title: java.lang.RuntimeException: system server dead?
body: <p>My appwidget crashes with following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>E/AndroidRuntime( 5572): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver com.android.mlweatherwidget.WeatherWidgetLarge: java.lang.RuntimeException: system server dead?
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:1805)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2400(ActivityThread.java:117)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:981)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: system server dead?
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.mlhome.appwidget.AppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(AppWidgetManager.java:375)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.mlweatherwidget.WeatherWidgetLarge.onReceive(WeatherWidgetLarge.java:202)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:1794)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    ... 10 more
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572): Caused by: android.os.DeadObjectException
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Native Method)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.mlhome.appwidget.ILauncherAppWidget$Stub$Proxy.getAppWidgetIds(ILauncherAppWidget.java:256)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    at com.android.mlhome.appwidget.AppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(AppWidgetManager.java:369)
  E/AndroidRuntime( 5572):    ... 12 more
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anybody understand from the above log what exactly is causing this error? </p>