[Bug 1535763] Re: Graphic problem after updating Plasma and sddm

[Pier Luigi Fiorini]

2016-01-19 18:04 GMT+01:00 Boaz Dodin <1535763 at bugs.launchpad.net>:

> After an update of kernel to version 4.2.0.25, the pc restart to a black
> screen with working mouse cursor.
> killing the X by Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and logging in again, with the same
> user - still works.
>
> Also noticed:
> System Settings -> Startup and Shutdown -> Login Screen (SDDM) doesn't
> open anything. It's just like this tab is disabled.
>
>
This is a Plasma bug because systemsettings and the kcm are KDE components.


> ** Tags added: sddm
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> Title:
>    Graphic problem after updating Plasma and sddm
>
> Status in kubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   I just updated my Kubuntu 15.10 64bit (AMD A8-6500T, Mesa 11.0.2) to
> Plasma 5.5.3 via the Kubuntu Backports PPA.
>   There was also new version of sddm - old Xsession file been left while
> asked about replace to the new version.
>   sddm was updated probably to version 0.13.0-1ubuntu5~ubuntu15.10~ppa1
>
>   After reboot - the screen is full with horizontal lines, although
> everything seems to work.
>   But - after killing the X by Ctrl-Alt-Backspace and logging in again,
> with the same user - everything works.
>
>   What I tried, without any result:
>    * Clearing ~/.cache directory
>    * sudo apt-get install -f
>    * sudo dpkg --configure -a
>    * Rename of Root/usr/share/sddm/scripts Xsession to Xsession.old and
> Xsession.dpkg-dist to Xsession
>    * Renaming Home/ .config and .kde directories
>    * Deleting the default user from sddm.conf file in hope to manually
> login. The result is login screen with horizontal lines.
>
>   Attached a picture of the screen after full reboot.
>   Note the mouse cursor - without lines.
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Is this limited to the Plasma session (and so the SDDM login screen appears
without glitches)?

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