Thanks Daniel for working on this! I've tried the silo in zesty, and I still cannot get past a black screen. In the unity8 log I have:
================== [2016-11-15:09:37:52.997] qtmir.screens: ScreensModel::ScreensModel [2016-11-15:09:37:53.026] qtmir.mir: MirServer created [2016-11-15:09:37:53.026] qtmir.mir: Command line arguments passed to Qt: ("unity8", "--mode=full-shell") [2016-11-15 09:37:53.390037] mirserver: Starting ERROR: /build/mir-FMihxs/mir-0.24.1+16.10.20160928/src/server/graphics/default_configuration.cpp(132): Throw in function mir::DefaultServerConfiguration::the_graphics_platform()::<lambda()> Dynamic exception type: boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<std::runtime_error> > std::exception::what: Exception while creating graphics platform ERROR: /build/mir-FMihxs/mir-0.24.1+16.10.20160928/src/common/sharedlibrary/shared_library.cpp(65): Throw in function void* mir::SharedLibrary::load_symbol(const char*, const char*) const Dynamic exception type: boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<std::runtime_error> > std::exception::what: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mir/server-platform/graphics-mesa-kms.so.11: undefined symbol: create_guest_platform, version MIR_GRAPHICS_PLATFORM_0.24 [2016-11-15:09:38:03.390] ERROR: QMirServer - Mir failed to start initctl: No such variable: UNITY_MIR_SOCKET ================== -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to mir in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584894 Title: unity-system-compositor (or any Mir server) crashes on start-up with "Mir fatal error: Failed to schedule page flip" on VirtualBox Graphics Adapter and QEMU Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in Mir: Fix Committed Status in mir package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: (separated from bug 1118903) unity-system-compositor crashes on start-up with "Mir fatal error: Failed to schedule page flip" on VirtualBox Graphics Adapter --- can not login to Unity8 ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: unity-system-compositor 0.4.3+16.04.20160323-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 23 19:20:43 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/unity-system-compositor GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-19 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160519) ProcCmdline: /usr/sbin/unity-system-compositor --disable-inactivity-policy=true --on-fatal-error-abort --file /run/lightdm-mir-0 --from-dm-fd 12 --to-dm-fd 21 --vt 8 ProcEnviron: Signal: 6 SourcePackage: unity-system-compositor StacktraceTop: mir::fatal_error_abort(char const*, ...) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmircommon.so.5 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mir/server-platform/graphics-mesa-kms.so.8 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmirserver.so.38 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmirserver.so.38 ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 Title: unity-system-compositor crashed with SIGABRT in mir::fatal_error_abort() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: version.libdrm: libdrm2 2.4.68-1 version.lightdm: lightdm 1.19.0-0ubuntu1 version.mesa: libegl1-mesa-dev N/A To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1584894/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp