phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ apt-cache policy xmir xmir: Installed: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay5 Candidate: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay5 Version table: *** 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay5 0 1001 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ci-train-ppa-service/stable-snapshot/ubuntu/ vivid/main armhf Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
What I expected to happen: Xmir should start, and forward requests from X clients (such as firefox) to the Mir server What happened install: Xmir failed to start, with error above -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1516218 Title: xmir fails to start Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When trying to start Xmir on my Ubuntu Phone (Aquaris BQ E5), I get the following error: phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ Xmir ARM architecture: Defaulting to software mode because glamor is not stable (EE) Fatal server error: (EE) Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to send message to server: Broken pipe (EE) This happens no matter whether I do it from the terminal app or via a remote ssh session. Just trying to start an X application (hoping that Xmir would be started transparently) fails as well: phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ firefox Error: cannot open display: :0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1516218/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp