I just had again the same crash. : Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: Window manager warning: Log level 6: The program 'metacity' received an X Window System error. Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: This probably reflects a bug in the program. Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: The error was 'BadRegion (invalid Region parameter)'. Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: (Details: serial 1686054464 error_code 140 request_code 138 (XFIXES) minor_code 12) Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: To debug your program, run it with the GDK_SYNCHRONIZE environment Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: variable to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful Dec 30 23:49:59 archer gnome-session[28277]: backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
which led once apport was done writing the crash report : Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: gnome-session[28277]: WARNING: Application 'metacity.desktop' killed by signal 5 Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: WARNING: Application 'metacity.desktop' killed by signal 5 Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: gnome-session[28277]: WARNING: App 'metacity.desktop' respawning too quickly Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: WARNING: App 'metacity.desktop' respawning too quickly Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: Unrecoverable failure in required component metacity.desktop Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: gnome-session[28277]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... Dec 30 23:54:51 archer gnome-session[28277]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry.... >From what I tried, it seems like trying to run "metacity --replace" before apport finishes killing the old instance does not work : once it freezes and apport is writing its stuff, the whole session will go down. Seriously, this regression is infuriating and makes Ubuntu barely usable for me. I nearly stopped using Alt+Tab out of fear of losing work when switching between gedit and evince. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507764 Title: metacity crashed with signal 5 in _XEventsQueued() ; forcing gnome session to logout To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/1507764/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
