I hit (probably) the same bug --- made connecting to my PC via VNC practically impossible. Ubuntu 12.10, using gnome-shell. After a few minutes of remote VNC operation (using JumpDesktop from an iPad), gnome-settings-daemon crashes, and after that all the applications come out "ugly". Worse still, logout-login did not solve the problem, because now gnome-shell didn't start again (respawning too fast), reboot needed. I do not have a track (yet) so I am not sure this is the same bug --- but it's easily reproducible. I will try to trigger it when I have a bit of spare time and report the track. Nasty.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/937204 Title: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in _XReply() (XSync, apply_settings) Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: VNC'd to netbook. Session stopped responding after about an hour of use, at which point this error was generated. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Mon Feb 20 13:42:12 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Signal: 5 SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon StacktraceTop: ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 _XReply () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 XSync () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 ?? () from /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libkeyboard.so Title: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in _XReply() UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-17 (3 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/937204/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
