michael wrote:/proc/maps for the GNOME Shell process when things are working would be of interest too. And whether the system is running X.Org or the Wayland version of GNOME Shell.
This system, upgraded from 17.04, defaulted to Xorg like 17.04 was.
Running processed in this very moment.
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max@ubuntu1710vb:~$ ps -ax
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? Ss 0:01 /sbin/init
2 ? S 0:00 [kthreadd]
4 ? S< 0:00 [kworker/0:0H]
6 ? S< 0:00 [mm_percpu_wq]
7 ? S 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
8 ? S 0:00 [rcu_sched]
9 ? S 0:00 [rcu_bh]
10 ? S 0:00 [migration/0]
11 ? S 0:00 [watchdog/0]
12 ? S 0:00 [cpuhp/0]
13 ? S 0:00 [cpuhp/1]
14 ? S 0:00 [watchdog/1]
15 ? S 0:00 [migration/1]
16 ? S 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
18 ? S< 0:00 [kworker/1:0H]
19 ? S 0:00 [kdevtmpfs]
20 ? S< 0:00 [netns]
21 ? S 0:00 [kworker/0:1]
22 ? S 0:00 [khungtaskd]
23 ? S 0:00 [oom_reaper]
24 ? S< 0:00 [writeback]
25 ? S 0:00 [kcompactd0]
26 ? SN 0:00 [ksmd]
27 ? SN 0:00 [khugepaged]
28 ? S< 0:00 [crypto]
29 ? S< 0:00 [kintegrityd]
30 ? S< 0:00 [kblockd]
31 ? S< 0:00 [ata_sff]
32 ? S< 0:00 [md]
33 ? S< 0:00 [edac-poller]
34 ? S< 0:00 [devfreq_wq]
35 ? S< 0:00 [watchdogd]
37 ? S 0:00 [kworker/1:1]
39 ? S 0:00 [kauditd]
40 ? S 0:00 [kswapd0]
41 ? S 0:00 [ecryptfs-kthrea]
82 ? S< 0:00 [kthrotld]
83 ? S< 0:00 [acpi_thermal_pm]
84 ? S 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
85 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_tmf_0]
86 ? S 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
87 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_tmf_1]
88 ? S 0:00 [kworker/u4:2]
89 ? S 0:00 [kworker/u4:3]
93 ? S< 0:00 [ipv6_addrconf]
114 ? S< 0:00 [charger_manager]
152 ? S 0:00 [kworker/1:2]
154 ? S 0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
155 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_tmf_2]
157 ? S< 0:00 [kworker/1:1H]
176 ? S< 0:00 [kworker/0:1H]
179 ? S 0:00 [jbd2/sda1-8]
180 ? S< 0:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
212 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-journald
229 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
251 ? S 0:00 [kworker/0:2]
272 ? S< 0:00 [iprt-VBoxWQueue]
313 ? S< 0:00 [ttm_swap]
362 ? Ssl 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
634 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [ubuntu1710vb.local]
635 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/ModemManager
638 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron -f
650 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
651 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
653 ? S 0:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
654 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground
659 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd
660 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
661 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --no
724 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/accountsservice/accounts-daemon
726 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
727 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/udisks2/udisksd
731 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -l
732 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/cups-browsed
745 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd --no-debug
759 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd-resolved
766 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus://
806 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm3
821 ? S 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -q -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-d
849 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/upower/upowerd
925 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/bin/whoopsie -f
932 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/kerneloops
939 ? S< 0:00 [iprt-VBoxWQueue]
940 ? S 0:00 [iprt-VBoxTscThr]
1011 ? Sl 0:00 gdm-session-worker [pam/gdm-launch-environment]
1015 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
1016 ? S 0:00 (sd-pam)
1021 tty1 Ssl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session gnome-session --autostart
1023 tty1 Sl+ 0:02 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt1 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/1
1034 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --n
1037 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-binary --autosta
1041 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher
1046 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/default
1048 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-s
1064 tty1 Sl+ 0:06 /usr/bin/gnome-shell
1073 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
1075 ? SNsl 0:00 /usr/lib/rtkit/rtkit-daemon
1080 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pulse/gconf-helper
1082 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconf/gconfd-2
1120 tty1 Sl 0:00 ibus-daemon --xim --panel disable
1123 tty1 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-dconf
1126 tty1 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-x11 --kill-daemon
1141 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-wacom
1142 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-xsettings
1144 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-a11y-keyboard
1147 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-a11y-settings
1148 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-clipboard
1151 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-color
1158 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd
1159 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wpa_supplicant
1163 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-datetime
1164 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-housekeeping
1165 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard
1169 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-media-keys
1178 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-mouse
1181 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-power
1184 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-print-notification
1191 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-rfkill
1193 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-screensaver-proxy
1196 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-sharing
1200 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-smartcard
1205 tty1 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-sound
1233 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/colord/colord
1252 tty1 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-engine-simple
1260 ? Sl 0:00 gdm-session-worker [pam/gdm-password]
1264 ? Ss 0:00 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
1265 ? S 0:00 (sd-pam)
1274 ? SLl 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
1278 tty2 Ssl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session --run-script env GNOME_SH
1280 tty2 Rl+ 0:08 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt2 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/1
1291 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --n
1294 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-session/gnome-session-binary --session
1397 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard
1398 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --clipboard
1406 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1407 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --display
1411 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1412 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --seamless
1416 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
1417 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/bin/VBoxClient --draganddrop
1430 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/im-launch env GNOME_SHELL
1434 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi-bus-launcher
1439 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/default
1442 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi2-core/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-s
1456 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
1461 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f -o bi
1735 tty2 Rl+ 0:42 /usr/bin/gnome-shell
1867 ? S<l 0:04 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
1906 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pulse/gconf-helper
1910 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconf/gconfd-2
1958 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-shell/gnome-shell-calendar-server
1959 tty2 Sl 0:00 ibus-daemon --xim --panel disable
1965 tty2 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-dconf
1969 tty2 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-x11 --kill-daemon
1983 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-source-registry
1988 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5
1989 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-udisks2-volume-monitor
1997 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-afc-volume-monitor
2001 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-online-accounts/goa-daemon
2006 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
2010 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-goa-volume-monitor
2024 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-online-accounts/goa-identity-service
2029 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor
2033 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-wacom
2034 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-xsettings
2036 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-sound
2043 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-a11y-keyboard
2044 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-a11y-settings
2047 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-clipboard
2049 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-color
2051 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-datetime
2052 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-housekeeping
2053 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard
2071 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-media-keys
2074 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-mouse
2075 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-power
2081 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-print-notification
2083 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-rfkill
2085 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-screensaver-proxy
2089 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-sharing
2091 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-smartcard
2129 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-printer
2139 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-disk-utility/gsd-disk-utility-notify
2142 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-alarm-notify
2146 tty2 SNl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-miner-fs
2149 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory
2150 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 nautilus-desktop
2152 tty2 SNl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-extract
2156 tty2 SLl+ 0:02 /usr/bin/gnome-software --gapplication-service
2159 tty2 Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-engine-simple
2162 tty2 S+ 0:00 kerneloops-applet
2191 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-store
2195 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 clipit
2201 tty2 SNl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-miner-apps
2208 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.22 /org/gtk/gv
2213 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-messages/indicato
2218 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/fwupd/fwupd
2227 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/indicator-application/indic
2254 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory-subproc
2264 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/dconf/dconf-service
2268 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory-subproc
2270 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-addressbook-factory
2298 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-addressbook-factory-subp
2318 ? Sl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.22 /org/gtk/gvf
2325 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-metadata
2349 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 zeitgeist-datahub
2358 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/bin/zeitgeist-daemon
2364 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/zeitgeist/zeitgeist/zeitgeist-fts
2379 tty2 SLl+ 0:40 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --enable-p
2390 tty2 S+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zyg
2392 tty2 S+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=zyg
2568 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2590 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2876 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2892 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/chrome-gnome-shell chrome-e
2895 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=gpu
2899 tty2 S+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=gpu
2911 tty2 Sl+ 0:02 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2929 tty2 Sl+ 0:04 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2967 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2979 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
2996 tty2 Sl+ 0:41 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3008 tty2 Sl+ 0:01 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3009 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 update-notifier
3031 tty2 Sl+ 0:04 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3048 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3066 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3080 tty2 Sl+ 0:04 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3092 tty2 Sl+ 0:02 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3111 tty2 Sl+ 8:51 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3126 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3127 tty2 Sl+ 0:03 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3158 tty2 Sl+ 0:01 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3174 tty2 Sl+ 0:36 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3189 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3209 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromium-browser --type=ren
3257 tty2 Sl+ 0:00 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/deja-dup/deja-dup-monitor
3398 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal-server
3407 pts/0 Ss 0:00 bash
3417 ? S 0:00 [kworker/u4:0]
The machine is totally stable, during boot up no black screen of death.
If I revert the machine to the Oracle VB configuration snapshot, made after removing the built in Ubuntu software and modules and installed Oracle VB guest addiitions linked in the Oracle download page, I do have the stuck black screen of death on gdm3 loading. As I said, Lightdm will pass the boot screen and it will die with black screen on the gnome-shell load. If I do load LXDE as graphical environment or Openbox, it will work.
Related with the requested /proc/map related with the gnome-shell, I don't understand what you mean.
max@ubuntu1710vb:~$ /proc/map
bash: /proc/map: File o directory non esistente
max@ubuntu1710vb:~$ ls -al /proc/map
ls: impossibile accedere a '/proc/map': File o directory non esistente
Just tell me the command you need me to issue and I will do it for you.
Hope this helps