does not start a display manager

[Sherif]

After updating all packages, I can't boot by choosing Ubuntu in the bootloader anymore. Kubuntu logo remains until the terminal shows, "Starting version 219".
I can boot successfully by choosing Ubuntu...(Updstart).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: systemd 219-4ubuntu7 [modified: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-9.9-generic 3.19.1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-9-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sat Mar 21 12:02:06 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-21 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150224.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-9-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=ed2ae459-760e-4bd7-b5a0-f7f221d2d7fe ro quiet splash init=/sbin/upstart
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdDelta:
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf

 1 overridden configuration files found.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.25
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 183E
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 56.32
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.25:bd05/29/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliong6NotebookPC:pvr0885120000005D10000600000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn183E:rvr56.32:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0885120000005D10000600000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

This bug is ver critical. It must be fixed, before the final release.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Please have a look at /usr/share/doc/systemd/README.Debian and boot with a debug shell. Please wait until it hangs, then run

  systemctl list-jobs > /root/jobs.txt
  journalctl -b > /root/journal.txt

and then attach the two files here. Thanks!

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

I installed Mint 17. Now, after booting with systemd, "Starting version 219" appear for few seconds then I can login in terminal only.

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

After being asked to enter username and password, I clicked CTRL+ALT+F9.

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

Sorry, I think jobs.txt, wouldn't have been small, if I could have produced the error completely.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

jobs.txt shows that there are no outstanding jobs, and journal.txt shows that the boot went all the way through. However, it seems you don't have any display manager installed/configured? Do you known which one should be running? lightdm/gdm/sddm etc.?

Please give me the output of

  systemctl status display-manager
  cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

I installed Kubuntu 15.04 Beta 2 64 bi. The first time I boot. It took lots of time, so I canceled it without waiting. All other times I can boot well with systemd.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Could you answer Martin's question so that we can proceed?

[Sherif (ali-sherif10)]

In my previous installation, I didn't change the display manager, but this installation is different. Would it still be useful?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Sherif, anything which actually explains what this bug report is about is useful. Right now it's not actionable at all, I'm afraid. If you have an installation which fails to start a display manager, I need the information from comment #10.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

I'm closing this for now as there is nothing actionable here. Presumably this got fixed in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sddm/0.11.0-0ubuntu9 or a similar fix.