Xorg crash

[Barry Warsaw]

Today's saucy update with reboot and X crashes when trying to display the greeter. I see continual flashes from purple screen to black console.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-2.10-generic 3.10.0
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 15.293068] postgres (1528): /proc/1528/oom_adj is deprecated, please use /proc/1528/oom_score_adj instead.
 [ 19.338550] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2076) terminated with status 1
Date: Tue Jul 9 11:07:59 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
 VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-26 (195 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20121225)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-2-generic root=UUID=5016f13d-1ef1-4fe1-8098-54efe6aafb14 ro
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg crash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/02/2012:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.45-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.4-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.4-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.1-0ubuntu0.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.9-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
xserver.bootTime: Tue Jul 9 11:08:27 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input VMware VMware Virtual USB Mouse TOUCHSCREEN, id 7
 input VMware VMware Virtual USB Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
 input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8
xserver.version: 2:1.14.1-0ubuntu0.8
xserver.video_driver: vmware

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

Mind giving xserver-xorg-video-vmware in https://launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/squircle a shot once it builds?

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

I added http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-vmware/commit/?id=d13a6334fe76f4e869b2cb8c0a6a13c185b1bedd to the package, but realistically we should just update to x-x-v-vmware 13.0.1 as it only contains 2 fixes, one of which was already in the package in patch form :)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-vmware - 1:13.0.1-0ubuntu2

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xserver-xorg-video-vmware (1:13.0.1-0ubuntu2) saucy; urgency=low

  * Rebuild bump with the patches removed.

xserver-xorg-video-vmware (1:13.0.1-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
   - Drop remove-mibstore.diff (upstream)
   - Fix crash under xserver 1.14 (LP: #1199403)
 -- Maarten Lankhorst <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:45:00 +0200

[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

Yay, fixed for me. Thanks!

[Kenny Strawn (realkstrawn93)]

Seems to still be reproducible using crouton on my Acer AC700-1099... Don't quite know why, however.