Kali Linux 2016.1 Command buffer error
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I installed Kali 2016.1 (Rolling) version in VMWare Workstation. After installation of Kali and installing VMWare Tools, I noticed that the kernel release version was kali-4.3.0. I proceeded with upgrading it to a later version by modifying the /etc/apt/sources.list file with the URL to the rolling repo:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
The upgrade appears to have happened successfully, however, the reboot simply ends up with a black screen. I changed to a tty screen by pressing ctrl+Alt+F3 and then typed in
service gdm3 restart
I am still left with a black screen error.
I noticed that the dmesg log file is full of the following error messages:
[drm:vmw_cmdbuf_work_func [vmwgfx]] *ERROR* Command buffer error.
I do notice that the kernel version has upgraded as running
uname -r
returns
4.6.0-kali1-686-pae
Any pointers on what could be happening here?
Thanks
John
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I installed Kali 2016.1 (Rolling) version in VMWare Workstation. After installation of Kali and installing VMWare Tools, I noticed that the kernel release version was kali-4.3.0. I proceeded with upgrading it to a later version by modifying the /etc/apt/sources.list file with the URL to the rolling repo:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
The upgrade appears to have happened successfully, however, the reboot simply ends up with a black screen. I changed to a tty screen by pressing ctrl+Alt+F3 and then typed in
service gdm3 restart
I am still left with a black screen error.
I noticed that the dmesg log file is full of the following error messages:
[drm:vmw_cmdbuf_work_func [vmwgfx]] *ERROR* Command buffer error.
I do notice that the kernel version has upgraded as running
uname -r
returns
4.6.0-kali1-686-pae
Any pointers on what could be happening here?
Thanks
John
kali-linux
asked Jun 23 '16 at 12:18
John
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I installed Kali 2016.1 (Rolling) version in VMWare Workstation. After installation of Kali and installing VMWare Tools, I noticed that the kernel release version was kali-4.3.0. I proceeded with upgrading it to a later version by modifying the /etc/apt/sources.list file with the URL to the rolling repo:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
The upgrade appears to have happened successfully, however, the reboot simply ends up with a black screen. I changed to a tty screen by pressing ctrl+Alt+F3 and then typed in
service gdm3 restart
I am still left with a black screen error.
I noticed that the dmesg log file is full of the following error messages:
[drm:vmw_cmdbuf_work_func [vmwgfx]] *ERROR* Command buffer error.
I do notice that the kernel version has upgraded as running
uname -r
returns
4.6.0-kali1-686-pae
Any pointers on what could be happening here?
Thanks
John
kali-linux
asked Jun 23 '16 at 12:18
John
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I installed Kali 2016.1 (Rolling) version in VMWare Workstation. After installation of Kali and installing VMWare Tools, I noticed that the kernel release version was kali-4.3.0. I proceeded with upgrading it to a later version by modifying the /etc/apt/sources.list file with the URL to the rolling repo:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
reboot
The upgrade appears to have happened successfully, however, the reboot simply ends up with a black screen. I changed to a tty screen by pressing ctrl+Alt+F3 and then typed in
service gdm3 restart
I am still left with a black screen error.
I noticed that the dmesg log file is full of the following error messages:
[drm:vmw_cmdbuf_work_func [vmwgfx]] *ERROR* Command buffer error.
I do notice that the kernel version has upgraded as running
uname -r
returns
4.6.0-kali1-686-pae
Any pointers on what could be happening here?
Thanks
John
kali-linux
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This Tip taken (from Pavel Rizzo): Kali Linux 2.0 broken, doesn't boot
It appears that one way to work around this issue is to install lightdm by dropping to the shell (tty2 - ctrl + alt + F2) and typing in:
sudo apt-get install lightdm
Choosing lightdm as default and then
sudo reboot
appears to bring up the kali login screen as GUI.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub and run sudo update-grub
answered Dec 7 at 20:21
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This Tip taken (from Pavel Rizzo): Kali Linux 2.0 broken, doesn't boot
It appears that one way to work around this issue is to install lightdm by dropping to the shell (tty2 - ctrl + alt + F2) and typing in:
sudo apt-get install lightdm
Choosing lightdm as default and then
sudo reboot
appears to bring up the kali login screen as GUI.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:22
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This Tip taken (from Pavel Rizzo): Kali Linux 2.0 broken, doesn't boot
It appears that one way to work around this issue is to install lightdm by dropping to the shell (tty2 - ctrl + alt + F2) and typing in:
sudo apt-get install lightdm
Choosing lightdm as default and then
sudo reboot
appears to bring up the kali login screen as GUI.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:22
John
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This Tip taken (from Pavel Rizzo): Kali Linux 2.0 broken, doesn't boot
It appears that one way to work around this issue is to install lightdm by dropping to the shell (tty2 - ctrl + alt + F2) and typing in:
sudo apt-get install lightdm
Choosing lightdm as default and then
sudo reboot
appears to bring up the kali login screen as GUI.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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answered Jun 23 '16 at 12:22
John
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This Tip taken (from Pavel Rizzo): Kali Linux 2.0 broken, doesn't boot
It appears that one way to work around this issue is to install lightdm by dropping to the shell (tty2 - ctrl + alt + F2) and typing in:
sudo apt-get install lightdm
Choosing lightdm as default and then
sudo reboot
appears to bring up the kali login screen as GUI.
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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub and run sudo update-grub
answered Dec 7 at 20:21
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Can you explain why this would solve the problem? Please do not respond in comments; edit your answer to make it clearer and more complete.
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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub and run sudo update-grub
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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub and run sudo update-grub
answered Dec 7 at 20:21
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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub and run sudo update-grub
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