compiz seg-faults on starting

Bug #122869 reported by Robert M. Albrecht
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compiz (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: compiz

Compiz faults when starting. effects are enabled but the window-decorations are missing. Happens every time.

I'm using gutsy 2007-06-28 with nvidia-binary driver on a Toshiba Tecra Laptop.

romal@helios:~$ compiz --replace &
[1] 6130
romal@helios:~$ Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.

***MEMORY-WARNING***: gconftool-2[6144]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
Converting gconf plugin list: ''
***MEMORY-WARNING***: gconftool-2[6146]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.

***MEMORY-WARNING***: gtk-window-decorator[6151]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
Adding plugin imgjpeg (imgjpeg)
Adding plugin annotate (annotate)
Adding plugin scale (scale)
Adding plugin resizeinfo (resizeinfo)
Adding plugin text (text)
Adding plugin resize (resize)
Adding plugin put (put)
Adding plugin glib (glib)
Adding plugin snap (snap)
Adding plugin vpswitch (vpswitch)
Adding plugin opacify (opacify)
Adding plugin rotate (rotate)
Adding plugin move (move)
Adding plugin wall (wall)
Adding plugin png (png)
Adding plugin water (water)
Adding plugin screenshot (screenshot)
Adding plugin regex (regex)
Adding plugin zoom (zoom)
Adding plugin decoration (decoration)
Adding plugin expo (expo)
Adding plugin animation (animation)
Adding plugin ring (ring)
Adding plugin inotify (inotify)
Adding plugin fs (fs)
Adding core settings (General Options)
Adding plugin blur (blur)
Adding plugin neg (neg)
Adding plugin cube (cube)
Adding plugin video (video)
Adding plugin plane (plane)
Adding plugin svg (svg)
Adding plugin minimize (minimize)
Adding plugin switcher (switcher)
Adding plugin fade (fade)
Adding plugin place (place)
Adding plugin winrules (winrules)
Adding plugin clone (clone)
Adding plugin dbus (dbus)
Adding plugin wobbly (wobbly)
Adding plugin scaleaddon (scaleaddon)
Adding plugin thumbnail (thumbnail)

***MEMORY-WARNING***: [6152]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
Backend : gconf
Integration : true
Profile : default
Initializing core options...done
Initializing annotate options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing screenshot options...done
Initializing zoom options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
Initializing decoration options...done
Initializing animation options...done
Initializing neg options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
Initializing video options...done
Initializing svg options...done
Initializing minimize options...done
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing place options...done
inotify_add_watch: No such file or directory
Initializing snap options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (wall) - Error: Couldn't create cairo context for switcher
Initializing wall options...done
Initializing cube options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: 
Initializing switcher options...done
Initializing scale options...done
Initializing rotate options...done
Initializing expo options...done
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Warn: No GLXFBConfig for depth 32
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

***MEMORY-WARNING***: metacity[6130]: GSlice: g_thread_init() must be called before all other GLib functions; memory corruption due to late invocation of g_thread_init() has been detected; this program is likely to crash, leak or unexpectedly abort soon...
Fenstermanager-Warnung: In der Konfigurationsdatenbank gefundenes »« ist kein zulässiger Wert für die Tastenkombination »toggle_shaded«

romal@helios:~$
romal@helios:~$ sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
romal@helios:~$

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanskf for your bugreport.

Please include in your bugreport a copy of the files ~/.xsession-errors, /var/log/Xorg.0.log, and the output of glxinfo and xdpyinfo.

Cheers,
 Michael

Changed in compiz:
status: New → Incomplete
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Robert M. Albrecht (romal-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Travis Watkins (amaranth) wrote :

Please use the restricted manager to enable the nvidia driver or add the following to your Screen section in xorg.conf:

Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

Changed in compiz:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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Robert M. Albrecht (romal-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I used the driver manager to enable to before, so I had to disable the driver first, reboot and enable the driver again.

This produced a non working xorg.

I had to restore the older xorg manually. The ARGB setting was in there before and is includes now. Still compiz does not work.

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