I was having the same exact issue with 'qxl' & 'cirrus' driver on kvm guest. However, get resolved by changing the video to 'vga' on virt- manager.
Still looking for a fix for 'qxl' driver.? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437740 Title: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet beta2 guest does not boot to Unity from QEMU-KVM host Status in X.Org X server: New Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I was testing Vivid Vervet beta2 (Ubuntu 15.04 _Vivid Vervet_ - Beta i386 (20150326), MD5SUM e838edda85712d283bd94b34dbb5d6ec) in QEMU KVM from Ubuntu 12.04.5 amd64 host ( "sudo kvm -m 1536 -hda /dev/sdd -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::10022-:22"), but it does not start in graphic ("Try Ubuntu without installing" Unity) LiveCD mode. I got logs while logging to the qemu-kvm guest via ssh. The LiveCD works as expected only when selecting "Install Ubuntu" option. Please fix this bug before final release. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 BootLog: CasperVersion: 1.356 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Sat Mar 28 22:14:14 2015 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc QEMU Virtual Machine [1af4:1100] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta i386 (20150326) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 MachineType: Bochs Bochs ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- Renderer: Software SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs dmi.bios.version: Bochs dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.name: Bochs dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150303-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Sat Mar 28 22:12:42 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output VGA-0 xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 xserver.video_driver: modeset --- ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.356 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc QEMU Virtual Machine [1af4:1100] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta i386 (20150326) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 MachineType: Bochs Bochs Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Renderer: Software Tags: vivid ubuntu UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs dmi.bios.version: Bochs dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.name: Bochs dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150303-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Sun Mar 29 11:25:25 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output VGA-0 xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 xserver.video_driver: modeset --- ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.356 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: vivid DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Red Hat, Inc QEMU Virtual Machine [1af4:1100] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta i386 (20150326) Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 MachineType: Bochs Bochs Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2 Renderer: Software Tags: vivid ubuntu UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs dmi.bios.version: Bochs dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.name: Bochs dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150303-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1 xserver.bootTime: Mon Mar 30 08:47:59 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output VGA-0 xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 xserver.video_driver: modeset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1437740/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp