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[Stephen Monteith <stephen.monteith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

Whenever I open a webcam application like cheese or skype xorg goes
black and I'm back at the login prompt.  All open applications close and
any unsaved data is lost.  This happens every time.

lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release:	10.04

apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.5+3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 16 20:23:24 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
Package: xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=f951ee53-42bc-4e62-a8b0-aaa079ef5128 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 09/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.34
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 30D9
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 83.21
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.34:bd09/25/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioC700NotebookPC:pvrF.34:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D9:rvr83.21:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.34
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid

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xorg crashes back to login screen whenever webcam is access by application
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539986
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