Desktop live cd boots corrupted screen in Virtualbox on Bionic
Bug #1796822 reported by
Will Cooke
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Dimitri John Ledkov | ||
Cosmic |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Dimitri John Ledkov | ||
xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
On a Bionic host running the standard archive version of Virtualbox and the daily ISO of Cosmic, the live session starts with a corrupted graphical display, as can be seen here:
(also attached)
Switching VTs to 2 and back to 1 clears the display and things work again.
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) |
tags: | removed: rls-cc-incoming |
Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Cosmic): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
assignee: | nobody → Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) |
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) → nobody |
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Logs from the live session show that xorg started before the vbox video driver was ready
dmesg attached