This bug also affects me. I did a clean install of the final version of 12.04 today and the bug is present there also. Whenever I try sending a file to some google contact, the file transfer shows an error, after which it gets cancelled.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/954826 Title: empathy-chat crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance() on send file to google talk contact Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04 2) apt-cache policy empathy empathy: Installed: 3.3.90.2-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.3.90.2-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.3.90.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) I expected to be able to send files to my google talk contacts 4) The first two times I tried nothing happened after I pressed send in the select file dialog, the last time the programs crashed. The crash also ahppened to me yesterday. Let me know if you need extra information. Regards Kenneth ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: empathy 3.3.90.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Wed Mar 14 10:15:16 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/empathy/empathy-chat InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301) ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/empathy/empathy-chat ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=da_DK.UTF-8 SegvAnalysis: Segfault happened at: 0x7f9688cdb2a8 <g_type_check_instance+56>: testb $0x4,0x16(%rdx) PC (0x7f9688cdb2a8) ok source "$0x4" ok destination "0x16(%rdx)" (0x6b74672f67726f42) not located in a known VMA region (needed writable region)! SegvReason: writing unknown VMA Signal: 11 SourcePackage: empathy StacktraceTop: g_type_check_instance () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 ?? () g_simple_async_result_complete () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 Title: empathy-chat crashed with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/954826/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp