_XCBUnlockDisplay: Assertion `xcb_get_request_sent(dpy->xcb->connection) == dpy->request' failed.

[Brian Brunswick]

Package: gnome-terminal
Version: 2.22.1-0ubuntu2
Severity: important


After a few weeks of use, gnome-terminal crashese completely
and all terminal windows disappear, losing whatever data is in them.

I ran it under gdb to capture a backrace
(no debugging symbols found)
[New Thread 0x41997950 (LWP 32277)]
gnome-terminal: ../../src/xcb_lock.c:33: _XCBUnlockDisplay: Assertion `xcb_get_r
equest_sent(dpy->xcb->connection) == dpy->request' failed.

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
[Switching to Thread 0x7f538840f7a0 (LWP 32271)]
0x00007f53847b8095 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) 
(gdb) backtrace
#0  0x00007f53847b8095 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007f53847b9af0 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007f53847b12df in __assert_fail () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3  0x00007f5384d4b2d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#4  0x00007f5384d2566f in XFillRectangle () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6
#5  0x00007f5380550be6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libXft.so.2
#6  0x00007f538055000a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libXft.so.2
#7  0x00007f53868bee8b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
#8  0x00007f53868a1f8f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
#9  0x00007f53868aa5b3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
#10 0x00007f53868ab6d5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
#11 0x00007f53863f987f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#12 0x00007f53854dcbcf in g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#13 0x00007f53854f0bd8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#14 0x00007f53854f1f7f in g_signal_emit_valist ()
   from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#15 0x00007f53854f2643 in g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#16 0x00007f5386500e55 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#17 0x00007f53863f3d1e in gtk_main_do_event ()
   from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#18 0x00007f5386048cab in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#19 0x00007f53860492c7 in gdk_window_process_all_updates ()
   from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#20 0x00007f53868a8a87 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvte.so.9
#21 0x00007f5385247b2b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#22 0x00007f53852473d4 in g_main_context_dispatch ()
   from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#23 0x00007f538524a6e5 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#24 0x00007f538524aa05 in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#25 0x00007f53863f3f03 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#26 0x000000000041aa20 in ?? ()
#27 0x00007f53847a41c4 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
#28 0x0000000000410839 in ?? ()
#29 0x00007fff90445488 in ?? ()
#30 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) 


-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers hardy-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'hardy-updates'), (500, 'hardy-security'), (500, 'hardy')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-terminal depends on:
ii  gnome-control-center 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4.1 utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  gnome-terminal-data  2.22.1-0ubuntu2     Data files for the GNOME terminal 
ii  libatk1.0-0          1.22.0-0ubuntu1     The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0         2.22.0-0ubuntu1     Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libc6                2.7-10ubuntu3       GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgconf2-4          2.22.0-0ubuntu3     GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0          1:2.6.2-1           library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.16.4-0ubuntu3     The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome2-0          2.22.0-0ubuntu1     The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomeui-0         2.22.1.0-0ubuntu2   The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgtk2.0-0          2.12.9-3ubuntu4     The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  liblaunchpad-integra 0.1.19              library for launchpad integration
ii  liborbit2            1:2.14.12-0.1       libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0        1.20.5-0ubuntu1     Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libstartup-notificat 0.9-1               library for program launch feedbac
ii  libvte9              1:0.16.13-1ubuntu1  Terminal emulator widget for GTK+ 
ii  libx11-6             2:1.1.3-1ubuntu2    X11 client-side library
ii  libxrender1          1:0.9.4-1           X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  scrollkeeper         0.3.14-15ubuntu1    A free electronic cataloging syste

Versions of packages gnome-terminal recommends:
ii  yelp              2.22.1-0ubuntu2.8.04.3 Help browser for GNOME 2

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