Ah then probably you're not using the intel driver, i'd say have a look at the /var/log/Xorg* and see which driver is failing, maybe we need rebuilds of more drivers, myself i'm using
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay1 amd64 Xorg X server - core server ii xserver-xorg-dev 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay1 amd64 Xorg X server - development files ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.3~overlay1 amd64 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Michi Henning <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 13 Aug 2015, at 21:05 , Albert Astals Cid <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If you update && dist-upgrade you should get the new intel driver from >> the stable-phone-overlay that fixes it. > > Thanks! I tried that, but no joy. I still get a black screen with a blinking > cursor at the top. > > I've tried both with both versions mentioned earlier, same result. > > What version should I be seeing for things to work? > > All this is in a VMWare Fusion VM. I've rebuilt Vmware Tools with both driver > versions installed, but that didn't make any difference. > > Is anyone else around who has Vivid with the overlay working in VMWare > Fusion? I'm running the latest version (7.1.2). > > Thanks, > > Michi. > > >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Michi Henning >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> After doing an upgrade and installing xserver-xorg-core=2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 >>> again, I still don't get a desktop. >>> The same thing happens with xserver-xort-core=2:1.17.2-1ubuntu0.1~overlay1. >>> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can my desktop back? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Michi. >>> >>> >>> On 6 Aug 2015, at 8:25 , Kevin Gunn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all - >>> So I felt like this needed to be shared just in case. >>> Some folks have added the ppa for stable-phone-overlay to their vivid >>> desktop to assist their efforts with development activities for the phone. >>> >>> This has worked with no issues in recent history, however today it was >>> discovered by one of our team mates that if you're using >>> vivid+stable-phone-overlay on your desktop and you update(today) on intel >>> you may not get graphics but... >>> >>> "Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so: >>> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so: undefined symbol: xorgMir >>> in /var/log/Xorg.*" >>> >>> To recover your graphics >>> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3 >>> >>> I'm on wily so I can't speak to the experience or specifics, but I wanted to >>> share just in case this might be effecting so silent but frustrated folks. >>> br,kg >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> Post to : [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

