Crouton: after crouton update -u kali won't start X (connection refused)

[The1andONLYdave]

name: kali
encrypted: no
Entering /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/kali...
crouton: version 1-20161129162558~master:5f2f11f9
release: kali-rolling
architecture: amd64
xmethod: xiwi
targets: xiwi,xfce
host: version 9000.29.0 (Official Build) beta-channel cyan 
kernel: Linux localhost 3.18.0-13497-gbec0bdb #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Dec 14 22:05:02 PST 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux
freon: yes

Please describe your issue:

sudo startxfce4
Entering /mnt/stateful_partition/crouton/chroots/kali...
/usr/bin/startxfce4: Starting X server

_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root

X.Org X Server 1.19.0
Release Date: 2016-11-15
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 3.18.0-13497-gbec0bdb #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Dec 14 22:05:02 PST 2016 x86_64
Kernel command line: cros_secure console= loglevel=7 init=/sbin/init cros_secure oops=panic panic=-1 root=/dev/dm-0 rootwait ro dm_verity.error_behavior=3 dm_verity.max_bios=-1 dm_verity.dev_wait=1 dm="1 vroot none ro 1,0 3584000 verity payload=PARTUUID=1d4d5bda-7556-364a-b7cf-105796f2ff37/PARTNROFF=1 hashtree=PARTUUID=1d4d5bda-7556-364a-b7cf-105796f2ff37/PARTNROFF=1 hashstart=3584000 alg=sha1 root_hexdigest=4e2c477dd543151f7a10719395701f4fec7df592 salt=d6d9f861b6b203f45699385a91b4bb1911a91ddc36bb4e35fdac797f572bbc9f" noinitrd vt.global_cursor_default=0 kern_guid=1d4d5bda-7556-364a-b7cf-105796f2ff37 add_efi_memmap boot=local noresume noswap i915.modeset=1 tpm_tis.force=1 tpm_tis.interrupts=0 nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
Build Date: 16 December 2016 07:30:27PM
xorg-server 2:1.19.0-3 (https://www.debian.org/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: "/tmp/Xorg.crouton.3.log", Time: Tue Jan 3 22:18:22 2017
(++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg-dummy.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/dummy_drv.so: undefined symbol: ChangeWindowProperty
sudo startxiwi -b xterm/usr/bin/xinit: giving up
/usr/bin/xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
/usr/bin/xinit: server error

Broke yesterday after:

Inside Kali: croutonversion -u -d -c
Exit;
Outside chroot: sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -u -n kali
(Finished without errors, now won't start X, but enter-chroot works)

Redownloading crouton-script and re-renning update command above won't fix it.

[DennisLfromGA]

@The1andONLYdave,

It reported an Xorg log here:

(++) Log file: "/tmp/Xorg.crouton.3.log", Time: Tue Jan 3 22:18:22 2017

Could you post the output of that log file or give us a gist or pastebin link, etc. to it please?

-DennisL

[bigeagle]

2953 would help

[The1andONLYdave]

I created a new log with same error: http://pastebin.com/maM0eAMw

@bigeagle : afaik i need a build env; compile crouton; and make some changes in my local copy of crouton-file to test the changes from your mentioned PR? Or is there a shorter hack?

[DennisLfromGA]

@The1andONLYdave,

Thanx for the Xorg log.
I'm afraid I'm out of my depth when it comes to analyzing and interpreting the data, I'm hoping someone more knowledgeable about it might be able to help.

Of note though I think are these GLX entries:

[ 13108.059] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 13108.062] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 13108.082] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 13108.082]    compiled for 1.19.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 13108.082]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0

and further down:

[ 13108.101] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
[ 13108.101] (EE) AIGLX: **reverting to software rendering**

And there are some about the DUMMY driver too:

[ 13108.083] (II) DUMMY: Driver for Dummy chipsets: dummy
[ 13108.083] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for dummy
[ 13108.083] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support

I'm afraid I don't know if these warnings relate to 'xinit giving up' or not though.

Maybe the issue is the one mentioned by @bigeagle above concerning the /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg: symbol lookup error ???

Hope this helps,
-DennisL

[bigeagle]

I'm quite a new user of crouton (received my chromebook yesterday). I guess this issue is simply the symbol lookup error. #2953 is posted by @nxtr , which simply upgrades xf86-video-dummy from 0.3.7 to 0.3.8. I checked out his branch and compiled crouton, then everything works out of box.

[middleagedman]

@bigeagle
I don't suppose you can give us a short tutorial about how to do that? I know how to git clone and such, and make as well. Did you just do it inside your chroot and make install?

[bigeagle]

@middleagedman No, I did this on my Linux PC.

git clone https://github.com/nxtr/crouton 
git checkout origin/xiwi-xf86-video-dummy-0.3.8
make

you'll get a runnable crouton script.

[middleagedman]

@bigeagle
Thanks! I do have the misfortune of having a x86 linux box and a rockchip asus flip, but I'll see if I can narrow a build environment for just the video-dummy

[middleagedman]

facepalm nm.. make just builds an installer script. Good to go

[jernic]

In case anyone has similar problems, I had to do the following to overcome this error:
(All within the chroot)
$ sudo apt-get install git
$ git clone https://github.com/nxtr/crouton
$ cd crouton
$ git checkout origin/xiwi-xf86-video-dummy-0.3.8
$ sudo apt-get install make
$ make
$ cp crouton ../Downloads/

However, this still didn't solve the problem, so I ran the crouton update (-u) using the new crouton script. Then it worked. :-)

[HedleyPty]

I have the same problem but with sid

[dnschneid]

I think this fix has been merged.