Control: reassign -1 virtualbox-guest-x11 5.0.6-dfsg-1 Control: retitle -1 Dependency on new pkg xserver-xorg-legacy needed Control: severity -1 grave
On Sun, 2015-10-11 at 19:57 +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 18:13:31 +0100, jnqnfe wrote: > > > Package: xserver-xorg > > Version: 1:7.7+12 > > Priority: Important > > > > Since installing updates last night in some VMs, I can no longer > > load > > gnome in those VMs. > > > > They load to a terminal login (normally would auto-load gnome), > > which > > is flashing on and off the screen rapidly, with text input to login > > being very difficult/impossible. This flashing stops after about a > > minute, leaving you at a stable/usable login prompt. After login, > > startx fails to load gnome. The xorg log (below) lists a segfault. > > > > Edit: Actually, while retrieving copies of the log files, I ran > > startx > > as root, which worked fine, it just doesn't load as the normal > > user. > > > try installing xserver-xorg-legacy. > > Cheers, > Julien Yes, that solves it. Thanks. Moving to virtualbox... Increasing severity partly due to concern that flashing login prompt may negatively affect people with epilepsy.
