Public bug reported: I have two Xubuntu 14.04 Beta1 installations: A: upgraded from Xubuntu 12.04.4 B: installed from the Xubuntu 14.04 Beta1 desktop CD. Both Installations are up-to-date.
To do a user switch I hit e.g. <Ctrl+Alt+F2>, login as e.g. burdi01 and issue "startx -- :1". Initially both "A" and "B" gave a black screen without even a cursor. I then hit <Ctrl+Alt+F2> followed by <Ctrl+C> to get out. Some googling told me to comment out the "xfce" and "xubuntu" lines in /etc/upstart-xsessions. This "resolved" the problem for "A", but not for "B". The ~burdi01/.xsession-errors file showed: >> libGL error: failed to open drm device: Permission denied >> libGL error: failed to load driver: r600 Some googling told me to make burdi01 a member of the video group. This eliminated the r600 messages, but did not resolve the problem. The ~burdi01/.xsession-errors file now reads: >> Xsession: X session started for burdi01 at za mrt 22 18:55:10 CET 2014 >> localuser:burdi01 being added to access control list >> openConnection: connect: No such file or directory >> cannot connect to brltty at :0 >> Script for ibus started at run_im. >> Script for auto started at run_im. >> Script for default started at run_im. >> Script for ibus started at run_im. >> Script for auto started at run_im. >> Script for default started at run_im. >> x-session-manager[3689]: CRITICAL: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. >> Sorry.... For as far as I can see there is nothing special in the syslogs. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Mar 22 18:36:05 2014 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296106 Title: startx -- :1 black screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1296106/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs