Bug#832993: xserver-xorg: X clients run but don't display (invisible), Intel graphics

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 10:00:17 -0600, Akkana Peck wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 1:7.7+16
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> As of the latest X update on testing, X runs, the window manager
> openbox and the few clients in its autostart file run; but anything
> run subsequently, once X is running, is invisible.
> 
> For instance, I have an xterm in autostart. If I run another xterm
> from the command line there, there's a brief and subtle flash of the
> display, but nothing appears. I don't get my prompt back (unless I
> ^Z or ^C to stop or interrupt xterm), and if I ^Z/bg ps shows it's
> running, but it isn't displaying anywhere. Same for other apps like
> firefox.
> 
> No errors show up on stdout/stderr for the server when I run new
> clients, or in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
> 
/var/log/Xorg.0.log is very old, the interesting one is probably in
~/.local/share/xorg/ instead.

Cheers,
Julien