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Re: [Bug 374507] Re: [vesa] "close" button in gnome-display-properties causes SEGV in X server

 

Thank you for taking the time to rapidly analyze this bug for me.
Unfortunately, this happened at a remote location so I do not frequently
work with this computer.  How important is it to you or the community that I
acquire the aforementioned information? -Tom

On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Martin Olsson <mnemo@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> @Tobins, can you please obtain a better stacktrace? To do that you need
> to add the ddebs repository. Basically, first add these lines into
> /etc/apt/sources.list:
>
>      deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty main restricted universe
> multiverse
>      deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates main restricted universe
> multiverse
>      deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-security main restricted universe
> multiverse
>      deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed main restricted universe
> multiverse
>
> And then just run "sudo apt-get update". How to add ddebs debug symbols
> repository is explained in more detail here:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash
>
> After you have activate the ddebs repository, please install this package:
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-vesa-dbgsym
>
> Also, while you're add it please install these ones as well:
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core-dbg
>
> Once you got all the debug symbols installed please reproduce the crash
> again and then attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
>
> This will hopefully give us function names for all the stackframes.
>
> ---
>
> For step #2 please use gdb to obtain a backtrace that includes all
> variables as well:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing#Backtrace%20with%20gdb
>
> (the easiest way is to connect to this machine using ssh, then attach
> gdb to the X process, trigger the bug and finally run "backtrace full").
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-vesa (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> [vesa] "close" button in gnome-display-properties causes SEGV in X server
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374507
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>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-vesa” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Nothing much else. I wanted to change my resolutions 640x480 upon boot with
> live cd and I had a notification that xorg crashed.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
> MediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" - Release i386 (20090420.1)
> Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.6.0-0ubuntu14
> ProcAttrCurrent: unconfined
> ProcCmdline: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -br -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
> -nolisten tcp vt7
> ProcEnviron:
>  PATH=(custom, no user)
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version
> 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5hostname4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC
> 2009
> Signal: 11
> SourcePackage: xorg-server
> StacktraceTop:
>  DamageUnregister ()
>  shadowRemove () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libshadow.so
>  ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libshadow.so
>  ?? ()
>  ?? ()
> Title: Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in DamageUnregister()
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
> UserGroups:
>

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[vesa] "close" button in gnome-display-properties causes SEGV in X server
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/374507
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