Black screen while turning on

Bug #1830616 reported by Ramesh
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xorg-server (Ubuntu)
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Undecided
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Bug Description

My system was not loading and it is showing the black screen while turning on and I need to switch off and switch on the laptop several times to turn on my laptop this might be an issue with the graphic card.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-15.16-generic 5.0.6
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 27 18:11:18 2019
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: disco
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [17aa:397a]
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Robson CE [Radeon HD 6370M/7370M] [1002:68e4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Radeon HD 6370M/7370M [17aa:397a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-25 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
MachineType: LENOVO 20079
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-15-generic root=UUID=14d2a429-ed18-409f-a9ea-dc0593e5aa1b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/07/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 40CN28WW(V2.14)
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr40CN28WW(V2.14):bd10/07/2011:svnLENOVO:pn20079:pvrLenovoG570:rvnLENOVO:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD
dmi.product.name: 20079
dmi.product.sku: HuronRiver_CRB
dmi.product.version: Lenovo G570
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.97-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.0.2-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.4-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.0.1-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20180925-2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

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Ramesh (ramsai2746) wrote :
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Tom Reynolds (tomreyn) wrote :

Thanks for your report. I'm not a developer, just having a quick glance on your logs:

Your system log shows I/O errors on /dev/sdb, a 1.00 TB storage. This can be due to bad cabling / connectors or due to a bad disk. Additionally, the USB connection to the WD My Passport 25E1 drive was reset twice (this may be a follow-up issue).

Your system log refers to several "Firmware Bug", "ACPI Warning" and "ACPI Error" events. Some of these refer to your graphics card / chipset. Firmware bugs can sometimes be worked around by Linux, but the better approach is a firmware upgrade. Your system currently runs BIOS 40CN28WW(V2.14) 10/07/2011

BIOS version 40CN33WW (released on 02 Sep 2012) is the latest version available:
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/de/en/products/LAPTOPS-AND-NETBOOKS/LENOVO-G-SERIES-LAPTOPS/LENOVO-G570-NOTEBOOK/downloads/DS018378

The X graphics server (which provides the foundation to make your graphical desktop work) seems to start up fine with radeon (AMD/ATI graphics) acceleration.

Summing up, at this point, these seem to be hardware / firmware specific issues, not bugs in Ubuntu. Because of this, I will mark this bug as "incomplete". If you can solve these hardware / firmware issues and the system still fails to boot properly, please update this bug report and reset the status to "new" (or file a new bug).

If you would like further support, both professional (commercial) and volunteer / community support are available:
https://www.ubuntu.com/support
https://www.ubuntu.com/support/community-support

Changed in xorg (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
summary: - $ ubuntu-bug xorg
+ Black screen while turning on
tags: added: radeon
affects: xorg (Ubuntu) → xorg-server (Ubuntu)
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

I partially agree. The main problem visible in the attached kernel log is the 1TB "My Passport" USB hard disk ("sdb") is experiencing errors.

Please remove the faulty USB disk from the machine and tell us if you continue to have problems with booting.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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