At Barry's request I've tried to reproduce the steps given in comment #5. Caveat: If I type 'alt' and enter 'terminal' I get no completion to launch the terminal, so for the test I launched it using the sidebar.
Having done so, launching 'emacs -q &' from the terminal and doing the maximize and minimize steps as stated do not crash X. I'm running VMWare Version 6.0.2 (1398658) on the latest Mavericks. My version of Trusty is up-to-date but 'apt-get upgrade' shows held-back packages. I'm running: Linux trusty64 3.13.0-8-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 11 17:55:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ii xserver-xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 amd64 X.Org X server ii emacs24 24.3+1-2ubuntu1 amd64 GNU Emacs editor (with GTK+ user interface) ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:13.0.1.git.20140115.8da9817-0ubuntu2 amd64 X.Org X server -- VMware display driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284134 Title: Xorg crash Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “xserver-xorg-video-vmware” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I use the Nouveau theme of Gnome-Do, and I bind its invocation to Alt- Ctrl-Space. Invoking Gnome-Do crashes X and leaves me back at the login screen. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 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 CurrentDmesg: [ 13.651845] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1605) terminated with status 1 [ 13.678625] dm-0: WRITE SAME failed. Manually zeroing. Date: Mon Feb 24 09:11:37 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-06 (79 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc. Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-12-generic root=UUID=94d2915e-fb19-4acc-a25c-72a220adc614 ro SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/31/2013:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140218-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0~rc1-1ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0~rc1-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Mon Feb 24 09:10:52 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input VMware VMware Virtual USB Mouse MOUSE, id 7 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8 input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 9 xserver.errors: No surface to present from. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8 xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6 xserver.video_driver: vmware To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1284134/+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