Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 daily wont boot in virtualbox

[Tim Lunn]

Current images don't boot using virtualbox 5.

[ 25.023] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Input/output error
[ 25.030] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 25.030] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed
[ 25.030] (EE)
[ 25.031] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
  at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
[ 25.032] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 25.032] (EE)
[ 25.034] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Input/output error
[ 25.034] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Input/output error
[ 25.034] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Input/output error
[ 25.034] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.7+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-2.11-generic 4.3.0
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.366
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Sat Dec 12 00:58:31 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151211)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
Renderer: SoftwareSourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.65-3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.7-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.7-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.6.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20151019-1~exp1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Sat Dec 12 00:54:53 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu2

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

if it's a vbox bug why is this (and 1525735) filed against the xserver?

[Tim Lunn (darkxst)]

It is not specifically a vbox bug, it appears it would affect any system that uses a UMS kernel driver and VESA. In that case you need xserver-xorg-legacy, but if you put that on the images, you turn off rootless Xorg for everyone.

[Tim Lunn (darkxst)]

Admittedly though there probably are not many other UMS drivers around these days apart from vbox.

[Malena Vasquez (malevasquez)]

Found this bug in today's image of GNOME when running it in Vbox. Seems that the issue is still around...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1525451

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-standard-support on April 29, 2021.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it anymore. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Also reported in bug 2026120