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failure screensize detection in acer extensa 5635z under pangolin

Bug #1000555 reported by Graf Cackle on 2012-05-17

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xorg (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I have just upgraded an acer extensa 5635z from ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04. It used the same xorg.conf I had been previously successfully using

Whether with my old xorg.conf, the one generated by the upgrader, or none, the xorg only finds monitor modes at 1024x768(4:3) and 800x600, when it should have one at 1368x768 - or at least in 16:9. With either config file a dialog comes up to complain and allow troubleshooting, or to start at 1024x768. With no conf it silently does the same (start at 1024x768)

grub's config has been modified to solve the black screen bug to do with acpi backlighting when first installing ubuntu-10.04. I'll dig this up if required

I'd be happy to provide any more info, and will investigate further myself as time permits. This is game-stopper for me as I require to see images at correct aspect ratio

Thanks in advance for everyones help

I've attached a file with the conffile as well as logs with and without that file

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Graf Cackle (subgeometer) wrote on 2012-05-17:

a conf file, and logs before(when things worked) and after the upgrade(witha nd without the conffile) Edit (128.8 KiB, text/plain)

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Graf Cackle (subgeometer) wrote on 2012-05-17:

I incorrectly stted that the upgrader generated xorg.conf file where it just used the old file

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Graf Cackle (subgeometer) wrote on 2012-06-07:

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intel extension fails - can't find a device, despite one being present - built-in intel graphics controller.

johno@billybong:~$ lspci |grep -i -E '(display|vga)'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
johno@billybong:~$

from xorg's log

...
33.214] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 33.214] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 33.215] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 33.215] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.17.0
[ 33.215] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 33.215] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[ 33.215] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Sandybridge Desktop (GT2),
Sandybridge Desktop (GT2+), Sandybridge Mobile (GT1),
Sandybridge Mobile (GT2), Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+),
Sandybridge Server, Ivybridge Mobile (GT1), Ivybridge Mobile (GT2),
Ivybridge Desktop (GT1), Ivybridge Desktop (GT2), Ivybridge Server
[ 33.215] (++) using VT number 7

[ 33.217] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 33.217] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 33.217] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 33.217] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 33.217] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 33.217] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 33.218] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 33.218] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 33.218] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.17.0
[ 33.218] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 33.218] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[ 33.218] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[ 33.218] (II) Unloading intel
[ 33.218] (II) Failed to load module "intel" (already loaded, 32741)
[ 33.218] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 33.218] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 33.218] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 33.218] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.3.0
[ 33.218] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 33.218] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[ 33.218] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 33.219] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 33.219] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 33.219] compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 0.4.2
[ 33.219] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[ 33.219] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Sandybridge Desktop (GT...

intel extension fails - can't find a device, despite one being present - built-in intel graphics controller.

from xorg's log
 
...
  33.214] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    33.214] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    33.215] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.215] 	compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.17.0
[    33.215] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    33.215] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[    33.215] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
	i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
	E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
	965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
	4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
	Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Sandybridge Desktop (GT2),
	Sandybridge Desktop (GT2+), Sandybridge Mobile (GT1),
	Sandybridge Mobile (GT2), Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+),
	Sandybridge Server, Ivybridge Mobile (GT1), Ivybridge Mobile (GT2),
	Ivybridge Desktop (GT1), Ivybridge Desktop (GT2), Ivybridge Server
[    33.215] (++) using VT number 7

[    33.217] (EE) No devices detected.
[    33.217] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[    33.217] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1
[    33.217] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[    33.217] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    33.217] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    33.218] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    33.218] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.218] 	compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.17.0
[    33.218] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    33.218] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[    33.218] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[    33.218] (II) Unloading intel
[    33.218] (II) Failed to load module "intel" (already loaded, 32741)
[    33.218] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    33.218] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[    33.218] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.218] 	compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 2.3.0
[    33.218] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    33.218] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[    33.218] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    33.219] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[    33.219] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    33.219] 	compiled for 1.11.3, module version = 0.4.2
[    33.219] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 11.0
[    33.219] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
	i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
	E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
	965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
	4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
	Sandybridge Desktop (GT1), Sandybridge Desktop (GT2),
	Sandybridge Desktop (GT2+), Sandybridge Mobile (GT1),
	Sandybridge Mobile (GT2), Sandybridge Mobile (GT2+),
	Sandybridge Server, Ivybridge Mobile (GT1), Ivybridge Mobile (GT2),
	Ivybridge Desktop (GT1), Ivybridge Desktop (GT2), Ivybridge Server
[    33.219] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[    33.219] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[    33.219] (++) using VT number 7

[    33.219] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setpgid failed: Operation not permitted
[    33.219] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: setsid failed: Operation not permitted
[    33.219] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[    33.219] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[    33.219] (EE) No devices detected.
[    33.219] 
Fatal server error:
[    33.219] no screens found
[    33.219] 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[    33.219] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[    33.219]

xorg with a 10.04 ubuntu install on same machine finds the card fine

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2012-06-27:

Not enough information has been provided to make this a useful bug report. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Reporting for instructions on reporting X issues.