Public bug reported: After the kernel update on Linux Ubuntu 16.04 x64 from 4.11.2 to 4.11.3 some GUI apps become broken, the visual image is attached. For example, geary email app has empty GUI window and the following log:
$ grep gear /var/log/syslog May 31 13:02:58 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (geary:3533): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_event: assertion 'WIDGET_REALIZED_FOR_EVENT (widget, event)' failed May 31 13:02:59 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (geary:3533): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_event: assertion 'WIDGET_REALIZED_FOR_EVENT (widget, event)' failed May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop.dpkg-tmp file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop.dpkg-tmp file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:04:21 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:05:51 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:05:51 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:05:51 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:05:51 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:08:46 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:08:46 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop.dpkg-new file: cannot process file of type text/plain May 31 13:08:47 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:08:47 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (gnome-software:3523): As-WARNING **: failed to rescan: Failed to parse /usr/share/applications/geary-autostart.desktop file: cannot process file of type application/x-desktop May 31 13:12:10 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (geary:3533): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_event: assertion 'WIDGET_REALIZED_FOR_EVENT (widget, event)' failed May 31 13:21:51 A2XLab gnome-session[3212]: (geary:3533): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_event: assertion 'WIDGET_REALIZED_FOR_EVENT (widget, event)' failed Updating the Geary itself from the Ubuntu-default version 0.10 to 0.11 did not fixed the issue. Most of other apps works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg (not installed) Uname: Linux 4.11.3-041103-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: 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: Wed May 31 13:13:14 2017 DistUpgraded: 2016-09-11 19:36:31,920 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_fix_proprietary.py' DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [17aa:2218] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-25 (948 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: LENOVO 20A8S28400 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.11.3-041103-generic root=UUID=daa4b3a5-47b3-4c16-a1de-2dde0c540c4a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-11 (261 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/06/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: GRET39WW (1.16 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20A8S28400 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGRET39WW(1.16):bd06/06/2014:svnLENOVO:pn20A8S28400:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon2nd:rvnLENOVO:rn20A8S28400:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 20A8S28400 dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2nd dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1~ubuntu16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Wed May 31 12:58:11 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 16512 vendor DEL xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 ** Affects: xorg (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 Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1694692 Title: Some GTK apps have empty window on the kernel 4.11.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1694692/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp