Elyssa Crash

[Fergus]

Hey,

i have had elyssa crash on me 3 times, i've yet to find the source but i thought i would try see if i can track down the log files at least.
I am using a dell d620 with a 2gb of ram and a nvidia quadro nvs 110m.

On each occasion everything will free and the caps lock and the scroll lock lights will flash.
I have had no problems with screen resolution or display drivers, however, i have found a .xsession-errors.log in my home directory. Is this the only log file that i should look at?
If not could some one point me in the right direction as how to find the source of the crash?

here is the log file:

/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_GB.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
SESSION_MANAGER=local/Cassius:/tmp/.ICE-unix/5723
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL front:0
Shutdown failed or nothing to shut down.
xrdb: "*Label.background" on line 220 overrides entry on line 150
xrdb: "*Text.background" on line 226 overrides entry on line 191
xrdb: "*Label.foreground" on line 232 overrides entry on line 151
xrdb: "*Text.foreground" on line 238 overrides entry on line 192
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:01d7 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
seahorse nautilus module initialized
Comparing resolution (1440x900) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed.
Checking for nVidia: present.
Checking for FBConfig: present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Initializing nautilus-share extension
[sudo] password for pferguson:
ERROR: trackerd already running on your session dbus - exiting...
11

** (nautilus:5967): WARNING **: Unable to add monitor: Not supported
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 10255 1214002800 1213992545
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 2008

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Fri Jun 20 21:09:05 2008

Starting gtk-window-decorator
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: no 'text' plugin with ABI version '20070902' loaded

/usr/bin/compiz.real (shift) - Warn: No compatible text plugin loaded.
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error Permission denied
You do not have permission to create a usershare. Ask your administrator to grant you permissions to create a share.

20/06/2008 21:09:11 [Error]: Failed to load item source from /usr/lib/gnome-do/Do.exe: Method not found: 'Default constructor not found...ctor() of Do.Core.DoItemSource'.
/usr/bin/compiz.real (core) - Error: no 'text' plugin with ABI version '20070902' loaded

/usr/bin/compiz.real (group) - Warn: No compatible text plugin loaded.
at (wrapper managed-to-native) Evolution.ContactPhoto:g_boxed_copy (GLib.GType,intptr)
at Evolution.ContactPhoto..ctor (IntPtr raw) [0x00000]
at Evolution.ContactPhoto.op_Explicit (Value val) [0x00000]
at Evolution.Contact.get_Photo () [0x00000]
at Do.Addins.Evolution.EvolutionContactItemSource.CreateEvolutionContactItem (Evolution.Contact e_contact) [0x00000]
Error while loading evolution photo for contact M******, N***: gobject-2.0
/usr/bin/compiz.real (cube) - Warn: Failed to load slide: /usr/share/backgrounds/bianca-blue.png
ping: unknown host packages.linuxmint.com
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
36

(npviewer.bin:6339): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion `style->attach_count > 0' failed

(npviewer.bin:6339): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(npviewer.bin:6355): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion `style->attach_count > 0' failed

(npviewer.bin:6355): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_destroy: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
--21:09:43-- http://packages.linuxmint.com/rules
=> `rules'
Resolving packages.linuxmint.com... 80.86.83.193
Connecting to packages.linuxmint.com|80.86.83.193|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 976 [application/octet-stream]

0K 100% 83.34 MB/s

21:09:43 (83.34 MB/s) - `rules' saved [976/976]


(evolution:6315): composer-WARNING **: autosave load filename = "/home/pferguson/.evolution/.evolution-composer.autosave-SC1VCU"
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

(evolution:6315): gtkhtml-WARNING **: oo

(evolution:6315): gtkhtml-WARNING **: oo

(gedit:6506): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: IA__g_object_new_valist: object class `GThemedIcon' has no property named `names'

(gedit:6506): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_themed_icon_constructed: assertion `themed->names != NULL && themed->names[0] != NULL' failed

(gedit:6506): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_strv_length: assertion `str_array != NULL' failed
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
--21:14:43-- http://packages.linuxmint.com/rules
=> `rules'
Resolving packages.linuxmint.com... 80.86.83.193
Connecting to packages.linuxmint.com|80.86.83.193|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 976 [application/octet-stream]

0K 100% 81.30 MB/s

Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
--21:34:43-- http://packages.linuxmint.com/rules
=> `rules'
Resolving packages.linuxmint.com... 80.86.83.193
Connecting to packages.linuxmint.com|80.86.83.193|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 976 [application/octet-stream]

0K 100% 60.85 MB/s

21:34:43 (60.85 MB/s) - `rules' saved [976/976]

Could not read Epiphany Bookmarks file /home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.gnome2/epiphany/bookmarks.rdf".
Could not read Pidgin buddy list file: Could not find a part of the path "/home/pferguson/.purple/blist.xml".
Cannot index Thunderbird contacts because a System.NullReferenceException was thrown: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

if anyone has any thoughts please let me know!

[Husse]

Please post support questions in the support section.
Topic moved
The xsession errors are about what errors I get - and no crash
logs are in /var/log
user.log is perhaps the one that's most interesting

[Fergus]

Just to update this thread.... my machine is still crashing! It is regular and annoying enough to really disrupt my work now.
from what i have read this is a kernel problem or at least a wireless driver issue.

I have found similar posts on ubuntu forums:

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-480262.html
http://ph/ubuntuforums.com/showthread.p ... 83&page=12

In my case, the most common crash is when i disconnect my windows mobile when i am using it as a modem. Does anyone have a mechanism for disconnecting these devices correctly?
http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 060#p85060

Examining my /var/log/syslog and message i have:

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Sep  8 10:58:17 Cassius kernel: [ 4603.446326] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 2
Sep  8 11:12:08 Cassius syslogd 1.5.0#1ubuntu1: restart.
Sep  8 11:12:08 Cassius kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.24-16-generic

Can anyone offer any debug suggestions at least? I have heard talk of some sort of debug file when the kernel panics.

Thanks

[Husse]

hmmm - no time to investigate today. Will mark it so I can come back to you
Although I don't like to recommend it you could install the latest kernel (enable level 4 and 5 in mintUpdate)
There is of course a risk that the wifi stops working (if you use wifi), but you can always choose the older kernel at boot. There are other things updated that may change things... You may have to reinstall in the end so keep your data safe (on a separate partition)
Edit
this is you
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... 53&t=13389
Good to have a crossreference

[Fergus]

This issue is still on going..... i recently reflashed my phone and now the ICS application will auto disconnect..... and consequently will crash elyssa.
Is there anyway i can fix this.... or at least source the right logs so that i have something to track down. I believe dmesg seems the best but there are also lines in kern.log

Does anyone know if this problem still exists in felicia?

[Husse]

I'll look into this in the coming days
I have few reports about a total lock up so I can't say what happens if you upgrade but there's always a chance that things change

[Fergus]

I just wish i knew how to identify the problem in detail...

[Husse]

There is "System log" in the menu

[Husse]

I looked at the working link above and this is after a considerable time as "idle"
Is that the case for you too?
(http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-480262.html)
The link to ph/ubuntuforums does not work....

[Fergus]

hmm sometimes yes, but it mostly start with the rndis connection to my phone. Somehow that seems to have cleared with a reflash of my phone so i suspect there was something wrong on the phone. I am still getting random crashes just through general use. I'll post various log files the next time it happens.
thanks