Because it was mentioned in comment #15 & #34 that this bug cannot be reproduced, I decided to create a VMWare VM from scratch which managed to be affected on my first attempt.
I started with ubuntu-18.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso (19e10acddd14af9a9150399d876b02933c0ee724) and created a snapshot with all the live packages, as of today (06/19/2019), except for the 4 I noted in comment #28. Simply start the VM, update the out of date packages via the internet or via the provided copies of the deb files on the desktop, and reboot to reproduce the bug (infinite UI hang before login). Bug1832138VM.zip (3fd83148ebeceacd48bca7b9f02c1d714c9391ca) Download from: https://pride-rock-labs.com/Bug1832138VM.zip VM Credentials: vmuser | vmpassword I made this VM under near identical conditions to the original poster (Pat). This means I now have reproduced the issue under ESXi and Fusion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832138 Title: Login screen never appears on vmwgfx but installing kernel >= v4.17-rc1 (or using WaylandEnable=false) fixes it Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Bionic: In Progress Status in mutter source package in Bionic: Incomplete Status in linux source package in Eoan: Invalid Status in mutter source package in Eoan: Invalid Bug description: I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.2 desktop in a virtual machine under VMWare Fusion Pro V11.1.0 on MacOS Mojave 10.14.5, all on a 15inch 2018 Macbook Pro. I've been running this Ubuntu 18.04.2 VM without problem for many months without problem. Yesterday, I did 'sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade'. Upon rebooting, the system hangs immediately after displaying the splash screen. I never see a login screen. And I can't use Ctrl+Alt+F2 to navigate to a console/tty login. I can SSH into the system however. I've found that I can work around the hang/freeze if I uncomment the following line in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf; #WaylandEnable=false After uncommenting the WaylandEnable=false line and rebooting, then I see the login prompt as expected and I can then log in and use the system normally again. After the 'apt upgrade' my system is running linux kernel 4.15.0-51, as shown in this 'uname -a' output; Linux ubuntuvm1 4.15.0-51-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 15 14:27:21 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux lsb_release -a output; No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-51.55-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-51-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6 Architecture: amd64 CompositorRunning: None Date: Sun Jun 9 12:38:37 2019 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: bionic DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GpuHangFrequency: This is the first time GraphicsCard: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-06 (399 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-51-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro splash net.ifnames=0 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg freeze UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/13/2018 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:bd04/13/2018: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 N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.95-1~18.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1832138/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
