Hello Friends, I'm running windows 7 and vmware installed in it with amd fx 6100 processor. I installed ubuntu server 11.10 server in vmware and then installed kubuntu desktop. But the kde is not loading. It stops with an error Caught signal 4 (Illegal instruction). Server aborting. I tried with a lots of helps searched through google but couldn't make it okay. Please let me know if anyone of you have any solution of it. I'll be so thankful to you all... I'm mentioning details of log files and command outputs. when I give Startx Command It says:- root@manish:~# startx X.Org X Server 1.10.4 Release Date: 2011-08-19 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux manish 3.0.0-12-generic-pae #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 16:37:17 UTC 2011 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/manish-root ro Build Date: 19 October 2011 05:09:41AM xorg-server 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu4.2 (For technical support please see <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support">http://www.ubuntu.com/support</a>) Current version of pixman: 0.22.2 Before reporting problems, check <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> 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: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 3 10:54:21 2012 (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx Backtrace: 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x37) [0x80a66f7] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x62b3a) [0x80aab3a] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb78dc40c] 3: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xb758e000+0x113a93) [0xb76a1a93] 4: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1280a1) [0x81700a1] 5: /usr/bin/X (LoadSubModule+0x85) [0x8170d65] 6: /usr/bin/X (xf86LoadDrvSubModule+0x67) [0x80b88e7] 7: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so (0xb73d8000+0x2f84) [0xb73daf84] 8: /usr/bin/X (xf86CallDriverProbe+0x8c) [0x8177aec] Illegal instruction at address 0xb76a1a93 Caught signal 4 (Illegal instruction). Server aborting Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is the log file from "/var/log/Xorg.0.log root@manish:~# cat /var//log/Xorg.0.log [ 935.970] X.Org X Server 1.10.4 Release Date: 2011-08-19 [ 935.971] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [ 935.972] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu [ 935.972] Current Operating System: Linux manish 3.0.0-12-generic-pae #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 16:37:17 UTC 2011 i686 [ 935.973] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/manish-root ro [ 935.974] Build Date: 19 October 2011 05:09:41AM [ 935.974] xorg-server 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu4.2 (For technical support please see <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support">http://www.ubuntu.com/support</a>) [ 935.975] Current version of pixman: 0.22.2 [ 935.975] Before reporting problems, check <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> to make sure that you have the latest version. [ 935.976] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 935.977] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 3 10:54:21 2012 [ 935.978] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 935.980] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. [ 935.980] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults. [ 935.980] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0) [ 935.980] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" [ 935.980] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section". Using a default monitor configuration. [ 935.981] (==) Automatically adding devices [ 935.981] (==) Automatically enabling devices [ 935.981] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist. [ 935.981] Entry deleted from font path. [ 935.981] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not exist. [ 935.981] Entry deleted from font path. [ 935.981] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not exist. [ 935.981] Entry deleted from font path. [ 935.981] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not exist. [ 935.981] Entry deleted from font path. [ 935.981] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not exist. [ 935.981] Entry deleted from font path. [ 935.982] (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, built-ins [ 935.982] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules" [ 935.982] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. [ 935.982] (II) Loader magic: 0x823ada0 [ 935.982] (II) Module ABI versions: [ 935.982] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 [ 935.982] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0 [ 935.982] X.Org XInput driver : 12.3 [ 935.982] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0 [ 935.990] (--) PCI:*(0:0:15:0) 15ad:0405:15ad:0405 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/134217728, 0xd8000000/8388608, I/O @ 0x000010d0/16, BIOS @ 0x????????/32768 [ 935.990] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket) [ 935.990] (II) LoadModule: "extmod" [ 935.992] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so [ 935.992] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.992] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 935.992] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 935.992] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension DPMS [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension XVideo [ 935.992] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation [ 935.993] (II) Loading extension X-Resource [ 935.993] (II) LoadModule: "dbe" [ 935.993] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so [ 935.993] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.994] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 935.994] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 935.994] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.994] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER [ 935.994] (II) LoadModule: "glx" [ 935.994] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 935.995] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.995] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 935.995] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.995] (==) AIGLX enabled [ 935.995] (II) Loading extension GLX [ 935.995] (II) LoadModule: "record" [ 935.996] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so [ 935.996] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.996] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.13.0 [ 935.996] Module class: X.Org Server Extension [ 935.996] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.996] (II) Loading extension RECORD [ 935.996] (II) LoadModule: "dri" [ 935.997] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so [ 935.998] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.998] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.0.0 [ 935.998] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.998] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI [ 935.998] (II) LoadModule: "dri2" [ 935.999] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so [ 935.999] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 935.999] compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.2.0 [ 935.999] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0 [ 935.999] (II) Loading extension DRI2 [ 935.999] (==) Matched vmware as autoconfigured driver 0 [ 935.999] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1 [ 935.999] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2 [ 935.999] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout [ 935.999] (II) LoadModule: "vmware" [ 936.000] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so [ 936.000] (II) Module vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 936.000] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 11.0.3 [ 936.000] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 936.000] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0 [ 936.000] (II) LoadModule: "vmwgfx" [ 936.001] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vmwgfx [ 936.001] (II) UnloadModule: "vmwgfx" [ 936.001] (II) Unloading vmwgfx [ 936.001] (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0) [ 936.002] (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx [ 936.002] (II) vmware: Using vmwlegacy driver everything is fine. [ 936.002] (II) LoadModule: "vmwlegacy" [ 936.003] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so [ 936.003] (II) Module vmwlegacy: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 936.003] compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 11.0.3 [ 936.003] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 936.003] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0 [ 936.003] (II) LoadModule: "vesa" [ 936.004] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so [ 936.004] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 936.004] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 2.3.0 [ 936.004] Module class: X.Org Video Driver [ 936.004] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0 [ 936.005] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev" [ 936.005] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so [ 936.005] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 936.005] compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 0.4.2 [ 936.005] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0 [ 936.005] (II) vmwlegacy: driver for VMware SVGA: vmware0405, vmware0710 [ 936.006] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa [ 936.006] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev [ 936.006] (--) using VT number 7 [ 936.079] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so [ 936.087] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa [ 936.088] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev [ 936.088] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" [ 936.088] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" Backtrace: [ 936.115] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x37) [0x80a66f7] [ 936.149] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x62b3a) [0x80aab3a] [ 936.149] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb78dc40c] [ 936.149] 3: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xb758e000+0x113a93) [0xb76a1a93] [ 936.152] 4: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1280a1) [0x81700a1] [ 936.152] 5: /usr/bin/X (LoadSubModule+0x85) [0x8170d65] [ 936.152] 6: /usr/bin/X (xf86LoadDrvSubModule+0x67) [0x80b88e7] [ 936.152] 7: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so (0xb73d8000+0x2f84) [0xb73daf84] [ 936.153] 8: /usr/bin/X (xf86CallDriverProbe+0x8c) [0x8177aec] [ 936.156] Illegal instruction at address 0xb76a1a93 [ 936.156] Caught signal 4 (Illegal instruction). Server aborting [ 936.157] Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> for help. [ 936.157] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 936.157] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is my output of Xorg -configure command:- root@manish:~# Xorg -configure X.Org X Server 1.10.4 Release Date: 2011-08-19 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-29-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux manish 3.0.0-12-generic-pae #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 16:37:17 UTC 2011 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/manish-root ro Build Date: 19 October 2011 05:09:41AM xorg-server 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu4.2 (For technical support please see <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support">http://www.ubuntu.com/support</a>) Current version of pixman: 0.22.2 Before reporting problems, check <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> 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: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Feb 3 10:58:44 2012 List of video drivers: openchrome mach64 siliconmotion vmwlegacy neomagic vmware nouveau savage sisusb intel cirrus mga trident qxl geode ztv sis tdfx r128 s3 ati radeon fbdev vesa (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx (EE) vmware: Unexpected failure while loading the "vmwlegacy" driver. Giving up. (EE) Failed to load module "vmware" (a required submodule could not be loaded, 134912947) Backtrace: 0: Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x37) [0x80a66f7] 1: Xorg (0x8048000+0x62b3a) [0x80aab3a] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb77c940c] 3: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xb747b000+0x113a93) [0xb758ea93] 4: Xorg (0x8048000+0x1280a1) [0x81700a1] 5: Xorg (LoadSubModule+0x85) [0x8170d65] 6: Xorg (xf86LoadDrvSubModule+0x67) [0x80b88e7] 7: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/cirrus_drv.so (0xb72cf000+0x146d) [0xb72d046d] 8: Xorg (xf86CallDriverProbe+0x8c) [0x8177aec] Illegal instruction at address 0xb758ea93 Caught signal 4 (Illegal instruction). Server aborting Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at <a href="http://wiki.x.org">http://wiki.x.org</a> for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please help me out. Thank you . Manish Sharma New Delhi, India.