additional information about when one doesn't hold the package back (note the error from VMWare Workstation 12.5).
Same thing happens even if the open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop are held at 10.1.5. ** Attachment added: "OS updates breaks open-vm-tools-desktop.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1712223/+attachment/4936705/+files/OS%20updates%20breaks%20open-vm-tools-desktop.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1712223 Title: performing dist-upgrade results in open-vm-tools no longer working Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: At first I thought this bug was caused with the recent changes in open-vm-tools 10.1.10; however, after restoring my VM to the snapshot that had 17.04 and re-performing the dist-upgrade with open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop held at 10.1.5 I am experiencing the same issue where VMWare Workstation no longer can interact with display resolution detection of the host monitor(s). Multiple monitor support is also lost in the update process. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Aug 21 17:09:59 2017 DistUpgraded: 2017-08-07 09:05:02,559 DEBUG found components: {'artful-updates': {'multiverse', 'restricted', 'universe', 'main'}, 'artful': {'multiverse', 'restricted', 'universe', 'main'}, 'artful-security': {'multiverse', 'restricted', 'universe', 'main'}} DistroCodename: artful DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 5.1.26, 4.10.0-30-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 5.1.26, 4.12.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-30 (264 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.12.0-11-generic root=UUID=dd284488-2aa1-430d-a510-0527b909f561 ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-08-07 (14 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2015 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:bd07/02/2015: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 1:0.9.13.1+17.10.20170720-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.82-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.0~rc4-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.0~rc4-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Aug 21 16:27:55 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 7 input VirtualPS/2 VMware VMMouse MOUSE, id 8 input VirtualPS/2 VMware VMMouse MOUSE, id 9 xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8 xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1 xserver.video_driver: vmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1712223/+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
