when kernel module fails to build Xorg crashes with SIGSEGV in CloseWellKnownConnections ()

Bug #509117 reported by SnowRider
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This bug affects 10 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Critical
Unassigned
Lucid
Fix Released
Critical
Unassigned

Bug Description

crashes when i boot.nvidia drivers not working.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Mon Jan 18 08:56:37 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 064e:a101 Suyin Corp. Acer CrystalEye Webcam
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5520
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.3.902-1ubuntu8
ProcAttrCurrent: unconfined (enforce)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-10-generic root=UUID=71beb5d9-6309-4e91-afab-bae33c6495e0 ro splash quiet ipv6.disabled=1 quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X :3 -br -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-7AiGsj/database -nolisten tcp
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-10.14-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-0ubuntu6
 libdrm2 2.4.17-0ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2
SegvAnalysis:
 Segfault happened at: 0x467aa4: callq *0x88(%rax)
 PC (0x00467aa4) ok
 source "*0x88(%rax)" ok
 Reason could not be automatically determined.
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: xorg-server
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 FatalError ()
 _start ()
Tags: lucid
Title: Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in FatalError()
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-10-generic x86_64
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 10/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.10
dmi.board.name: Fuquene
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.10:bd10/29/2007:svnAcer:pnAspire5520:pvrV1.10:rvnAcer:rnFuquene:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5520
dmi.product.version: V1.10
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.32-10-generic

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SnowRider (snowrider6003) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote :

StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 FatalError ()
 _start ()

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Stacktrace.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : StacktraceSource.txt
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : ThreadStacktrace.txt
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-amd64-retrace
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote : Re: Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in FatalError()

the kernel module didn't build so the xserver fails to start.

visibility: private → public
affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
summary: - Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in FatalError()
+ Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in CloseWellKnownConnections ()
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Medium → Critical
summary: - Xorg crashed with SIGSEGV in CloseWellKnownConnections ()
+ when kernel module fails to build Xorg crashes with SIGSEGV in
+ CloseWellKnownConnections ()
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Robert Hooker (sarvatt) wrote :

The SIGSEGV on a FatalError() was fixed over a month ago in the xorg-server package, and the problem was due to the apport support patch.

Changed in nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Lucid):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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