which version of libxcb do you have installed? The latest version (1.0-1.1ubuntu2) has a patch which should fix those assertion bugs (in fact, it only skips the locking test).
** Changed in: mesa (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Closing glxgears window causes xcb_xlib_lock assertion and sound interruption https://launchpad.net/bugs/91077 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs