Random X-crashes

[Reinhold Rumberger]

On Sunday 03 January 2010, Martin Bretschneider wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I use Karmic with KDE with kwins default compositions effect on a
> Geforce 6600 GT with the nvidia drivers.
> 
> From time to time a random application like kmail, okular or
>  firefox with a click somewhere makes X crash and I get to kdm
>  login.
> 
> I do not find anything interessting in /var/log/messages,
> /var/log/debug, /var/log/syslog, ~/.xsession-errors. Only in
> /var/log/X.org there is the same entry:
> 
> 
> #############################################
> Backtrace:
> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x8133d6b]
> 1: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x55) [0x80c7d35]
> 2: [0xbef400]
> Saw signal 11.  Server aborting.
> (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> (II) Power Button: Close
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> (II) Power Button: Close
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> (II) Logitech USB RECEIVER: Close
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
>  ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
> #############################################
> 
> What can I do? In Jaunty there hasn't been these crashes.

You should file a bugreport on launchpad. Definitely post the 
backtrace.

  --Reinhold