Opened 6 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
#18116 closed defect (fixed)
5.2.20: Linux guests with X.Org Server 1.20 and 3D enabled fail to boot to desktop -> fixed after (not in) 5.2.20
| Reported by: | Michael Thayer | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | guest additions/x11/graphics | Version: | VirtualBox 5.2.20 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
Linux guests with X.Org Server 1.20 and 3D enabled boot to a black screen. Switching to a virtual terminal works. The systemd journal shows that the X server is crashing in strstr called from glamour_init_egl.
Change History (5)
comment:1 by , 6 years ago
comment:2 by , 6 years ago
| Summary: | 5.2.20: Linux guests with X.Org Server 1.20 and 3D enabled fail to boot to desktop → 5.2.20: Linux guests with X.Org Server 1.20 and 3D enabled fail to boot to desktop -> fixed after (not in) 5.2.20 |
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This is a consequence of our 3D acceleration for Linux guests, which was designed for a GLX only world and interacts badly with non-GLX applications. Since more and more desktop applications are expected to use Wayland rather than X11 I have simply disabled it for guests using Wayland, thereby fixing this issue.
comment:4 by , 6 years ago
The next update of the 5.2 branch test builds<1> (revision 126581 or later, should be visible in an hour or so) should contain an updated fix. Now the check is whether an X server older than 1.20 is found. If 1.20 or later (or no known version) is found, then 3D is disabled.
comment:5 by , 6 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Related discussion in the forums: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=89904