I can also reproduce this with Compiz on an Intel 945GM. Apparently, compiz segfaults and crashes X. >From syslog:
May 6 15:22:41 andrew-laptop kernel: [ 687.970975] compiz.real[5920]: segfault at 0001bb68 eip 08055a6d esp bfb8de10 error 4 May 6 15:22:41 andrew-laptop gdm[5508]: WARNING: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error - Restarting :0 Also to note: The first and third memory number (or whatever it is) is different each time for me: May 6 14:34:29 andrew-laptop kernel: [ 262.986000] compiz.real[5939]: segfault at 04680077 eip 08055a6d esp bfa10440 error 4 May 6 15:11:01 andrew-laptop kernel: [ 2450.245902] compiz.real[8353]: segfault at 00000028 eip 08055a6d esp bfe5f310 error 4 Dell E1505 laptop Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Kernel: 2.6.24-16-generic Compiz 0.7.4 ** Also affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- xorg segfault with desktop effects enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216713 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs