Judging by the duplicates it looks like this isn't specific to virtualbox. It's been happening for a few years.
** Summary changed: - Cosmic Desktop fails to boot in vbox: Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. + Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. ** Description changed: + https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/4ffab1fb339140b2c39fa0d096293706399e7280 + https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/d18c1a21ca8ed1bb6cca06ddb5350187bed44f80 + + --- + Test Case: Boot Ubuntu Cosmic Desktop 20180916 on Virtual Box Actual Result Black screen or dropped to the login screen if the user skips ubiquity-dm Workaround: Add nomodeset on the kernel command line or from the boot menu, press F6 then select nomodeset Possibly a duplicate of bug 1432137 ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-7.8-generic 4.18.5 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 AssertionMessage: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. CasperVersion: 1.395 CompositorRunning: None Date: Mon Sep 17 12:42:24 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: cosmic DistroVariant: ubuntu ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Alpha amd64 (20180916) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt1 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/999/gdm/Xauthority -background none -noreset -keeptty -verbose 3 ProcEnviron: ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd --- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss Signal: 6 SourcePackage: xorg-server StacktraceTop: __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:50 __GI_abort () at abort.c:79 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7f60fa1e3858 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=0x563dbf96db7d "!global_keys[type].created", file=0x563dbf96db38 "../../../../dix/privates.c", line=384, function=<optimized out>) at assert.c:92 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x563dbf96db7d "!global_keys[type].created", file=0x563dbf96db38 "../../../../dix/privates.c", line=384, function=0x563dbf96dde0 "dixRegisterPrivateKey") at assert.c:101 dixRegisterPrivateKey () Title: Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.board.name: VirtualBox dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.board.version: 1.2 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.94-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.1.5-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.1.5-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-3 -- 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/1792932 Title: Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in xorg-server source package in Cosmic: Triaged Bug description: https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/4ffab1fb339140b2c39fa0d096293706399e7280 https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/d18c1a21ca8ed1bb6cca06ddb5350187bed44f80 --- Test Case: Boot Ubuntu Cosmic Desktop 20180916 on Virtual Box Actual Result Black screen or dropped to the login screen if the user skips ubiquity-dm Workaround: Add nomodeset on the kernel command line or from the boot menu, press F6 then select nomodeset Possibly a duplicate of bug 1432137 ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-7.8-generic 4.18.5 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 AssertionMessage: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. CasperVersion: 1.395 CompositorRunning: None Date: Mon Sep 17 12:42:24 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: cosmic DistroVariant: ubuntu ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Alpha amd64 (20180916) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt1 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/999/gdm/Xauthority -background none -noreset -keeptty -verbose 3 ProcEnviron: ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd --- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss Signal: 6 SourcePackage: xorg-server StacktraceTop: __GI_raise (sig=sig@entry=6) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:50 __GI_abort () at abort.c:79 __assert_fail_base (fmt=0x7f60fa1e3858 "%s%s%s:%u: %s%sAssertion `%s' failed.\n%n", assertion=0x563dbf96db7d "!global_keys[type].created", file=0x563dbf96db38 "../../../../dix/privates.c", line=384, function=<optimized out>) at assert.c:92 __GI___assert_fail (assertion=0x563dbf96db7d "!global_keys[type].created", file=0x563dbf96db38 "../../../../dix/privates.c", line=384, function=0x563dbf96dde0 "dixRegisterPrivateKey") at assert.c:101 dixRegisterPrivateKey () Title: Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:384: dixRegisterPrivateKey: Assertion `!global_keys[type].created' failed. UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.board.name: VirtualBox dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.board.version: 1.2 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.94-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.1.5-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.1.5-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1build1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/1792932/+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
