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[Eliah Kagan <degeneracypressure@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

I run Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal inside a VMware Workstation 7.1.2
build-301548 virtual machine. The guest machine is 32-bit and has a
single processor (though for some reason it's running the SMP kernel).
In case it's important, the host machine (running VMware Workstation) is
a 64-bit SMP system running Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.

The guest machine (running Natty) had been upgraded (by modifying
/etc/apt/sources.list and running "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get
dist-upgrade") from Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. I did this because I
created the virtual machine before official experimental ISO images for
Natty were released.

Both before and after the upgrade to Natty and both with and without
VMware Tools (VMware's guest drivers) installed, xorg worked. Then today
(11/17/2010), after a system update ("apt-get update" followed by "apt-
get upgrade"), xorg stopped working. To ensure that the problem was not
caused by VMware tools, I wiped the disk and installed Ubuntu 10.10
Maverick Meerkat. I used the Lubuntu 10.10 installation media. (If it is
important that I test this on a system created from official install
media, I would be pleased to do that.) I did not install VMware Tools.
xorg worked fine in this vanilla Maverick system.

Then, using the same method described above, I upgraded this virtual
Maverick system to Natty, and succeeded in reproducing the problem. The
following information is collected from the newly-created virtualized
Natty system (in which the problem was reproduced).

ek@Gnar:~$ uname -a
Linux Gnar 2.6.37-5-generic #13-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 17 08:59:36 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

ek@Gnar:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu natty (development branch)
Release:	11.04
Codename:	natty

ek@Gnar:~$ apt-cache policy xorg
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The virtual Natty system is configured (as is the default) to run xorg
on startup, providing a graphical login screen. Since xorg was unable to
start, I logged on as a limited user (called "ek") via the command-line
interface and ran startx which failed, reporting errors. Running startx
as root (via sudo) also failed, producing similar or identical messages.
As the limited user, I captured the output of startx by running "startx
&> startx.out". This is the content of startx.out:

(OUTPUT OF STARTX BEGINS)

xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/ek/.Xauthority
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/ek/.Xauthority


X.Org X Server 1.9.0.902 (1.9.1 RC 2)
Release Date: 2010-10-15
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-25-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux Gnar 2.6.37-5-generic #13-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 17 08:59:36 UTC 2010 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.37-5-generic root=UUID=ca48410a-4693-4727-a41d-1e71d5a6b4c5 ro quiet splash
Build Date: 08 November 2010  08:05:30PM
xorg-server 2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu1 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.18.4
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 17 18:04:12 2010
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
(EE) vmwlegacy(0): Unable to map mmio BAR. Invalid argument (22)
(EE) vmwlegacy(0): Unable to map frame buffer BAR. Invalid argument (22)

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e84db]
1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x5d648) [0x80a5648]
2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xc1640c]
3: /usr/bin/X (AddScreen+0x17c) [0x806fa1c]
4: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x291) [0x80b57b1]
5: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1a4a5) [0x80624a5]
6: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe7) [0x1e2ce7]
7: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1a241) [0x8062241]
Segmentation fault at address (nil)

Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: No such file or directory
xinit: server error
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/ek/.Xauthority

(OUTPUT OF STARTX ENDS)

I am attaching the full file /var/log/Xorg.0.log to this bug report.

I have not yet attempted to install VMware Tools to determine if that
changes anything. Even if it does, I am assuming that reliance on VMware
Tools for xorg functionality would be considered undesirable. I have
also not yet tried installing and running Natty using official
experimental Natty install media.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-5.13-generic 2.6.37-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 17 18:29:01 2010
GdmLog: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log: No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - i386 (20101010)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.37-5-generic root=UUID=ca48410a-4693-4727-a41d-1e71d5a6b4c5 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 12/31/2009
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:bd12/31/2009: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.
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           natty
 architecture:       i686
 kernel:             2.6.37-5-generic
xkbcomp:
 Error: command ['xkbcomp', ':0', '-w0', '-'] failed with exit code 1: Error:            Cannot open display ":0"
                   Exiting

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty

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X11 (xorg) fails to start in natty on vmware
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/676759
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