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[Eleni Maria Stea <888872@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We couldn't reproduce this bug + oneiric is not supported anymore,
therefore I set the status to Invalid. If  you experience the same issue
in any of the supported Ubuntu releases please feel free to reopen the
bug and update the description. Thank you.

** Changed in: compiz
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Changed in: unity
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  Unity 3D desktop crashes in Oneiric using ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

Status in Compiz:
  Invalid
Status in Unity:
  Invalid
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in xserver-xorg-video-ati package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Summary: Unity 3D desktop crashes in Oneiric using ATI Mbility Radeon
  X1600

  Problem: 
  There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to this, be it having Firefox running, opening a link in Chromium to open in a new tab or watching a .flv video clip, using the subcontextual menus of Thunderbird, or watching videos in Totem. The desktop crashes bringing one to the login screen.  Sometimes the desktop crashes as it's appearing.

  The last thing one sees is a black screen with text, and something
  about Pulseaudio, but I'm not sure it's an error as I see no red text
  (just white), and there's no time to read it before the login screen
  appears.

  
  Steps to reproduce:
  Login using Unity 3d.
  Use your system.

  
  Results
  The desktop crashes
  Login screen appears

  
  Expected results:
  No crashes.


  Comments:
  At one point I thought the problem was due to indicator-weather, but I removed it, and although crashes became less frequent, they increased drastically two days ago (after updating).

  This behaviour was non-existent in Natty.

  I went a whole day without this behaviour by logging in using Unity
  2D, and went along using all the above apps to no crashes.

  I noticed there is a history of problems with Radeon video drivers,
  but they didn't describe this type of crash, and they seemed to be
  fixed in Natty, which makes me think it might not be a regression.

  The only other issue I can think of that might be related is that
  turning compiz plugins on and off (Widgets Layer, and Zoom Desktop),
  presumably the non-default one, crashes Unity. I looked into it and
  sources say that this could be an issue with my video card, which I
  find outrageous considering it's only a few years old (well within the
  5 year margin for compiz support), which points to a faulty driver
  and/or lack of proper driver support.

  System Info lists my graphics support as Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV530. I
  found that odd. Wikipedia says that the my video card, although based
  on the RV530, is NOT the ATI RV530. So, I don't know if it's a matter
  of the wrong driver being assigned and there's no longer a Xorg.conf
  file to check, so I'm at a loss.

  
  Software
  Release
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:	11.10

  Compiz
  Installed: 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5

  compiz-plugins-main
  Installed: 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5

  
  uname -r
  3.0.0-12-generic

  
  Hardware
  First generation (2006) Intel MacBook Pro (Intel Core Duo, aka Yonah based processor) with an ATI Mbility Radeon X1600 video card.
  --- 
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,resize,imgpng,gnomecompat,place,session,compiztoolbox,snap,move,vpswitch,staticswitcher,regex,mousepoll,wall,animation,expo,fade,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-14 01:51:13.254265
  DistroCodename: oneiric
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   ATI Technologies Inc M56P [Radeon Mobility X1600] [1002:71c5] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. MacBook Pro [106b:0080]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  MachineType: Apple Computer, Inc. MacBookPro1,1
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=UUID=9c44e3b1-d6d1-4ca7-a621-c0142ded125a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Tags:  oneiric ubuntu regression-update
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (43 days ago)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 10/12/06
  dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: MBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Mac-F425BEC8
  dmi.board.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
  dmi.board.version: PVT
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F425BEC8
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleComputer,Inc.:bvrMBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325:bd10/12/06:svnAppleComputer,Inc.:pnMacBookPro1,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleComputer,Inc.:rnMac-F425BEC8:rvrPVT:cvnAppleComputer,Inc.:ct8:cvrMac-F425BEC8:
  dmi.product.name: MacBookPro1,1
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

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