Occurs about 1 out of 10 bootups.
Results in black screen with horizontal bar all corrupted covering 70% of the screen and centered.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 304.88 Wed Mar 27 14:31:12 PDT 2013
GCC version: gcc version 4.8.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.8.1-10ubuntu9)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 2b3340a42a0e3c8fe3b0bde3b515a461
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sat Jan 18 22:16:18 2014
DistUpgraded: 2013-10-18 15:25:29,744 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-14-generic, i686: installed
nvidia-304, 304.88, 3.11.0-15-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation NV41M [GeForce Go 6800] [10de:00c8] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:019c]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-07 (377 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
JockeyStatus:
kmod:nvidia_304 - nvidia_304 (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_304_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
kmod:nvidia_173 - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 9300
MarkForUpload: True
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=b6656d4a-b6f0-4604-aa7a-3363b0e3f7aa ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (92 days ago)
XorgConf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 06/21/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0C5668
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd06/21/2005:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron9300:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0C5668:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 9300
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sat Jan 18 22:14:24 2014
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors:
open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
Since last upgrade the bootup has first offered tty1 log in page and after a few seconds the normal gui. screen is offered and works most of the time