Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in OsAbort(no screens found)

[Andrew M Tapp]

restarted computer after installing updates, system booted into wallpaper, no menu bar, and this error message, after a few seconds it reloaded the display system and now everything is working fine.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.27-generic 3.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-7-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Fri Feb 7 15:50:50 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF104 [GeForce GTX 460] [10de:0e22] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:835d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-17 (22 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20131231)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard p7-1154
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X -hostname :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novtswitch
ProcEnviron:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-8-generic root=UUID=324d18bb-aec8-4a28-b39c-023102955f99 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: xorg-server
StacktraceTop:
 OsAbort ()
 ?? ()
 FatalError ()
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli'
Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in OsAbort()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: audio pulse pulse-access video
dmi.bios.date: 08/16/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: 7.07
dmi.board.name: 2ACD
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.01
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 4CE135014F
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAMI:bvr7.07:bd08/16/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnp7-1154:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rn2ACD:rvr1.01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: p7-1154
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu4
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.909-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sat Feb 8 18:37:15 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
 open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3
xserver.video_driver: nouveau

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

StacktraceTop:
 OsAbort () at ../../os/utils.c:1324
 AbortServer () at ../../os/log.c:773
 FatalError (f=f@entry=0xb76f5656 "no screens found") at ../../os/log.c:911
 dix_main (argc=argc@entry=9, argv=argv@entry=0xbf863f54, envp=envp@entry=0xbf863f7c) at ../../dix/main.c:203
 main (argc=9, argv=0xbf863f54, envp=0xbf863f7c) at ../../dix/stubmain.c:34

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst)]

There are enough duplicates, but I've got no information on how to reproduce this behavior.

Anyone affected can give me the steps how to cause this bug?

[Károly Kiripolszky (atomgomba)]

This bug doesn't affect me anymore. It appeared after an update (but I'm on Saucy dev branch anyway) and also disappeared with an update ~2 weeks later.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

just happened to me on trusty and the apport retracer duped my report to this ticket. I don't have any information how to trigger this bug, but for me it also happened on the next login after I did a general package update.

[Abhirav Kumar (akabhirav)]

I see the same error but however my screen works fine.
The only problem i have sometimes is the Low Graphics Mode, which goes away on restarting most of the times.
The main problem happens when it does not go away i.e until i completely remove my amd proprietary drivers. The error come back as soon as I re install them again

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]