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[Dan Krejsa <dan.krejsa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

Starting today, on my updated-today ubuntu 10.04 system, the gnome GUI becomes
partially unresponsive after an uncertain amount of activity. After the problem occurs,

- I cannot move windows or close them by clicking in the window manager decorations (title bar area, X button).
- I can switch between workspaces using the Ctrl-Alt-Left and Ctrl-Alt-Right keyboard shortcuts.
- I can create a new window terminal or close an existing window using keyboard shortcuts. I can
  type and enter commands in the current window.
- I cannot switch between windows using Alt-Tab.
- The mouse moves but most buttons, etc., in the GUI don't work.  The mouse scroll wheel does
   however scroll the current gnome-terminal window.

The laptop is a Sony VAIO VGN-Z, which has a kind of wierd dual (Intel or Nvidia) graphics
devices, but I've been using the lucid lynx for some time haven't noticed the problem until
today.

I first noticed the problem when doing some work in a proprietary eclipse-based
development environment. I don't yet know how to reliably reproduce the problem.
As soon as I find a way I'll definitely report it.

A workaround is to kill gnome-session, log in again, and hope the problem doesn't
occur soon.

/var/log/apt/history.log contains the following updates that I did
today:

Start-Date: 2010-12-02  10:46:49
Upgrade: libpurple0 (2.6.6-1ubuntu4.1, 2.6.6-1ubuntu4.2), libpurple-bin (2.6.6-1ubuntu4.1, 2.6.6-1ubuntu4.2), linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic (2.6.32-26.47, 2.6.32-26.48), libpurple-dev (2.6.6-1ubuntu4.1, 2.6.6-1ubuntu4.2), linux-headers-2.6.32-26 (2.6.32-26.47, 2.6.32-26.48), linux-libc-dev (2.6.32-26.47, 2.6.32-26.48), linux-image-2.6.32-26-generic (2.6.32-26.47, 2.6.32-26.48)
End-Date: 2010-12-02  10:48:17

Start-Date: 2010-12-02  11:12:16
Upgrade: bind9-host (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), dnsutils (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), libdns64 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), icedtea-6-jre-cacao (6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2, 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1), openjdk-6-jre-lib (6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2, 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1), libisccc60 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), openjdk-6-jre-headless (6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2, 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1), liblwres60 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), libbind9-60 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), libisccfg60 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), libisc60 (9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1, 9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.1), openjdk-6-jre (6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2, 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1), icedtea6-plugin (6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu2, 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu1~10.04.1)
End-Date: 2010-12-02  11:13:02

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release:	10.04

$ apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.5+5ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy compiz-gnome
compiz-gnome:
  Installed: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  Candidate: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15 0
        500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy compiz
compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  Candidate: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15 0
        500 http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec  2 15:20:25 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGNZ890F
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=97c61c01-7cdf-453a-b17e-8103033f29a3 ro splash quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 08/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: R5030M3
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR5030M3:bd08/18/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGNZ890F:pvrA222FTBK:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGNZ890F
dmi.product.version: A222FTBK
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.32-26-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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Title:
  GUI becomes partially unresponsive