Segmentation fault on MATLAB startup

Suddenly I got this error when I started matlab,

    MATLAB crash file:/home/schwarn/matlab_crash_dump.13169-1:

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       Segmentation violation detected at Sat Feb 13 20:37:01 2016
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    Configuration:
      Crash Decoding      : Disabled
      Crash Mode          : continue (default)
      Current Graphics Driver: Unknown hardware 
      Current Visual      : 0x40 (class 4, depth 24)
      Default Encoding    : UTF-8
      GNU C Library       : 2.21 stable
      Host Name           : kl
      MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64
      MATLAB Root         : /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b
      MATLAB Version      : 8.6.0.267246 (R2015b)
      OpenGL              : hardware
      Operating System    : Linux 4.2.0-29-generic #34-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 8 16:57:47 UTC 2016 x86_64
      Processor ID        : x86 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
      Virtual Machine     : Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM     mixed mode
      Window System       : The X.Org Foundation (11702000), display :0

      Fault Count: 1

      Abnormal termination:
      Segmentation violation

      Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000000  RBX = 00007f4034c94808
  RCX = 0000000000000000  RDX = 0000000000000003
  RSP = 00007f40e2582ca0  RBP = 00007f40e2582dc0
  RSI = 0000000000000000  RDI = 00007f4034c909e8

   R8 = 0000000000000018   R9 = 0000000000000000
  R10 = 00007f4034c90000  R11 = 00007f4034c95450
  R12 = 00007f4034eb0f80  R13 = 0000000000000006
  R14 = 00007f4034c91cc0  R15 = 00007f40744b5640

RIP = 00007f40fea5b8ba  EFL = 0000000000010206

   CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

    Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x00007f40fea5b8ba                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00051386
[  1] 0x00007f40fea644b1                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00087217
[  2] 0x00007f40fea5f464                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066660
[  3] 0x00007f40fea639a3                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00084387
[  4] 0x00007f40fce43fc9                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004041
[  5] 0x00007f40fea5f464                        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+00066660
[  6] 0x00007f40fce4462d                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00005677
[  7] 0x00007f40fce44061                   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2+00004193 dlopen+00000049
[  8] 0x00007f40f926a00a      /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libut.so+00311306
[  9] 0x00007f40f43757e5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00456677
[ 10] 0x00007f40f43681af /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00401839 _ZN13Mlm_MATLAB_fn8try_loadEv+00000031
[ 11] 0x00007f40f435fae5 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00367333 _ZN13Mlm_MATLAB_fn4loadEv+00000037
[ 12] 0x00007f40f435cb09 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00355081 _ZN13Mfh_MATLAB_fn11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2_+00000057
[ 13] 0x00007f40eea308af /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+08612015
[ 14] 0x00007f40eeb547ff /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09807871
[ 15] 0x00007f40eeb4a47f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09766015
[ 16] 0x00007f40eeb17981 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+09558401
[ 17] 0x00007f40ee779d6c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05766508
[ 18] 0x00007f40ee7644c1 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05678273
[ 19] 0x00007f40ee773075 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05738613
[ 20] 0x00007f40ee944033 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07643187
[ 21] 0x00007f40ee90bc40 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07412800
[ 22] 0x00007f40ee90e078 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07422072
[ 23] 0x00007f40ee90e140 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07422272
[ 24] 0x00007f40ee9856bc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07911100
[ 25] 0x00007f40ee985abc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+07912124
[ 26] 0x00007f40f38e7d0d /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_interpreter.so+02600205 _Z51inEvalCmdWithLocalReturnInDesiredWSAndPublishEventsRKSbIDsSt11char_traitsIDsESaIDsEEPibbP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000077
[ 27] 0x00007f40f54e2a12   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00915986 _ZNK3iqm18InternalEvalPlugin24inEvalCmdWithLocalReturnERKSbIDsSt11char_traitsIDsESaIDsEEP15inWorkSpace_tag+00000098
[ 28] 0x00007f40f54e2bd8   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00916440 _ZN3iqm18InternalEvalPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000120
[ 29] 0x00007f40c9c893b2 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libnativejmi.so+00861106 _ZN9nativejmi21JmiInternalEvalPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000274
[ 30] 0x00007f40c9cae565 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libnativejmi.so+01013093 _ZN3mcr3mvm27McrSwappingIqmPluginAdapterIN9nativejmi21JmiInternalEvalPluginEE7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000437
[ 31] 0x00007f40f54dc1c6   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00889286
[ 32] 0x00007f40f54c9645   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00812613
[ 33] 0x00007f40f0044bf9 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00146425
[ 34] 0x00007f40f00451f4 /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00147956
[ 35] 0x00007f40f004a6cd /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00169677
[ 36] 0x00007f40f004a7bc /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00169916
[ 37] 0x00007f40f004aead /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00171693 _Z8mnParserv+00000749
[ 38] 0x00007f40f469db4f   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00686927 _ZN11mcrInstance30mnParser_on_interpreter_threadEv+00000031
[ 39] 0x00007f40f468a443   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00607299
[ 40] 0x00007f40f468aa39   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00608825 _ZN5boost6detail11task_objectIvNS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvRKNS_8functionIFvvEEEENS2_5list1INS2_5valueIS6_EEEEEEE6do_runEv+00000025
[ 41] 0x00007f40f468bf47   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00614215 _ZN5boost6detail9task_baseIvE3runEv+00000071
[ 42] 0x00007f40f468bfa7   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00614311
[ 43] 0x00007f40f46872fa   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00594682
[ 44] 0x00007f40e3de46b6   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00313014
[ 45] 0x00007f40e3dca862   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwuix.so+00206946
[ 46] 0x00007f40f501d0df /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03002591
[ 47] 0x00007f40f501d24c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03002956
[ 48] 0x00007f40f501ed9f /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03009951
[ 49] 0x00007f40f501f84c /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+03012684 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000092
[ 50] 0x00007f40f46879b8   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00596408
[ 51] 0x00007f40f4687cd4   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00597204
[ 52] 0x00007f40f4673fed   /usr/local/MATLAB/R2015b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00516077
[ 53] 0x00007f40fd6196aa              /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00030378
[ 54] 0x00007f40fd34eeed                    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01076973 clone+00000109
[ 55] 0x0000000000000000                                   <unknown-module>+00000000

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How can I find out what is messed up with my MATLAB?

[François Schellekens]

Dear Johanes,

You can find a fix for your problem in the answer at the following link:http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/260924-why-do-i-get-a-segmentation-fault-when-i-try-to-start-matlab-on-ubuntu-15-04-or-newer

Answer 1

[zhu chaoyang]

Here is my error similar to the one above.

if true ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Segmentation violation detected at Sun Apr 23 17:22:08 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Configuration: Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path Crash Mode : continue (default) Current Graphics Driver: Unknown software Current Visual : None Default Encoding : UTF-8 Deployed : false GNU C Library : 2.23 stable Host Name : cama-HP840 MATLAB Architecture : glnxa64 MATLAB Entitlement ID: 6257193 MATLAB Root : /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b MATLAB Version : 9.1.0.441655 (R2016b) OpenGL : software Operating System : Linux 4.4.0-70-generic #91-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 22 12:47:43 UTC 2017 x86_64 Processor ID : x86 Family 6 Model 79 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel Virtual Machine : Java 1.7.0_60-b19 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode Window System : No active display

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination: Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault): RAX = 0000000000000000 RBX = 0000000100000000 RCX = 00007f59cb4d62c0 RDX = 0000000000000000 RSP = 00007f59abd4b260 RBP = 00007f59abd4b310 RSI = 00007f59abd4ae50 RDI = 0000000000000000

   R8 = 0000000000000000   R9 = 0000000000000001
  R10 = 0000000000000000  R11 = 0000000071629dd2
  R12 = 00007f5939c2f2a8  R13 = 0000000000000001
  R14 = 00007f5978212860  R15 = 0000000000000001

RIP = 00007f5873b2ccdc  EFL = 0000000000010206

   CS = 0033   FS = 0000   GS = 0000

Stack Trace (from fault): [ 0] 0x00007f5873b2ccdc /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwgpu.so+08363228 [ 1] 0x00007f5873b12b0a /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwgpu.so+08256266 [ 2] 0x00007f5873b10873 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwgpu.so+08247411 [ 3] 0x00007f5873b109f2 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwgpu.so+08247794 [ 4] 0x00007f5873affc94 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwgpu.so+08178836 [ 5] 0x00007f5896fb9d78 /home/chaoyang/matconvnet-1.0-beta24/matlab/mex/vl_nnconv.mexa64+00044408 [ 6] 0x00007f5896fba43e /home/chaoyang/matconvnet-1.0-beta24/matlab/mex/vl_nnconv.mexa64+00046142 [ 7] 0x00007f5896fb5180 /home/chaoyang/matconvnet-1.0-beta24/matlab/mex/vl_nnconv.mexa64+00024960 mexFunction+00000624 [ 8] 0x00007f59bcd20caa /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmex.so+00175274 mexRunMexFile+00000106 [ 9] 0x00007f59bcd191a3 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmex.so+00143779 [ 10] 0x00007f59bcd1a345 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmex.so+00148293 [ 11] 0x00007f59bc0198a3 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00768163 ZN8Mfh_file16dispatch_fh_implEMS_FviPP11mxArray_tagiS2_EiS2_iS2+00000947 [ 12] 0x00007f59bc01a16e /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_dispatcher.so+00770414 ZN8Mfh_file11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000030 [ 13] 0x00007f59b8e54847 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11675719 [ 14] 0x00007f59b8e54aab /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+11676331 [ 15] 0x00007f59b8eba411 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+12092433 [ 16] 0x00007f59b87e0930 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04909360 [ 17] 0x00007f59b87e2c3c /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04918332 [ 18] 0x00007f59b87df410 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04903952 [ 19] 0x00007f59b87da855 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04884565 [ 20] 0x00007f59b87dab69 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04885353 [ 21] 0x00007f59b87df20d /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04903437 [ 22] 0x00007f59b87df2e2 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+04903650 [ 23] 0x00007f59b88d6688 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05916296 [ 24] 0x00007f59b88d8b2f /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+05925679 [ 25] 0x00007f59b8d5710e /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10637582 [ 26] 0x00007f59b8d1eeab /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10407595 [ 27] 0x00007f59b8d1efb3 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10407859 [ 28] 0x00007f59b8d210d9 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10416345 [ 29] 0x00007f59b8d99bbe /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10910654 [ 30] 0x00007f59b8d99f4a /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwm_lxe.so+10911562 [ 31] 0x00007f59bb2be3db /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00189403 [ 32] 0x00007f59bb2bf07d /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwbridge.so+00192637 _Z8mnParserv+00000829 [ 33] 0x00007f59bc2db243 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00537155 [ 34] 0x00007f59bc2dd1ce /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00545230 [ 35] 0x00007f59bc2dd849 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00546889 _ZN5boost6detail17task_shared_stateINS_3_bi6bind_tIvPFvRKNS_8functionIFvvEEEENS2_5list1INS2_5valueIS6_EEEEEEvE6do_runEv+00000025 [ 36] 0x00007f59bc2dc236 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00541238 [ 37] 0x00007f59bcaa3b49 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00863049 [ 38] 0x00007f59bca9051c /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00783644 _ZN5boost6detail8function21function_obj_invoker0ISt8functionIFNS_3anyEvEES4_E6invokeERNS1_15function_bufferE+00000028 [ 39] 0x00007f59bca901fc /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00782844 _ZN3iqm18PackagedTaskPlugin7executeEP15inWorkSpace_tagRN5boost10shared_ptrIN14cmddistributor17IIPCompletedEventEEE+00000428 [ 40] 0x00007f59bca6fa0a /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00649738 [ 41] 0x00007f59bca5b690 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00566928 [ 42] 0x00007f59bca5e048 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwiqm.so+00577608 [ 43] 0x00007f59cca2e40a /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+02634762 [ 44] 0x00007f59cca2f9af /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+02640303 [ 45] 0x00007f59cca300e6 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwservices.so+02642150 _Z25svWS_ProcessPendingEventsiib+00000102 [ 46] 0x00007f59bc2db8c6 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00538822 [ 47] 0x00007f59bc2dbc42 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00539714 [ 48] 0x00007f59bc2c98d6 /home/chaoyang/matlabR2016b/bin/glnxa64/libmwmcr.so+00465110 [ 49] 0x00007f59cb2c56ba /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0+00030394 [ 50] 0x00007f59caffb82d /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+01075245 clone+00000109 [ 51] 0x0000000000000000 unknown-module+00000000

This error was detected while a MEX-file was running. If the MEX-file is not an official MathWorks function, please examine its source code for errors. Please consult the External Interfaces Guide for information on debugging MEX-files.

If this problem is reproducible, please submit a Service Request via: http://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us/

A technical support engineer might contact you with further information.

Thank you for your help.** This crash report has been saved to disk as /home/chaoyang/matlab_crash_dump.109456-1

MATLAB is exiting because of fatal error Killed end

I rename the file libstdc++.so.6 to old but it didn't work, I still got this error when I'm running a program using matconvnet