Public bug reported: I'm on VMware Workstation 8 and 9. Not tested on physical machine.
I'm having this issue since Alpha 1, but I always waited for a fix... till now. The first boot is fine (not always), but when I reboot or reset the VM, the bug appears. The symptoms are random. Sometimes you get a blinking cursor (_), or a lonely [ OK ] in the screen, or "Checking battery state... [ OK ]". Workaround: Login into console (Ctrl+Alt+F1) as root and enter "service lightdm start" twice. Then, the login screen appears. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: lightdm 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 8 18:44:03 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120926) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1064312 Title: System sometimes doesn't boot after a reboot/reset on VMWare. Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm on VMware Workstation 8 and 9. Not tested on physical machine. I'm having this issue since Alpha 1, but I always waited for a fix... till now. The first boot is fine (not always), but when I reboot or reset the VM, the bug appears. The symptoms are random. Sometimes you get a blinking cursor (_), or a lonely [ OK ] in the screen, or "Checking battery state... [ OK ]". Workaround: Login into console (Ctrl+Alt+F1) as root and enter "service lightdm start" twice. Then, the login screen appears. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: lightdm 1.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 8 18:44:03 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120926) SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1064312/+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