The bug hasn't seen any activity in years and there has been no recent similar reports, the code also changed quite a lot since and it's likely the issue doesn't exist anymore. Closing, feel free to open a new report if you still get problems in recent Ubuntu versions
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1103196 Title: [bluetooth]: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance_cast() Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Using the bluethoot manager, click on "Browse files" ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu19 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jan 22 22:57:09 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-02 (81 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True ProcCmdline: gnome-control-center bluetooth SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7fc1eaf19c3c <g_type_check_instance_cast+28>: mov (%rax),%rbp PC (0x7fc1eaf19c3c) ok source "(%rax)" (0x0000000b) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)! destination "%rbp" ok SegvReason: reading NULL VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: gnome-control-center StacktraceTop: g_type_check_instance_cast (type_instance=0x7fc1edd97df0, iface_type=140470891014608) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.34.1/./gobject/gtype.c:3997 bluetooth_client_connect_service () from /usr/lib/libgnome-bluetooth.so.11 ?? () from /usr/lib/control-center-1/panels/libbluetooth.so g_closure_invoke (closure=0x7fc1edd52a20, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fff307872a0, invocation_hint=0x7fff30787240) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.34.1/./gobject/gclosure.c:777 signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=node@entry=0x7fc1ed8cb590, detail=detail@entry=1088, instance=instance@entry=0x7fc1edc301e0, emission_return=emission_return@entry=0x0, instance_and_params=instance_and_params@entry=0x7fff307872a0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.34.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:3551 Title: [bluetooth]: gnome-control-center crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance_cast() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip disk kismet libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare src sudo vboxusers usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu4.2 deja-dup 24.0-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-signon 0.0.18-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 12.10.2-0ubuntu3.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1103196/+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