Public bug reported: xinit can't start from command line while startx and lightdm is OK.
Reproduce: 1. setup to boot into command line by $ sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target 2. reboot into command line 3. login and tart xinit by $ xinit The error log is [ 237.119] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory) But this way the xinit is OK xinit -- /usr/bin/X :0 vt1 -nolisten ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xinit 1.3.4-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 8 09:57:43 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii XT [Radeon R9 290X] [1002:67b0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii XT [Radeon R9 290X] [1002:0b00] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-01 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160228) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD3R ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-8-generic root=UUID=c137e0c1-ad99-47f4-acf5-e7f4792afa9e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xinit UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FE dmi.board.name: X58A-UD3R dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFE:bd12/23/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-UD3R:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-UD3R:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: X58A-UD3R dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160209-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.1.2-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.1.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.6.1-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160218-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build1 xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 8 09:46:59 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: systemd-logind: failed to get session: PID 893 does not belong to any known session xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 xserver.video_driver: radeon ** Affects: xinit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xinit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1554303 Title: xinit can't start Status in xinit package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: xinit can't start from command line while startx and lightdm is OK. Reproduce: 1. setup to boot into command line by $ sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target 2. reboot into command line 3. login and tart xinit by $ xinit The error log is [ 237.119] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory) But this way the xinit is OK xinit -- /usr/bin/X :0 vt1 -nolisten ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xinit 1.3.4-3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 8 09:57:43 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii XT [Radeon R9 290X] [1002:67b0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii XT [Radeon R9 290X] [1002:0b00] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-01 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160228) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD3R ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-8-generic root=UUID=c137e0c1-ad99-47f4-acf5-e7f4792afa9e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xinit UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FE dmi.board.name: X58A-UD3R dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFE:bd12/23/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-UD3R:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-UD3R:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: X58A-UD3R dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160209-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.1.2-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.1.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.6.1-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160218-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build1 xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 8 09:46:59 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: systemd-logind: failed to get session: PID 893 does not belong to any known session xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xinit/+bug/1554303/+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