Having pete downgrade to 3.2.2-0ubuntu17 resolved the problem. He also found the crash only occurred when the wacom tablet was plugged in; unplugging it worked around the bug.
>From the crash dump, g-s-d is crashing in the new wacom support code in g-s-d that was introduced in this new version. ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Sebastien Bacher (seb128) ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium => High ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Description changed: Updated on 17 Feb and gnome-settings-daemon keeps crashing. + + pgraner@beavis:~$ gnome-settings-daemon + + color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get edid: unable to get EDID for output + [1329507333,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/] The backend does not require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application + + ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0015' has no buttons defined, do + something! + + ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0014' has no buttons defined, do + something! + + ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0013' has no buttons defined, do + something! + + wacom-plugin-WARNING **: Failed to create fallback wacom device for + '/dev/input/event5': Device '/dev/input/event5' is not a tablet (2) + + wacom-plugin-WARNING **: Could not set the current stylus ID 0x0 for tablet 'Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch', no general pen found + ** + wacom-plugin:ERROR:gsd-wacom-device.c:1321:gsd_wacom_device_set_current_stylus: assertion failed: (device->priv->styli) + Aborted (core dumped) + ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 17 14:13:20 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: - SHELL=/bin/false - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/false + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 Signal: 6 SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon StacktraceTop: - raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 - abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 - g_assertion_message () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 - g_assertion_message_expr () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 - gsd_wacom_device_set_current_stylus () from /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libgsdwacom.so + raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 + abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 + g_assertion_message () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 + g_assertion_message_expr () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 + gsd_wacom_device_set_current_stylus () from /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libgsdwacom.so Title: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGABRT in raise() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: ** Summary changed: - gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message() + gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5 crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message() when my Wacom Bamboo 2FG 4x5 is plugged in -- 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/934445 Title: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5 crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message() when my Wacom Bamboo 2FG 4x5 is plugged in Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Updated on 17 Feb and gnome-settings-daemon keeps crashing. pgraner@beavis:~$ gnome-settings-daemon color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get edid: unable to get EDID for output [1329507333,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/] The backend does not require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0015' has no buttons defined, do something! ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0014' has no buttons defined, do something! ** WARNING **: Tablet 'usb:056a:0013' has no buttons defined, do something! wacom-plugin-WARNING **: Failed to create fallback wacom device for '/dev/input/event5': Device '/dev/input/event5' is not a tablet (2) wacom-plugin-WARNING **: Could not set the current stylus ID 0x0 for tablet 'Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch', no general pen found ** wacom-plugin:ERROR:gsd-wacom-device.c:1321:gsd_wacom_device_set_current_stylus: assertion failed: (device->priv->styli) Aborted (core dumped) ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-settings-daemon 3.3.5-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 17 14:13:20 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: SHELL=/bin/false PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 Signal: 6 SourcePackage: gnome-settings-daemon StacktraceTop: raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 g_assertion_message () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 g_assertion_message_expr () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 gsd_wacom_device_set_current_stylus () from /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/libgsdwacom.so Title: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with SIGABRT in raise() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/934445/+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