Xorg fails to start after installing the Hardware Enablement Stack due to missing symlink after purging old xserver-xorg
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
|
Unassigned | ||
xorg-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xorg-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
xorg-lts-vivid (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Bug:
The bug happens whenever the remaining configuration files of the original X stack is removed, ie purging. It does not happen for users who do not explicitly remove those.
Workaround:
For example, if upgraded 14.04 LTS to the 14.04.2 HWE stack (=14.10/utopic):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-
This restores the symlink /etc/X11/X -> /usr/bin/Xorg
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After installing the hardware enablement stack on precise by running:
sudo apt-get install linux-generic-
Xorg fail to start. There is no error message or anything, just a black screen. Switching to a vt i possible and lightdm/x-0.log shows that a symlink is missing:
X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting.
I updates two computers running precise x86_64 and both had the problem.
Just recreating the symlink fixes the problem and then precise runs perfectly fine with the new stack (in fact, it's more stable so far).
summary: |
Xorg fail to start after installing the hardware enablement stack on - precise + precise due to missing symlink |
tags: | added: precise |
summary: |
- Xorg fail to start after installing the hardware enablement stack on + Xorg fails to start after installing the hardware enablement stack on precise due to missing symlink after purging old xserver-xorg |
tags: | added: regression-update |
tags: | added: xorg-server |
Changed in xorg-lts-trusty (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | removed: hw-specific |
tags: | added: packaging |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
assignee: | nobody → Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst) |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | High → Low |
Changed in xorg-lts-utopic (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
no longer affects: | xorg-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | xorg-lts-raring (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | xorg-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst) → nobody |
Changed in xorg-lts-vivid (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.