These entries appear in /var/log/syslog and in /var/log/messages after such a crash:
Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6533): Received signal 15, shutting down cleanly Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6533): Exiting Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): starting (version 2.14.0), pid 6686 user 'martijn' Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/martijn/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 3 Jul 19 11:55:05 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 4 Jul 19 11:55:06 localhost gdm[6462]: Error reinitilizing server Jul 19 11:55:07 localhost kernel: [17180737.024000] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0. Jul 19 11:55:07 localhost kernel: [17180737.024000] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 8x mode Jul 19 11:55:07 localhost kernel: [17180737.024000] agpgart: Putting AGP V3 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 8x mode Jul 19 11:55:15 localhost gconfd (martijn-6686): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/martijn/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 0 -- gedit crashes X on large xml file https://launchpad.net/bugs/53337 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs