Application: systemsettings (1.0)
KDE Platform Version: 4.4.4 (KDE 4.4.4) "release 2"
Qt Version: 4.6.3
Operating System: Linux 2.6.34-12-desktop i686
Distribution: "openSUSE 11.3 (i586)"

-- Information about the crash:
today i was able to get into Audio Settings...for a while
now my browsers are randomly crashing to both Chrome and Opera...and then they wont re-open until I reboot

Application: System Settings (systemsettings), signal: Bus error
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0xb5479710 (LWP 10034))]

Thread 2 (Thread 0xadab5b70 (LWP 10077)):
#0  0xffffe424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1  0xb5c24125 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#2  0xb621224c in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3  0xb05b84f3 in vlc_cond_wait () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.4
#4  0xb052d086 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.4
#5  0xb5c1fb25 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#6  0xb620446e in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb5479710 (LWP 10034)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6  pa_atomic_load () at pulsecore/atomic.h:57
#7  pa_shm_cleanup () at pulsecore/shm.c:370
#8  0xb31d6026 in pa_shm_create_rw (m=0x8495eb8, size=67108864, shared=true, mode=448) at pulsecore/shm.c:109
#9  0xb31c6e3b in pa_mempool_new (shared=true, size=0) at pulsecore/memblock.c:731
#10 0xb3204f49 in pa_context_new_with_proplist (mainloop=0x8f071f0, name=0xb32cec34 "libphonon-probe", p=0x0) at pulse/context.c:186
#11 0xb320502b in pa_context_new (mainloop=0x8f071f0, name=0xb32cec34 "libphonon-probe") at pulse/context.c:116
#12 0xb32c6b4c in Phonon::PulseSupport::PulseSupport (this=0x8f07100) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/pulsesupport.cpp:718
#13 0xb32c71d8 in Phonon::PulseSupport::getInstance () at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/pulsesupport.cpp:656
#14 0xb0774580 in Phonon::VLC::DeviceManager::updateDeviceList() () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#15 0xb07742e2 in Phonon::VLC::DeviceManager::DeviceManager(Phonon::VLC::Backend*) () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#16 0xb076fc85 in Phonon::VLC::Backend::Backend(QObject*, QList<QVariant> const&) () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#17 0xb076f8f1 in qt_plugin_instance () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#18 0xb64cf274 in QPluginLoader::instance (this=0xbfff79b4) at plugin/qpluginloader.cpp:204
#19 0xb2b8509c in Phonon::KdePlatformPlugin::createBackend (this=0x81bee40, newService=...) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-runtime-4.4.4/phonon/platform_kde/kdeplatformplugin.cpp:155
#20 0xb2b85f30 in Phonon::KdePlatformPlugin::createBackend (this=0x81bee40) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-runtime-4.4.4/phonon/platform_kde/kdeplatformplugin.cpp:204
#21 0xb32b0fe7 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::createBackend (this=0x8316558) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/factory.cpp:119
#22 0xb32b1b19 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::phononBackendChanged (this=0x8316558) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/factory.cpp:298
#23 0xb32b2767 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::qt_metacall (this=0x8316558, _c=QMetaObject::InvokeMetaMethod, _id=<value optimized out>, _a=0xbfff7d0c)
    at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/build/phonon/factory.moc:77
#24 0xb6624a37 in QDBusConnectionPrivate::deliverCall (this=0x80847b0, object=0x8316558, msg=..., metaTypes=..., slotIdx=-1423519744) at qdbusintegrator.cpp:904
#25 0xb6632536 in QDBusCallDeliveryEvent::placeMetaCall (this=0x8586658, object=0x8316558) at qdbusintegrator_p.h:101
#26 0xb64fc93f in QObject::event (this=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qobject.cpp:1248
#27 0xb6a15c64 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper (this=0x8091a38, receiver=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4302
#28 0xb6a1dbf7 in QApplication::notify (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:3706
#29 0xb74889d1 in KApplication::notify (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, event=0x8586658) at /usr/src/debug/kdelibs-4.4.4/kdeui/kernel/kapplication.cpp:302
#30 0xb64e9e0e in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, event=0x8586658) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:726
#31 0xb64ed9b4 in sendEvent (receiver=0x0, event_type=0, data=0x80604f0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.h:215
#32 QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents (receiver=0x0, event_type=0, data=0x80604f0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1367
#33 0xb64edb9c in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents (receiver=0x0, event_type=0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1260
#34 0xb651583d in sendPostedEvents (s=0x8089fb8) at kernel/qcoreapplication.h:220
#35 postEventSourceDispatch (s=0x8089fb8) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:276
#36 0xb5b2ab49 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#37 0xb5b2b350 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#38 0xb5b2b60e in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#39 0xb6515d4b in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x8063f00, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:412
#40 0xb6ac619a in QGuiEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x8063f00, flags=...) at kernel/qguieventdispatcher_glib.cpp:204
#41 0xb64e911d in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=0xbfff84d4, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149
#42 0xb64e9319 in QEventLoop::exec (this=0xbfff84d4, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:201
#43 0xb64edc70 in QCoreApplication::exec () at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1003
#44 0xb6a13164 in QApplication::exec () at kernel/qapplication.cpp:3581
#45 0x08055c05 in main (argc=) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-workspace-4.4.4/systemsettings/app/main.cpp:49


The crash can be reproduced some of the time.

 -- Backtrace:
Application: System Settings (systemsettings), signal: Bus error
[Current thread is 1 (Thread 0xb5479710 (LWP 10034))]

Thread 2 (Thread 0xadab5b70 (LWP 10077)):
#0  0xffffe424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1  0xb5c24125 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#2  0xb621224c in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3  0xb05b84f3 in vlc_cond_wait () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.4
#4  0xb052d086 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.4
#5  0xb5c1fb25 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#6  0xb620446e in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb5479710 (LWP 10034)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6  pa_atomic_load () at pulsecore/atomic.h:57
#7  pa_shm_cleanup () at pulsecore/shm.c:370
#8  0xb31d6026 in pa_shm_create_rw (m=0x8495eb8, size=67108864, shared=true, mode=448) at pulsecore/shm.c:109
#9  0xb31c6e3b in pa_mempool_new (shared=true, size=0) at pulsecore/memblock.c:731
#10 0xb3204f49 in pa_context_new_with_proplist (mainloop=0x8f071f0, name=0xb32cec34 "libphonon-probe", p=0x0) at pulse/context.c:186
#11 0xb320502b in pa_context_new (mainloop=0x8f071f0, name=0xb32cec34 "libphonon-probe") at pulse/context.c:116
#12 0xb32c6b4c in Phonon::PulseSupport::PulseSupport (this=0x8f07100) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/pulsesupport.cpp:718
#13 0xb32c71d8 in Phonon::PulseSupport::getInstance () at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/pulsesupport.cpp:656
#14 0xb0774580 in Phonon::VLC::DeviceManager::updateDeviceList() () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#15 0xb07742e2 in Phonon::VLC::DeviceManager::DeviceManager(Phonon::VLC::Backend*) () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#16 0xb076fc85 in Phonon::VLC::Backend::Backend(QObject*, QList<QVariant> const&) () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#17 0xb076f8f1 in qt_plugin_instance () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_vlc.so
#18 0xb64cf274 in QPluginLoader::instance (this=0xbfff79b4) at plugin/qpluginloader.cpp:204
#19 0xb2b8509c in Phonon::KdePlatformPlugin::createBackend (this=0x81bee40, newService=...) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-runtime-4.4.4/phonon/platform_kde/kdeplatformplugin.cpp:155
#20 0xb2b85f30 in Phonon::KdePlatformPlugin::createBackend (this=0x81bee40) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-runtime-4.4.4/phonon/platform_kde/kdeplatformplugin.cpp:204
#21 0xb32b0fe7 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::createBackend (this=0x8316558) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/factory.cpp:119
#22 0xb32b1b19 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::phononBackendChanged (this=0x8316558) at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/phonon/factory.cpp:298
#23 0xb32b2767 in Phonon::FactoryPrivate::qt_metacall (this=0x8316558, _c=QMetaObject::InvokeMetaMethod, _id=<value optimized out>, _a=0xbfff7d0c)
    at /usr/src/debug/phonon-4.4.2/build/phonon/factory.moc:77
#24 0xb6624a37 in QDBusConnectionPrivate::deliverCall (this=0x80847b0, object=0x8316558, msg=..., metaTypes=..., slotIdx=-1423519744) at qdbusintegrator.cpp:904
#25 0xb6632536 in QDBusCallDeliveryEvent::placeMetaCall (this=0x8586658, object=0x8316558) at qdbusintegrator_p.h:101
#26 0xb64fc93f in QObject::event (this=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qobject.cpp:1248
#27 0xb6a15c64 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper (this=0x8091a38, receiver=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:4302
#28 0xb6a1dbf7 in QApplication::notify (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, e=0x8586658) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:3706
#29 0xb74889d1 in KApplication::notify (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, event=0x8586658) at /usr/src/debug/kdelibs-4.4.4/kdeui/kernel/kapplication.cpp:302
#30 0xb64e9e0e in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal (this=0xbfff857c, receiver=0x8316558, event=0x8586658) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:726
#31 0xb64ed9b4 in sendEvent (receiver=0x0, event_type=0, data=0x80604f0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.h:215
#32 QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents (receiver=0x0, event_type=0, data=0x80604f0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1367
#33 0xb64edb9c in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents (receiver=0x0, event_type=0) at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1260
#34 0xb651583d in sendPostedEvents (s=0x8089fb8) at kernel/qcoreapplication.h:220
#35 postEventSourceDispatch (s=0x8089fb8) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:276
#36 0xb5b2ab49 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#37 0xb5b2b350 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#38 0xb5b2b60e in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#39 0xb6515d4b in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x8063f00, flags=...) at kernel/qeventdispatcher_glib.cpp:412
#40 0xb6ac619a in QGuiEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents (this=0x8063f00, flags=...) at kernel/qguieventdispatcher_glib.cpp:204
#41 0xb64e911d in QEventLoop::processEvents (this=0xbfff84d4, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:149
#42 0xb64e9319 in QEventLoop::exec (this=0xbfff84d4, flags=...) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:201
#43 0xb64edc70 in QCoreApplication::exec () at kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp:1003
#44 0xb6a13164 in QApplication::exec () at kernel/qapplication.cpp:3581
#45 0x08055c05 in main (argc=) at /usr/src/debug/kdebase-workspace-4.4.4/systemsettings/app/main.cpp:49

Reported using DrKonqi