Thanks for your report. >From syslog: May 25 22:19:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 65.175158] SysRq : SAK May 25 22:19:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 65.175224] SAK: killed process 3696 (Xorg): task_session(p)==tty->session May 25 22:19:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 65.175279] SAK: killed process 3063 (console-kit-dae): fd#11 opened to the tty ... May 25 22:19:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 65.175565] SAK: killed process 3147 (console-kit-dae): fd#11 opened to the tty May 25 22:19:39 ubuntu kernel: [ 65.175580] SAK: killed process 3696 (Xorg): task_session(p)==tty->session May 25 22:19:40 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: Ubiquity 2.6.10 May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler): May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: Traceback (most recent call last): May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 573, in <module> May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: main(oem_config) May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 560, in main May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: install(query=options.query) May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 238, in install May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: wizard = ui.Wizard(distro) May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 246, in __init__ May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: self.watch = gtk.gdk.Cursor(gtk.gdk.WATCH) May 25 22:19:42 ubuntu ubiquity[4070]: RuntimeError: could not create GdkCursor object
It seems that you it a special sequence of keys that killed all applications which have the console opened. Could you confirm, are you able to reproduce the crash otherwise ? ** Visibility changed to: Public ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - ubiquity crashed with RuntimeError in __init__(): could not create GdkCursor object + ubiquity crashed with RuntimeError in __init__(): could not create GdkCursor object - SysRq : SAK pressed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/788435 Title: ubiquity crashed with RuntimeError in __init__(): could not create GdkCursor object - SysRq : SAK pressed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/788435/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs