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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

honeybuntu, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. However, your crash report is missing. Please follow these instructions to have apport report a new bug about your crash that can be dealt with by the automatic retracer. First, execute at a terminal:
cd /var/crash && sudo rm * ; sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo service apport start force_start=1

If you are running the Ubuntu Stable Release you might need to enable
apport in /etc/default/apport and restart.

Now reproduce the crash, then open your file manager, navigate to your /var/crash directory and open the crash report you wish to submit.
If this fails you will have to open a terminal and file your report with 'ubuntu-bug /var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash' where _my_crash_report.crash is the crash you would like to report. If you get an error that you aren't allowed to access this report you will have to file it with 'sudo ubuntu-bug /var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash'. If you run the command against the crash report and a window pops up asking you to report this, but then never opens a new report, you would be affected by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/994921 . In order to WORKAROUND this, one would need to open the following file via a command line:
sudo nano /etc/apport/crashdb.conf

and comment out the line:
'problem_types': ['Bug', 'Package'],

by changing it to:
# 'problem_types': ['Bug', 'Package'],

Save, close, and try to file the crash report again via:
ubuntu-bug /var/crash/_my_crash_report.crash

I'm closing this bug report since the process outlined above will
automatically open a new bug report which can then dealt with more
efficiently.

Please feel free to subscribe me to this new report.

Also, please do not attach your crash report manually to this report and
reopen it.

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

** Tags added: latest-bios-204

** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1271975

Title:
  Compiz related non-specific (Compiz application closed unexpectedly
  due to error)

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  crash takes place immediately (within 1st 20 minutes of updating
  software after fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS). The crash occurs
  without any noticeable kernel/system incapacitation. There are no
  "screen freezes" or signs of operational degradation involving the
  display. Each time the indication of the Compiz "crash" occurs I have
  elected to leave the Compiz application closed pending further Xorg
  system diagnostics. Pleae advise re: resolve related to the Compiz
  program app (update) "bug".

  I have applied the test packages as prescribed below as of 30 minutes prior to posting this brief report (although I am unsure if this resolve is specific to the bug exhibitted on my particular computer:
  obtained at Ubuntu URL:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/HighMemory

  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  Installing the test packages

  Please do the following to upgrade to the proposed X server with the
  fix:

        sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

  After that, reboot and log in.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------

  Unable to determine relative possibility of security vulnerabilities
  related to the Compiz (compositing manager for Open GL - desktop
  appearance/settings/functionality inline with manipulating Intel
  graphics chip instructions).

  Installing the test packages

  Please do the following to upgrade to the proposed X server with the
  fix:

        sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

  After that, reboot and log in.

  The error is not uncommon and have discussed with other end-users in
  Ubuntu "freenode" discussions. Hopefully, a resolve (other than the
  PPA debug session and debug for the update) can be compiled for this
  and future distributions of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, &c. I intend to re-
  install Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS directly (as of this writing) and avoid
  updates to Compiz (or in the alternative uninstall the offending
  application = Compiz updates to Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS). If I am in error
  in following this course in remedying the spontaneous crashing of the
  internal application - could you kindly advise as to alternative
  measures (if at all possible) for the benefit of all Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  users, if you please.

  Thank you for your time and considerations regarding this issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50~precise1-generic 3.8.13.13
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Thu Jan 23 09:59:14 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: precise
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0156] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:10fd]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. S500CA
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=079dc985-9107-4080-9b1b-2d1ca8a4deb5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/05/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: S500CA.204
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: S500CA
  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.:bvrS500CA.204:bd02/05/2013:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnS500CA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnS500CA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: S500CA
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu3
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu0.0.0.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

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