How about /var/log/lightdm/unity-system-compositor.log ? You will get some nice detailed log info from Mir there.
** Changed in: mir Status: Incomplete => New ** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1543133 Title: Desktop: Black screen after logging into unity8 session Status in Mir: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On xenial amd64 desktop after logging into the unity8 session, I'm greeted by a black screen, no mouse cursor, nothing. Only Magic SysRq gets me out of the session. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: unity8 8.11+16.04.20160129-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-2.16-generic 4.4.0 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-2-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Feb 8 15:07:17 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-30 (283 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) SourcePackage: unity8 SystemImageInfo: Error: command ['system-image-cli', '-i'] failed with exit code 2: UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1543133/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp