unity does not start when booting with 4.11.3 kernel

[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich]

I installed the recent 4.11.3 kernel from the packages downloaded from kernel.ubuntu.org

After rebooting unity did not start properly. I had no dash, no decorations and no dock. After starting unity manually from the command line I got window decorations for a program that is run after login but nothing else.

After switching back to 4.11.2 the system is working fine again.

> lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 17.04
Release: 17.04

If you need further information please let me know!
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ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-01 (347 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
Package: linux (not installed)
Tags: zesty
Uname: Linux 4.11.8-041108-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-26 (79 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker kvm lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

4.11.3 sounds like an upstream kernel. Does this bug also happen with the stock Ubuntu kernel?

[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich (christoph-grimmer)]

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[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich (christoph-grimmer)]

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[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich (christoph-grimmer)]

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[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich (christoph-grimmer)]

Hallo Joseph,

The bug did only occur when using 4.11.3 from kernel.ubuntu.com. 4.11.2 was
running fine as well as my currently used 4.11.8. I switched to the
upstream kernel due to severe problems with my bluetooth headset as well as
the lacking DP support.

2017-07-14 15:32 GMT+02:00 Joseph Salisbury <email address hidden>
:

> 4.11.3 sounds like an upstream kernel. Does this bug also happen with
> the stock Ubuntu kernel?
>
> ** Tags added: kernel-da-key
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
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> Title:
> unity does not start when booting with 4.11.3 kernel
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I installed the recent 4.11.3 kernel from the packages downloaded from
> kernel.ubuntu.org
>
> After rebooting unity did not start properly. I had no dash, no
> decorations and no dock. After starting unity manually from the
> command line I got window decorations for a program that is run after
> login but nothing else.
>
> After switching back to 4.11.2 the system is working fine again.
>
> > lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu 17.04
> Release: 17.04
>
>
> If you need further information please let me know!
>
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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Can you see if this bug also occurs with the latest mainline kernel:

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.13-rc1/

[Christoph Grimmer-Dietrich (christoph-grimmer)]

I recently tried going up to 4.12. Unity did start but the firmware for the Intel wireless device did not load. So I'm running a recent 4.11 right now. Since I use the laptop for work I'm reluctant to install a RC. The 4.12 did mess up enough ☺️

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