All of you were using OpenJdk (IcedTea). The problem also happens with Oracle's version of java:
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment: # # SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xb7723424, pid=2314, tid=1413593968 # # JRE version: 7.0_05-b05 # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (23.1-b03 mixed mode linux-x86 ) # Problematic frame: # C [+0x424] __kernel_vsyscall+0x10 Thought it was worth sharing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/715453 Title: Minecraft fails at startup with sigsegv Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Login screen comes up fine, but directly after continuing it dies with a segmentation fault. Stack dump file attached. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/715453/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

