Rotation in between 180 degrees and normal cause black screen
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Rotating display in system settings will cause desktop goes blank/black screen.
Only happen when switch from normal to 180 degrees or reverse way.
Steps to reproduce:
1. open system settings go to displays
2. in rotation select 180 degrees then hit apply
Expected result:
Screen rotated to 180 degrees normally
Actual result:
Desktop goes dark and only mouse cursor show up.
Workaround:
Switching in between VT and X can easily bring back the desktop.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jun 11 07:50:25 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.19.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
fwts-efi-
tp-smapi, 0.41, 3.19.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-11 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 0G848F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Thu Jun 11 07:49:28 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 4844
vendor AUO
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
Yung Shen, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http:// www.dell. com/support/ home/us/ en/19/product- support/ product/ inspiron- 1545/drivers an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (A14). If you update to this following https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ BIOSUpdate does it change anything?
If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status New.
Thank you for your understanding.