Public bug reported:
Running startx starts X just fine, but at login I just get a blank
screen with a blinking cursor. If I hit Alt+F<n> I can get a console
which allows me to login and run 'startx' at which point Gnome starts
normally after entering my keychain unlock password.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-8.9-generic 4.18.7
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 7 22:59:13 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: cosmic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0877]
NVIDIA Corporation GP104M [GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile] [10de:1be1] (rev a1)
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell GP104M [GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile] [1028:0877]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20180927)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2b8c Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 187c:0550 Alienware Corporation
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0025 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Alienware Alienware 17 R5
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-8-generic
root=UUID=c3d3798c-6179-472a-ba82-55ef94f4d382 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg crash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: 1.5.0
dmi.board.name: Alienware 17 R5
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAlienware:bvr1.5.0:bd08/10/2018:svnAlienware:pnAlienware17R5:pvr1.5.0:rvnAlienware:rnAlienware17R5:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct10:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.family: Alienware
dmi.product.name: Alienware 17 R5
dmi.product.sku: 0877
dmi.product.version: 1.5.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.94-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.2.1-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20171229-1build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-3
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic crash ubuntu
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Ubuntu 18.10 - X fails to start on login
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