I've been able to consistently reproduce the corruption and crash. Attached is screenshot of the corruption before the crash.
** Attachment added: "steam big picture mode corruption on 3 displays" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1237697/+attachment/3901985/+files/Screenshot%20from%202013-11-06%2012%3A43%3A31.png ** Tags added: corruption -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1237697 Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in memcpy() Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: While running steam big picture mode main menu I started to notice some artifacts of corruption on the other two displays when using the wireless xbox360 controller and trying to scroll left at the end of the menu. Then as I tried using apport-bug the display started to lockup and blackout then the whole system locked up and this error report was waiting upon the fresh boot and login to the user account along with many other errors. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.18-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Wed Oct 9 18:17:06 2013 DistUpgraded: 2013-09-28 15:17:03,924 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: saucy DistroVariant: ubuntu ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-29 (314 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X -core :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch ProcEnviron: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=c4ec6b3f-ea2f-479a-9ad4-f1eab2c84e9c ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Signal: 6 SourcePackage: xorg-server StacktraceTop: memcpy (__len=4436, __src=<optimized out>, __dest=0x7f57d7768000) at /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/string3.h:51 EVERGREENUploadToScreen (pDst=0x7f57d8e37f80, x=0, y=0, w=1109, h=29, src=<optimized out>, src_pitch=4436) at ../../src/evergreen_exa.c:1721 exaDoPutImage (depth=32, src_stride=<optimized out>, bits=0x7f57c3b86000 "", format=2, h=29, w=1109, y=0, x=0, pGC=0x7f57d8da0f70, pDrawable=0x7f57d8e37f80) at ../../exa/exa_accel.c:212 exaPutImage (pDrawable=0x7f57d8e37f80, pGC=0x7f57d8da0f70, depth=32, x=0, y=0, w=1109, h=29, leftPad=0, format=2, bits=0x7f57c3b86000 "") at ../../exa/exa_accel.c:233 ProcShmPutImage (client=0x7f57d8bf2300) at ../../Xext/shm.c:584 Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in memcpy() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-28 (11 days ago) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 09/14/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2101 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Crosshair IV Formula dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2101:bd09/14/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnCrosshairIVFormula:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Wed Oct 9 18:20:58 2013 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input Logitech USB Receiver KEYBOARD, id 8 input Logitech USB Receiver KEYBOARD, id 9 input HD Pro Webcam C920 KEYBOARD, id 10 xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. RADEON(G1): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. RADEON(G2): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu1 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1237697/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp