the volume icon in the unity panel.

Jan 27 13:01:55 orca kernel: [ 2771.859725] unity-panel-ser[3348]: segfault at 10 ip 002b2ee6 sp bf8f7690 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.200.0[289000+76000]
Jan 27 13:02:34 orca kernel: [ 2811.057158] unity-panel-ser[6858]: segfault at 10 ip 0031bee6 sp bff44470 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.200.0[2f2000+76000]

The system is running and enforced Unity 2D even though standard Unity is chosen on login. This is clearly due to running on a dual monitor configuration.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity-2d-panel 4.12.0-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 27 13:00:51 2012
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity-2d
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Paul Tansom (aptanet) wrote :
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Paul Tansom (aptanet) wrote :

I should have added that this started immediately after libgtk-3-bin:i386 (3.2.0-0ubuntu3, 3.2.0-0ubuntu4) was updated when I installed it on Start-Date: 2012-01-24 15:06:16, so there is clearly a change in this package that is triggering the fault.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in unity-2d (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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rvm (rvm) wrote :

It's happens with amd64 too.

I tried to downgrade libgtk-3-bin to 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 but the problem still exists.

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TooDiesel (zotovd) wrote :

This is happening to me too, running dual monitors on 11.10 oneiric amd64, have amdcccle enabled and am using Xinerama. I also have my screens rotated vertically. It's happening in both Unity 2d and Unity sessions.

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MissionSix (missionsix) wrote :

Confirmed, I get this as well.

Also, as a side affect, i can no longer use the 'hot' corners when moving windows.

From /var/log/syslog
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Feb 22 19:33:06 missionsix kernel: [601321.839719] unity-panel-ser[2053]: segfault at 1c ip 00007f6cd989e235 sp 00007fffcbaca7d0 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.200.0 (deleted)[7f6cd986f000+77000]

From /var/log/kern.log
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Feb 22 19:11:54 missionsix kernel: [600051.988203] unity-2d-launch[1988]: segfault at 31 ip 00007f7852d63f10 sp 00007fff6bccb558 error 4 in libQtScript.so.4.7.4[7f7852b87000+26c000]
Feb 22 19:33:06 missionsix kernel: [601321.839719] unity-panel-ser[2053]: segfault at 1c ip 00007f6cd989e235 sp 00007fffcbaca7d0 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.200.0 (deleted)[7f6cd986f000+77000]

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- (jinxdone) wrote :

I also get a very similiar(related?) segfault when hovering over the sound icon in unity 2d:
[ 50.587553] unity-panel-ser[1679]: segfault at 10 ip 00139ee6 sp bff77750 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.200.0[110000+76000]

Though I'm not running multiple monitors. Instead I've disabled compositing in xorg.conf with
     Option "Composite" "Disable"

And also I have added a few workspaces to metacity settings with gconf-editor.

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rvm (rvm) wrote :

I don't use a dual monitor either, but I do have Composite disabled. If I enable Composite the problem doesn't happen.

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PhilippeDePass (depassp) wrote :

I can confirm that enabling Composite fixed the problem for me.

Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)
Changed in unity-2d (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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