Daniel, I didn't want to lose sight of your ask in comment #34. I updated to the latest mainstream kernel, and then reverted the mutter packages (as per comment #31). That also fixes the problem.
Specifically, this configuration is working for me; uname -a Linux ubuntuvm1 4.15.0-52-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 4 22:49:08 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux sudo dpkg --list | grep mutter ii gir1.2-mutter-2:amd64 3.28.3+git20190124-0ubuntu18.04.2 amd64 GObject introspection data for Mutter ii libmutter-2-0:amd64 3.28.3+git20190124-0ubuntu18.04.2 amd64 window manager library from the Mutter window manager ii mutter 3.28.3+git20190124-0ubuntu18.04.2 amd64 lightweight GTK+ window manager ii mutter-common 3.28.3+git20190124-0ubuntu18.04.2 all shared files for the Mutter window manager And display resizing also works as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832138 Title: Login screen never appears on vmwgfx but installing kernel >= v4.17-rc1 (or using WaylandEnable=false) fixes it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1832138/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
