Public bug reported: Binary package hint: unity
I was giving a presentation and plugged in a VGA cable for a projector. Unity immediately crashed, but no apport prompt came up. I dropped to VT2 and ran `DISPLAY=:0 unity --replace` to restart unity. It took about four times before compiz didn't end in a seg fault. Then during the presentation unity crashed several more times. Will attach a core dump from /var/crash/. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: unity 3.6.8-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic-pae 2.6.38 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic-pae i686 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz DRM.card0.DP.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: DRM.card0.LVDS.1: status: connected enabled: enabled dpms: On modes: 1366x768 edid-base64: AP///////wAGrywQAAAAAAESAQOAHRB4Crplm1lUniYaTVIAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBIBxWgFAAIzAwIDYAJaQQAAAYAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAA/gBBVU8KICAgICAgICAgAAAA/gBCMTMzWFcwMSBWMCAKALw= DRM.card0.VGA.1: status: disconnected enabled: disabled dpms: Off modes: edid-base64: Date: Tue Mar 29 15:16:33 2011 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: natty DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1362] nVidia Corporation GT218 [GeForce 310M] [10de:0a70] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1362] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110218) InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110218) InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110218) InstallationMedia___: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110218) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. U33Jc ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic-pae root=UUID=eb65c662-d875-4cd8-aef8-9bb72cbf10e7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic-pae 2.6.38 ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic-pae 2.6.38 ProcVersionSignature___: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic-pae 2.6.38 Renderer: Unknown SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: U33Jc.211 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: U33Jc dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrU33Jc.211:bd11/02/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnU33Jc:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnU33Jc:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: U33Jc dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu5 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6 ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 natty running-unity ubuntu unity-2d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/744998 Title: unity crashes when an external projector is attached -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs