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[STAGING] X doesn't start with 2.6.37-6+

Bug #681294 reported by Jean-Baptiste Lallement on 2010-11-25

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Unassigned
	Natty	Fix Released	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Last known good version: 2.6.37-5
Broken with 2.6.37-6, 2.6.37-7

Steps to reproduce: Boot with 2.6.37-6

The system boots correctly but X doesn't start. The screen changes from 'Aubergine' to completely 'black' when switching from plymouth to gdm.

The system doesn't seem completely dead because there is disk activity but the keyboard doesn't respond and I can not switch to a console.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.37-5-generic 2.6.37-5.14
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-5.14-generic 2.6.37-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-5-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
AplayDevices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC259 Analog [ALC259 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC259 Analog [ALC259 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: j-lallement 1476 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf7cf8000 irq 43'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC259'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1043841c,00100100'
   Controls : 11
   Simple ctrls : 7
Date: Thu Nov 25 10:55:29 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e9927661-6c64-4396-9c5d-d1163fdabcec
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1015PE
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-5-generic root=UUID=735f474c-c76d-4426-bab7-d566feb59bcf ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.40
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rt2860sta
Title: [STAGING]
dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0402
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1015PE
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0402:bd05/31/2010:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1015PE:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1015PE:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1015PE
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-11-25:

AcpiTables.txt Edit (215.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AlsaDevices.txt Edit (403 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (49.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Amixer.values.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Card0.Codecs.codec.0.txt Edit (8.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (488 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (10.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (431 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciMultimedia.txt Edit (612 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo_.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (104.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (227.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (472.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-11-30:

2.6.36-7 is broken too.
I confirm that the system is not dead because I can ssh into it.
Let me know which useful information I can collect while the system is in this state.

summary:	- [STAGING] X doesn't start with 2.6.37-6 + [STAGING] X doesn't start with 2.6.37-6+
description:	updated

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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote on 2010-12-01:

Hi Jean-Baptiste,

If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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tags:	added: kj-triage
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Daniel Källming (daniel-kallming) wrote on 2010-12-01:

Hi,

I had the same problem with the same kernels on an atom-based machine with Intel gfx, but after some update today to 2.6.37-7 (I have not tested any mainline kernel) X starts normally again.

Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) on 2010-12-02

tags:

added: iso-testing

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-12-02:

Interestingly enough, X starts correctly with 2.6.37-7 #19-ubuntu when booted from a LiveCD, but doesn't work when the system is installed.
Reported also on a Dell Mini9

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) on 2010-12-02

tags:

removed: needs-upstream-testing

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Daniel Källming (daniel-kallming) wrote on 2010-12-03:

Apparently still black screens sometimes on the atom machine (hp mini 5101) with 2.6.37-7-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-12-03:

X Starts correctly in failsafe mode however the following error is displayed in the X.log:
FBDEV(0): FBIOPUTCMAP: Invalid argument

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-12-03:

Another discovery, this only happens on cold start.

If I power on the netbook and boot directly to a normal session, the screen is black
If I boot to recovery mode and select failsafe X, wait for X to start, then do a warm restart and choose the normal X session, then X starts just fine.

This looks like a problem of initialization of video driver.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged
tags:	added: regression-release

Kate Stewart (kate.stewart) on 2010-12-08

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Natty):
importance:	Undecided → High

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote on 2010-12-10:

There is a patch in the latest Natty kernel (post alpha-1) which fixes some initialisation issues. Could you test that kernel and report back herre. Thanks.

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Daniel Källming (daniel-kallming) wrote on 2010-12-10:

#10

2.6.37-8 #21-Ubuntu SMP seems to manage to start x correctly on every boot, for me.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2010-12-13:

#11

I confirm the fix with kernel 2.6.37-8 #21

Thanks.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Natty):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released

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