Version: (using KDE 4.1.3) OS: Linux Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Kwin crashes on start-up, I don't see a bug report that has a solution but may have overlooked something. Here is the crash report: Application: KWin (kwin), signal SIGABRT (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) (no debugging symbols found) [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0x7fea89f7f730 (LWP 6145)] [KCrash handler] #5 0x00007fea89960fd5 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 #6 0x00007fea89962b43 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 #7 0x00007fea899a1fa8 in __libc_message () from /lib/libc.so.6 #8 0x00007fea899a883c in malloc_consolidate () from /lib/libc.so.6 #9 0x00007fea899aa601 in _int_malloc () from /lib/libc.so.6 #10 0x00007fea899ac24f in calloc () from /lib/libc.so.6 #11 0x00007fea82b5a973 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 #12 0x00007fea89d2d64c in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #13 0x00007fea89d275fd in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #14 0x00007fea89d24955 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #15 0x00007fea89d370f4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #16 0x00007fea7eaf4a4e in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #17 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #18 0x00007fea7eae55b9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #19 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #20 0x00007fea7eadb5d4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #21 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #22 0x00007fea7eaca925 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #23 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #24 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #25 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #26 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #27 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #28 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #29 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #30 0x00007fea7eaba321 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #31 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #32 0x00007fea7eabe436 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #33 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #34 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #35 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #36 0x00007fea7eae8efd in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #37 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #38 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #39 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #40 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #41 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #42 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #43 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #44 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #45 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #46 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #47 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #48 0x00007fea7eaf5935 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #49 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #50 0x00007fea7eaf299c in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #51 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #52 0x00007fea7eae16f4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #53 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #54 0x00007fea89500fa0 in KWin::Effect::paintScreen () from /usr/lib/libkwineffects.so.1 #55 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #56 0x00007fea7eae4185 in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/kwin4_effect_builtins.so #57 0x00007fea89d37180 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #58 0x00007fea89d25f84 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #59 0x00007fea89d302f4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #60 0x00007fea89d221b4 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #61 0x00007fea89cc66b2 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #62 0x00007fea88dc5134 in QMetaObject::activate () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #63 0x00007fea88dbfa43 in QObject::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #64 0x00007fea87994c3d in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4 #65 0x00007fea8799c9ea in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4 #66 0x00007fea86764fcb in KApplication::notify (this=0x7fff92178680, receiver=0x1c4a638, event=0x7fff92178310) at /build/buildd/kde4libs-4.1.3/kdeui/kernel/kapplication.cpp:311 #67 0x00007fea88db0d61 in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #68 0x00007fea88ddcab6 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #69 0x00007fea88dd91fd in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #70 0x00007fea8526dd3b in IA__g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x1b9d4b0) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.18.2/glib/gmain.c:2144 #71 0x00007fea8527150d in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x1b9d4b0, block=1, dispatch=1, self=<value optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.18.2/glib/gmain.c:2778 #72 0x00007fea852716cb in IA__g_main_context_iteration (context=0x1b9d4b0, may_block=1) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.18.2/glib/gmain.c:2841 #73 0x00007fea88dd915f in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #74 0x00007fea87a26a9f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4 #75 0x00007fea88daf682 in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #76 0x00007fea88daf80d in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #77 0x00007fea88db1cbd in QCoreApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4 #78 0x00007fea89cdf761 in kdemain () from /usr/lib/libkdeinit4_kwin.so #79 0x00007fea8994c466 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 #80 0x0000000000400659 in _start () #0 0x00007fea899d65f0 in __nanosleep_nocancel () from /lib/libc.so.6
What graphics driver? Are you running 32- or 64-bit? Do you have blur enabled? If you have it enabled does disabling it fix it?
the drivers that I find installed are: NVIDIA binary Xorg driver and X.Org X server -- NV display driver. I am running 64-bit and blure was enabled. I disabled it and restarted and it did not crash. I will report back if I learn anything else.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 164889 ***