AdMob is throwing Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000008 (code=1)

[Phoxer Roberto Baglieri]

I am getting this error in logs and the app crashes:

15:53:22.518: A/libc(25934): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000008 (code=1), thread 25934 (s.testapp)

The error fired when:

• I press/tap/slide over the admob banner.
• Turn the mobile from landscape to portrait and viceversa.
• Tap/press/slide fingers over the app (outside the banner).

I am using SDK GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-6.4.1 with Phonegap 3.0 on Android 4.1.2, I know is admob because when I disable it, the problem is gone.

Here is the code:

adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, "xxxxxx");
LinearLayout layout = super.root;
layout.addView(adView);        
layout.setHorizontalGravity(android.view.Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
AdRequest request = new AdRequest();   
//request.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);
adView.loadAd(request);

Same problem on StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18262478/admob-is-throwing-fatal-signal-11-sigsegv-at-0x00000008-code-1-on-phonegap-3 

[Seth Newton]

I'm facing the exact same problem on Phonegap 2.9.5 with Android 4.1.1, with GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-6.4.1.jar.

Tried with both the code listed by Phoxer as well as with the Phonegap Admob plugin. 

Tried with Android SDK target 17, as well as target 10.

Crashes happen randomly. Sometimes after the first ad arrives. Sometimes waiting for the first ad to arrive. Sometimes no crash at all (for a few minutes at least).

Here are some (possibly) relevant lines from adb -

W/ActivityThread( 9182): Duplicate remove pending of provider com.google.android.apps.plus.content.AdsProvider

W/HWComposer(  102): [DBQ][Q2] dequeueBuffer: cannot find available buffer, wait... (these two repeat by the tens)

W/HWComposer(  102): [DBQ][Q2] dequeueBuffer: wake up to find available buffer (WAKE) (these two repeat by the tens)

F/libc    ( 9182): Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x00000008 (code=1), thread 9182 (nce.phonegapapp)

Phonegap devs have given up saying this is an admob problem.

[Seth Newton]

Would it help to use an older admob version? Are older admob jars available?

[Reno Ren]

The same to me! Here is my stackoverflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18804236/crash-with-admob-and-startactivity
Without phonegap but crashes the same way. How did you resolve it?

[Chris Lambrou]

Duplicated here using Phonegap 3.2 and 3.3.   I also tried using Admob via Google Play Services.  Same result on my 4.1.2 device.

No issues on my other device with a different Android version.

Did anyone make any headway on this?

Thanks...

[Luigi Cardamone]

Same problem for me! It happens only on some devices like Galaxy Tab 2 and LG Optimus.
It is a very strange bug!

Any news about this?

[Tim Busbee]

This is SO frustrating... It's causing my app rating to plummet...  Is there still no fix?

On Saturday, February 8, 2014 9:28:04 PM UTC-6, Prakit Kunakronpalang wrote:

Found exact problem with actual 4.1.2 devices and also in Emulator with 4.1.1.

Most of the time happen when admob showing rotating text banners.

Anyone has a clue yet?

[Mathieu Watel]

I have the exact same problem too...

I tried disabling hardware acceleration on the AdView instance as advised by some people around the web but it did not change a thing.

Have any of you found a workaround ?