@Thomas, it does sound like a compiz bug, however "CompositorRunning: None" indicates no compiz. (I thought that would detect gnome- shell/mutter too but perhaps not). In any case, GdmLog2.txt shows:
*** glibc detected *** /usr/bin/Xorg: free(): corrupted unsorted chunks: 0x0000000002b844c0 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x78a96)[0x7f2b9762ba96] /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6c)[0x7f2b9762fd7c] /usr/bin/Xorg(DeletePassiveGrab+0x40)[0x445df0] /usr/bin/Xorg(FreeResource+0x124)[0x44e2c4] /usr/bin/Xorg(DeletePassiveGrabFromList+0x182)[0x4461a2] /usr/bin/Xorg(AddPassiveGrabToList+0x22d)[0x44675d] /usr/bin/Xorg(ProcGrabButton+0x212)[0x43b8d2] /usr/bin/Xorg[0x42fb39] /usr/bin/Xorg[0x4232ae] /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed)[0x7f2b975d430d] /usr/bin/Xorg[0x42359d] Which is why I asked about lightdm vs. gdm. That log shows a 8/12 build date on xserver, which seems to correspond with the timeframe of 2 weeks. So, while xterm might be triggering it, it's looking more like an xserver bug to me. ** Package changed: xterm (Ubuntu) => xorg-server (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xterm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/831336 Title: running 'xterm' exists X session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/831336/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp