Thanks Daniel for working on this! I've tried the silo in zesty, and I still cannot get past a black screen. In the unity8 log I have:
================== [2016-11-15:09:37:52.997] qtmir.screens: ScreensModel::ScreensModel [2016-11-15:09:37:53.026] qtmir.mir: MirServer created [2016-11-15:09:37:53.026] qtmir.mir: Command line arguments passed to Qt: ("unity8", "--mode=full-shell") [2016-11-15 09:37:53.390037] mirserver: Starting ERROR: /build/mir-FMihxs/mir-0.24.1+16.10.20160928/src/server/graphics/default_configuration.cpp(132): Throw in function mir::DefaultServerConfiguration::the_graphics_platform()::<lambda()> Dynamic exception type: boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<std::runtime_error> > std::exception::what: Exception while creating graphics platform ERROR: /build/mir-FMihxs/mir-0.24.1+16.10.20160928/src/common/sharedlibrary/shared_library.cpp(65): Throw in function void* mir::SharedLibrary::load_symbol(const char*, const char*) const Dynamic exception type: boost::exception_detail::clone_impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<std::runtime_error> > std::exception::what: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mir/server-platform/graphics-mesa-kms.so.11: undefined symbol: create_guest_platform, version MIR_GRAPHICS_PLATFORM_0.24 [2016-11-15:09:38:03.390] ERROR: QMirServer - Mir failed to start initctl: No such variable: UNITY_MIR_SOCKET ================== -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584894 Title: unity-system-compositor (or any Mir server) crashes on start-up with "Mir fatal error: Failed to schedule page flip" on VirtualBox Graphics Adapter and QEMU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1584894/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs