I recently had to increase the size of my virtual disk as I ran out of space on my VM. Following that process, whenever I try to start my VM (Ubuntu 14.04), I initially see the desktop (see notes below); then, a second later, the desktop goes black and if I try to gain focus using the mouse pointer, the mouse pointer disappears. I need to use ctrl + command to unlock the mouse.
A few notes:
- I am able to ssh into the VM and have verified that the disk resizing worked and that I have enough space and my swap is properly set up.
- The GUI and mouse work fine when logging in, but before the desktop appears.
- Right after login, when the desktop appears for a second, I am able to use the mouse and it works (click an app icon for example), but then the desktop goes blank.
I reinstalled open vm tools, but that didn't do anything. For what's it's worth, I'm using Hardware Version 14.
I'm at a loss to know what to do at this point and need help.
