the pidgin suddenly stopped responding. I hit Ctrl-Z and did "bt full" in gdb (see below).
Is this of any help? Jozef. --- [New Thread 0xb3d4db90 (LWP 18455)] (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed (pidgin:17614): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed [New Thread 0xb32ffb90 (LWP 18456)] [Thread 0xb45e4b90 (LWP 18454) exited] [Thread 0xb32ffb90 (LWP 18456) exited] Program received signal SIGTSTP, Stopped (user). [Switching to Thread 0xb706d720 (LWP 17614)] 0xb7fa6402 in __kernel_vsyscall () (gdb) bt full #0 0xb7fa6402 in __kernel_vsyscall () No symbol table info available. #1 0xb7724639 in __lll_lock_wait () from /lib/i686/nosegneg/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #2 0xb771fc06 in _L_lock_95 () from /lib/i686/nosegneg/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #3 0xb771f5ea in pthread_mutex_lock () from /lib/i686/nosegneg/libpthread.so.0 No symbol table info available. #4 0xb59503c2 in decodebin_element_removed_cb (decodebin=0x868f4c0, element=0x88f22e0, data=0x8680960) at gstplaybasebin.c:1466 play_base_bin = (GstPlayBaseBin *) 0x8680960 #5 0xb781feca in IA__g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT (closure=0x8a8b9f0, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0xbfac40c4, invocation_hint=0xbfac3fcc, marshal_data=0xb5950330) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gmarshal.c:636 data1 = (gpointer) 0x868f4c0 data2 = <value optimized out> __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT" #6 0xb78136f9 in IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0x8a8b9f0, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0xbfac40c4, invocation_hint=0xbfac3fcc) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gclosure.c:490 marshal = ( GClosureMarshal) 0xb781fe70 <IA__g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT> ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- marshal_data = (gpointer) 0x0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_closure_invoke" #7 0xb7827c3d in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x81b3758, detail=0, instance=0x868f4c0, emission_return=0x0, instance_and_params=0xbfac40c4) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gsignal.c:2440 tmp = <value optimized out> handler = (Handler *) 0x8a47460 accumulator = (SignalAccumulator *) 0x0 emission = {next = 0x0, instance = 0x868f4c0, ihint = { signal_id = 106, detail = 0, run_type = G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST}, state = EMISSION_RUN, chain_type = 4} class_closure = (GClosure *) 0x81b3680 handler_list = (Handler *) 0x8a47460 return_accu = (GValue *) 0x0 accu = {g_type = 0, data = {{v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}, {v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}}} signal_id = 106 max_sequential_handler_number = 12006 return_value_altered = 1 #8 0xb7829836 in IA__g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x0, signal_id=106, detail=0, var_args=0xbfac4300 " z=�") ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gsignal.c:2199 _flags = <value optimized out> _vtable = <value optimized out> _cvalues = {{v_int = 16, v_long = 16, v_int64 = -5228800113656201200, v_double = -1.1325294188673192e-41, v_pointer = 0x10}, { v_int = -1216149132, v_long = -1216149132, v_int64 = -5531311459146725004, v_double = -7.0091856641010624e-62, v_pointer = 0xb7830974}, { v_int = -1287858808, v_long = -1287858808, v_int64 = -4635256967739419256, v_double = -0.055193683509439373, v_pointer = 0xb33cd588}, { v_int = -1218241487, v_long = -1218241487, v_int64 = -5531311459148817359, v_double = -7.0091856622940694e-62, v_pointer = 0xb7631c31}, { v_int = 1073741896, v_long = 1073741896, v_int64 = -4635256969672785848, v_double = -0.055193670094013714, v_pointer = 0x40000048}, { v_int = -1216067968, v_long = -1216067968, v_int64 = 616750022519965312, v_double = 1.8859928814490502e-267, v_pointer = 0xb7844680}, {v_int = 2, v_long = 2, v_int64 = -4635256902027051006, v_double = -0.055194139480590834, v_pointer = 0x2}, {v_int = -1216260226, v_long = -1216260226, v_int64 = 616750039699642238, v_double = 1.8859965784457588e-267, v_pointer = 0xb781577e}} _lcopy_format = <value optimized out> _n_values = <value optimized out> return_value = {g_type = 92, data = {{v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = -4635256541249798144, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_uint64 = 13811487532459753472, v_float = 0, v_double = -0.055196642875671387, v_pointer = 0x0}, {v_int = 1, v_uint = 1, v_long = 1, v_ulong = 1, v_int64 = 4611686022722355201, v_uint64 = 4611686022722355201, v_float = 1.40129846e-45, v_double = 2.0000019073486333, v_pointer = 0x1}}} error = <value optimized out> instance_and_params = (GValue *) 0xbfac40c4 stack_values = {{g_type = 141086208, data = {{v_int = 141096128, v_uint = 141096128, v_long = 141096128, v_ulong = 141096128, v_int64 = 141096128, v_uint64 = 141096128, v_float = 7.01026627e-34, v_double = 6.971074960601919e-316, v_pointer = 0x868f4c0}, {v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}}}, {g_type = 136071776, data = {{v_int = 143598304, v_uint = 143598304, v_long = 143598304, v_ulong = 143598304, v_int64 = 143598304, v_uint64 = 143598304, v_float = 8.61469851e-34, v_double = 7.0946988807467657e-316, v_pointer = 0x88f22e0}, {v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = 0, v_uint64 = 0, v_float = 0, v_double = 0, v_pointer = 0x0}}}, {g_type = 145290352, data = {{v_int = -1217314488, v_uint = 3077652808, v_long = -1217314488, v_ulong = 3077652808, v_int64 = -5228104755373326008, v_uint64 = 13218639318336225608, v_float = -1.43799189e-05, v_double = -1.2943582806857354e-41, v_pointer = 0xb7714148}, {v_int = -1217268335, v_uint = 3077698961, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_long = -1217268335, v_ulong = 3077698961, v_int64 = -5224054322040277615, v_uint64 = 13222689751669274001, v_float = -1.44218948e-05, v_double = -2.3576971828490996e-41, v_pointer = 0xb771f591}}}, {g_type = 1, data = {{v_int = -1217318924, v_uint = 3077648372, v_long = -1217318924, v_ulong = 3077648372, v_int64 = -5228325946189074444, v_uint64 = 13218418127520477172, v_float = -1.43758843e-05, v_double = -1.2379779127840359e-41, v_pointer = 0xb7712ff4}, {v_int = 17614, v_uint = 17614, v_long = 17614, v_ulong = 17614, v_int64 = -4635258138977614642, v_uint64 = 13811485934731936974, v_float = 2.46824712e-41, v_double = -0.055185556411865386, v_pointer = 0x44ce}}}, { g_type = 3076742576, data = {{v_int = -1217314496, v_uint = 3077652800, v_long = -1217314496, v_ulong = 3077652800, v_int64 = 624016385629045056, v_uint64 = 624016385629045056, v_float = -1.43799116e-05, v_double = 6.0454880494197187e-267, v_pointer = 0xb7714140}, {v_int = -1217262000, v_uint = 3077705296, v_long = -1217262000, v_ulong = 3077705296, v_int64 = -5228104755373273520, v_uint64 = 13218639318336278096, v_float = -1.44276564e-05, v_double = -1.2943582806991144e-41, v_pointer = 0xb7720e50}}}, {g_type = 3215737240, data = {{ v_int = 145290128, v_uint = 145290128, v_long = 145290128, v_ulong = 145290128, v_int64 = 4440257424, v_uint64 = 4440257424, v_float = 1.01683935e-33, v_double = 2.1937786518899497e-314, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_pointer = 0x8a8f390}, {v_int = -1217318924, v_uint = 3077648372, v_long = -1217318924, v_ulong = 3077648372, v_int64 = -5228325946189074444, v_uint64 = 13218418127520477172, v_float = -1.43758843e-05, v_double = -1.2379779127840359e-41, v_pointer = 0xb7712ff4}}}, {g_type = 3078636104, data = {{ v_int = -1217262000, v_uint = 3077705296, v_long = -1217262000, v_ulong = 3077705296, v_int64 = 3077705296, v_uint64 = 3077705296, v_float = -1.44276564e-05, v_double = 1.5205884547772649e-314, v_pointer = 0xb7720e50}, {v_int = -1217268335, v_uint = 3077698961, v_long = -1217268335, v_ulong = 3077698961, v_int64 = -5226556698835946095, v_uint64 = 13220187374873605521, v_float = -1.44218948e-05, v_double = -1.6889496963138398e-41, v_pointer = 0xb771f591}}}, {g_type = 3078637304, data = {{ v_int = -1217268352, v_uint = 3077698944, v_long = -1217268352, v_ulong = 3077698944, v_int64 = -5228127686203673216, v_uint64 = 13218616387505878400, v_float = -1.44218793e-05, v_double = -1.2885133334310654e-41, v_pointer = 0xb771f580}, { v_int = 17614, v_uint = 17614, v_long = 17614, v_ulong = 17614, v_int64 = -5224033610490690354, v_uint64 = 13222710463218861262, v_float = 2.46824712e-41, v_double = -2.3682557115257345e-41, v_pointer = 0x44ce}}}, {g_type = 1, data = {{v_int = -1079230088, v_uint = 3215737208, v_long = -1079230088, v_ulong = 3215737208, v_int64 = 75654769688952, v_uint64 = 75654769688952, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_float = -1.34574795, v_double = 3.7378422647342833e-310, v_pointer = 0xbfac4178}, {v_int = 1, v_uint = 1, v_long = 1, v_ulong = 1, v_int64 = -5228104758450978815, v_uint64 = 13218639315258572801, v_float = 1.40129846e-45, v_double = -1.2943574962083287e-41, v_pointer = 0x1}}}, { g_type = 3215737288, data = {{v_int = -1216703223, v_uint = 3078264073, v_long = -1216703223, v_ulong = 3078264073, v_int64 = 7373231369, v_uint64 = 7373231369, v_float = -1.49358611e-05, v_double = 3.6428603182619234e-314, v_pointer = 0xb77a9509}, { v_int = -1217262996, v_uint = 3077704300, v_long = -1217262996, v_ulong = 3077704300, v_int64 = -4635257792302544276, v_uint64 = 13811486281407007340, v_float = -1.44267506e-05, v_double = -0.055187961953397785, v_pointer = 0xb7720a6c}}}, { g_type = 3078636104, data = {{v_int = 1, v_uint = 1, v_long = 1, v_ulong = 1, v_int64 = -5228100480663551999, v_uint64 = 13218643593045999617, v_float = 1.40129846e-45, v_double = -1.2954478815758815e-41, v_pointer = 0x1}, { v_int = -1079230008, v_uint = 3215737288, v_long = -1079230008, v_ulong = 3215737288, v_int64 = -5224102687528959544, v_uint64 = 13222641386180592072, v_float = -1.34575748, v_double = -2.3330409688340118e-41, v_pointer = 0xbfac41c8}}}, { g_type = 3078901344, data = {{v_int = -1217262000, v_uint = 3077705296, v_long = -1217262000, v_ulong = 3077705296, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_int64 = -4635257586144113072, v_uint64 = 13811486487565438544, v_float = -1.44276564e-05, v_double = -0.055189392464879305, v_pointer = 0xb7720e50}, {v_int = -1216660609, v_uint = 3078306687, v_long = -1216660609, v_ulong = 3078306687, v_int64 = -5222963473360929921, v_uint64 = 13223780600348621695, v_float = -1.49746184e-05, v_double = -2.913800289197365e-41, v_pointer = 0xb77b3b7f}}}, {g_type = 80, data = {{v_int = -1216065948, v_uint = 3078901348, v_long = -1216065948, v_ulong = 3078901348, v_int64 = -5222972149194273180, v_uint64 = 13223771924515278436, v_float = -1.57721297e-05, v_double = -2.9093774412224917e-41, v_pointer = 0xb7844e64}, {v_int = 140967984, v_uint = 140967984, v_long = 140967984, v_ulong = 140967984, v_int64 = 605453087362449456, v_uint64 = 605453087362449456, v_float = 6.95142543e-34, v_double = 3.4831275341992353e-268, v_pointer = 0x8670030}}}, { g_type = 3215737336, data = {{v_int = -1216141640, v_uint = 3078825656, v_long = -1216141640, v_ulong = 3078825656, v_int64 = -5222963490540280136, v_uint64 = 13223780583169271480, v_float = -1.56344468e-05, v_double = -2.9137915313465279e-41, v_pointer = 0xb78326b8}, {v_int = -1287816672, v_uint = 3007150624, v_long = -1287816672, v_ulong = 3007150624, v_int64 = 3007150624, v_uint64 = 3007150624, v_float = -4.41160637e-08, v_double = 1.4857298151884676e-314, v_pointer = 0xb33d7a20}}}, { g_type = 0, data = {{v_int = -1287858808, v_uint = 3007108488, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- v_long = -1287858808, v_ulong = 3007108488, v_int64 = 15892010376, v_uint64 = 15892010376, v_float = -4.39663665e-08, v_double = 7.8516963701342313e-314, v_pointer = 0xb33cd588}, { v_int = -1216065952, v_uint = 3078901344, v_long = -1216065952, v_ulong = 3078901344, v_int64 = -5190096906142593440, v_uint64 = 13256647167566958176, v_float = -1.57721224e-05, v_double = -4.6049490225410835e-39, v_pointer = 0xb7844e60}}}, { g_type = 3007150624, data = {{v_int = 0, v_uint = 0, v_long = 0, v_ulong = 0, v_int64 = -4635257108185481216, v_uint64 = 13811486965524070400, v_float = 0, v_double = -0.055192708969116211, v_pointer = 0x0}, { v_int = -1208970066, v_uint = 3085997230, v_long = -1208970066, v_ulong = 3085997230, v_int64 = 605453090307478702, v_uint64 = 605453090307478702, v_float = -2.86794639e-05, v_double = 3.4831291185950705e-268, v_pointer = 0xb7f094ae}}}} free_me = (GValue *) 0x0 signal_return_type = 4 param_values = (GValue *) 0xbfac40d8 node = (SignalNode *) 0x81b3758 i = 1 n_params = 1 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_signal_emit_valist" #9 0xb7829b79 in IA__g_signal_emit (instance=0x868f4c0, signal_id=106, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- detail=0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gsignal.c:2243 var_args = 0xbfac42fc "�\"\217\b z=�" #10 0xb7f0f684 in gst_bin_remove_func (bin=0x868f4c0, element=0x88f22e0) at gstbin.c:1241 message = <value optimized out> src = (GstElement *) 0x403d7a20 elem_name = (gchar *) 0x8a8f468 "" it = <value optimized out> is_sink = 0 othersink = 0 found = 1 clock_message = (GstMessage *) 0x0 walk = (GList *) 0x1 next = (GList *) 0xb7f0f31b other_async = 0 this_async = 0 have_no_preroll = 0 ret = <value optimized out> __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_bin_remove_func" #11 0xb7f0ce2c in gst_bin_remove (bin=0x868f4c0, element=0x88f22e0) at gstbin.c:1302 bclass = (GstBinClass *) 0x868e2f8 result = <value optimized out> ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_bin_remove" #12 0xb7f136a1 in gst_bin_dispose (object=0x868f4c0) at gstbin.c:504 bin = (GstBin *) 0x868f4c0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_bin_dispose" #13 0xb599a368 in gst_decode_bin_dispose (object=0x868f4c0) at gstdecodebin.c:373 decode_bin = (GstDecodeBin *) 0x868f4c0 #14 0xb78157dc in IA__g_object_unref (_object=0x868f4c0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/gobject/gobject.c:1765 object = (GObject *) 0x868f4c0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_object_unref" #15 0xb7f094ae in gst_object_unref (object=0x868f4c0) at gstobject.c:354 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_object_unref" #16 0xb7f32d92 in gst_message_finalize (message=0xb4f73920) at gstmessage.c:215 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_message_finalize" #17 0xb7f334a4 in gst_mini_object_unref (mini_object=0xb4f73920) at gstminiobject.c:320 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_mini_object_unref" #18 0xb7f15efb in gst_bus_source_dispatch (source=0x8a8e128, callback=0x80ea177 <bus_call>, user_data=0x8680960) at gstbus.c:780 message = (GstMessage *) 0xb4f73920 keep = 1 bus = (GstBus *) 0xb33dd318 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "gst_bus_source_dispatch" #19 0xb778c978 in IA__g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x813ba10) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/glib/gmain.c:2009 No locals. #20 0xb778fbce in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x813ba10, block=1, dispatch=1, self=0x811a688) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/glib/gmain.c:2642 got_ownership = <value optimized out> max_priority = 0 timeout = 0 some_ready = 1 nfds = <value optimized out> allocated_nfds = <value optimized out> fds = (GPollFD *) 0x86c26b0 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "g_main_context_iterate" #21 0xb778ff57 in IA__g_main_loop_run (loop=0x85c3d48) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.16.3/glib/gmain.c:2850 got_ownership = -1217268352 self = (GThread *) 0x811a688 __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ = "IA__g_main_loop_run" #22 0xb7c8bd04 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 No symbol table info available. #23 0x080c8932 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfac6914) at ../../pidgin/gtkmain.c:890 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- opt_help = 0 opt_login = 0 opt_nologin = 0 opt_nocrash = 0 opt_version = 0 opt_si = 1 opt_config_dir_arg = 0x0 opt_login_arg = 0x0 opt_session_arg = 0x0 search_path = 0x813c688 "\001" accounts = (GList *) 0x0 sig_indx = 1 sigset = {__val = {82951, 0 <repeats 31 times>}} prev_sig_disp = (void (*)(int)) 0 errmsg = "�\037��\006\000\000\000x�0�\214H��ű��\b\000\000\000$�\t�\b�\t��d���.��$�\t�\b�\t�\030\000\000\000\000\000\000\000�%1�\210I���E��h\r�� P\204�\200U\204�\000�.�\230]\204�\000\000\000\000�d���%��YR���\2213�\221����\037���\037���+���%1�\210I���H���\037��\002\000\000\000\000�0�\024I��ű��\b\000\000\000��\t���\t��d���.����\t���\t�\b\000\000\000�d��\000\000\000\000\230]\204�"... segfault_message_tmp = 0x811f4e8 "X�\021\b\030�\021\b" error = (GError *) 0x0 opt = -1 gui_check = 1 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- debug_enabled = 0 migration_failed = 0 active_accounts = (GList *) 0x85c3a70 long_options = {{name = 0x810f2df "config", has_arg = 1, flag = 0x0, val = 99}, {name = 0x810f2e6 "debug", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 100}, {name = 0x810f2ec "help", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 104}, { name = 0x810f2f1 "login", has_arg = 2, flag = 0x0, val = 108}, { name = 0x810f2f7 "multiple", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 109}, { name = 0x810f300 "nologin", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 110}, { name = 0x810f308 "nocrash", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 120}, { name = 0x810f310 "session", has_arg = 1, flag = 0x0, val = 115}, { name = 0x810f04e "version", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 118}, { name = 0x810f318 "display", has_arg = 1, flag = 0x0, val = 68}, { name = 0x810f320 "sync", has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 83}, {name = 0x0, has_arg = 0, flag = 0x0, val = 0}} -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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