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xresprobe package

[gutsy] colored blocks during installation

Bug #130131 reported by Albert Damen
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: debian-installer

During installation of Ubuntu Gutsy tribe-3, the screen was distorted after installation of X.
First part of the installation the display looked fine, but after X installation the screen showed colored blocks instead of characters.
The installation could be completed, pressing enter to accept default choices where needed.
After reboot, X started correctly using Intel driver.

Installation type was alternate for AMD64.
System is a Compal IFL91 notebook with Intel GM965 chip-set (with on-board graphics).

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Tags: iso-testing
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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :
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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :

I made a new installation, with Gutsy Tribe 4 (amd64 alternate CD).
The result was very similar to the above, only with tribe 4 the screen went black, instead of the colored blocks I got with tribe 3. I was able to complete the installation blindly, by simply pressing enter a few times. After reboot X again worked fine.

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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :

Today I did a new install of Gutsy tribe 4.
This time I used boot option vga=771 (added using F6). Now the display was not messed up!

The problem may be related to the fact xresprobe does not find any resolutions for my system:
albert@BTO:~$ xresprobe intel
id:
res:
freq:
disptype: lcd/lvds

xrandr finds:
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 800, maximum 1280 x 1280
VGA disconnected (normal left inverted right)
LVDS connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 331mm x 207mm
   1280x800 59.9*+ 60.0
   1280x768 60.0
   1024x768 60.0
   800x600 60.3
   640x480 59.9
TV disconnected (normal left inverted right)

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Christian Leber (christian-leber) wrote :

I had the "colored blocks" blocks problem too on my laptop (Dell Latitude D830 with GM965),
the xresprobe intel output is the same as stated above.

X worked correctly after the installation.

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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :

Updated xresprobe dd. Aug 11: xresprobe_0.4.24ubuntu4_amd64.deb

xresprobe intel as normal user gives:
grep: /tmp/xprobe.24495/xorg.log: No such file or directory
id:
res:
freq:
disptype: lcd/lvds

sudo xresprobe intel gives:
id:
res: 1280x800
freq:
disptype: lcd/lvds

I couldn't retry the installation yet, as the daily CD for Aug 12 fails completely (bug 131981)

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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :

Tribe 5 gives colored blocks again, if installation is started without vga boot option.
After installation is completed, xresprobe gives same results as above.
After installation, xresprobe has version 0.4.24ubuntu4.

Stéphane Graber (stgraber)
description: updated
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Falk Pauser (falk-pauser) wrote :

doing a fresh install using the release-candidate-iso (gutsy alternate rc) i got exactly the same effect!
notebook is a ibm x40 - installation went fine till x is getting installed... very annoying! very annoying bug,
makes it completely impossible to install gutsy on imb x40 (41? 60? etc....)

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