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[Rocko <rockorequin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's the KDE compatibility plugin that causes the crash (unless compiz
is run as root).

** Summary changed:

- compiz 0.9 crashes unless it runs as root
+ compiz 0.9 crashes when KDE compatibility plugin is enabled unless it runs as root

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: compiz
  
  When I try to log into the Natty classic desktop (with effects turned
  on), it looks very much like compiz is repeatedly crashing. I see the
  desktop background for around a second, then some windows (without
  decorations) for a second, then the desktop, etc. The keyboard is
  unresponsive during this time except that I can get a tty console. This
  continues for 10-20 iterations and then X locks up completely (no mouse,
  and I can't get a tty console).
  
  If I log in to 'classic desktop with no effects' mode and then run
  compiz as root (sudo compiz), it runs fine.
  
  If I run compiz without root privileges, compiz crashes (see attached
  crash log).
  
  I can run compiz in another user profile without issues - it only
  crashes in my normal user profile, which is shared with Maverick, ie
  compiz 0.8.
  
+ The problem is that if I enable KDE compatibility, compiz crashes at
+ startup. This might be because I have dockbarx installed and it uses the
+ KDE compatibility plugin - compiz doesn't crash in unity with the KDE
+ compat plugin enabled.
+ 
+ There are two issues here: the KDE plugin shouldn't crash compiz; but if
+ compiz does crash repeatedly during initialisation, it should stop
+ trying to run and Ubuntu should fallback to some safe mode.
+ 
+ 
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
-  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  270.30  Fri Feb 25 14:34:55 PST 2011
-  GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-6ubuntu4)
+  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  270.30  Fri Feb 25 14:34:55 PST 2011
+  GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-6ubuntu4)
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 1bd8e90541d49b96c13cbfcc9baf103b
  CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Sat Mar 26 09:31:30 2011
  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-20 09:19:31.967259
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
-  nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-generic, x86_64: installed
+  nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed
+  nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-generic, x86_64: installed
+  vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-7-generic, x86_64: installed
+  vboxhost, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
-  nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:022e]
+  nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
+    Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:022e]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1)
  InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1)
  JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, In use)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1530
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=776cd2eb-157e-4c4b-b37f-9d074a6802e9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-generic 2.6.38
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: compiz
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-20 (5 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A12
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd11/19/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1530:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: XPS M1530
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell 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.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  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

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Title:
  compiz 0.9 crashes when KDE compatibility plugin is enabled unless it
  runs as root