X Window fails after completing Ubuntu-Studio installation on Lenovo T60

[Shanghai Boy]

Hardware Information
Product: Lenovo T60 Laptop (1952-B27)
CPU: Intel Core2 7200
Memory: 2G
Display Adapter: Intel 945 Express Chipset (GMA 950)

Phenomena
1. The screen blinks and flicks full-screen colour strips then keeps black under normal boot mode.

2. Under Recovery mode, X Window works by choosing "xfix".

3. Reboot and go to normal mode, X Window still failed to be loaded.

[Alessio Igor Bogani (abogani)]

@Shangai Boy,

Have you already seen this?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation

Could you check your installation with that instructions, please?

Thank you!

[Shanghai Boy (leon-bao)]

Alessio Igor Bogani,

I forgot to tell you I was taking fresh installation of 8.0.4 Candidate
Release.

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From: "Alessio Igor Bogani" <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:14 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 220866] Re: X Window fails after completing
Ubuntu-Studioinstallation on Lenovo T60

> @Shangai Boy,
>
> Have you already seen this?
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/Installation
>
> Could you check your installation with that instructions, please?
>
> Thank you!
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntustudio
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> X Window fails after completing Ubuntu-Studio installation on Lenovo T60
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220866
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Studio: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Hardware Information
> Product: Lenovo T60 Laptop (1952-B27)
> CPU: Intel Core2 7200
> Memory: 2G
> Display Adapter: Intel 945 Express Chipset (GMA 950)
>
> Phenomena
> 1. The screen blinks and flicks full-screen colour strips then keeps black
> under normal boot mode.
>
> 2. Under Recovery mode, X Window works by choosing "xfix".
>
> 3. Reboot and go to normal mode, X Window still failed to be loaded.
>

[Alessio Igor Bogani (abogani)]

Could you provide output of this command:

dpkg -l | grep "\-rt"

Thanks!

[Shanghai Boy (leon-bao)]

I need to run the command under Recovery mode? I can't get into normal mode
since X failed to be loadded.

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From: "Alessio Igor Bogani" <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:36 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 220866] Re: X Window fails after completing
Ubuntu-Studioinstallation on Lenovo T60

> Could you provide output of this command:
>
> dpkg -l | grep "\-rt"
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> X Window fails after completing Ubuntu-Studio installation on Lenovo T60
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220866
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Studio: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Hardware Information
> Product: Lenovo T60 Laptop (1952-B27)
> CPU: Intel Core2 7200
> Memory: 2G
> Display Adapter: Intel 945 Express Chipset (GMA 950)
>
> Phenomena
> 1. The screen blinks and flicks full-screen colour strips then keeps black
> under normal boot mode.
>
> 2. Under Recovery mode, X Window works by choosing "xfix".
>
> 3. Reboot and go to normal mode, X Window still failed to be loaded.
>

[Alessio Igor Bogani (abogani)]

Yes.

[Shanghai Boy (leon-bao)]

I posted 2 files. One is generated under root mode, the other is got under
Normal mode, switched from Recovery mode.

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From: "Alessio Igor Bogani" <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:36 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 220866] Re: X Window fails after completing
Ubuntu-Studioinstallation on Lenovo T60

> Could you provide output of this command:
>
> dpkg -l | grep "\-rt"
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> X Window fails after completing Ubuntu-Studio installation on Lenovo T60
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220866
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu Studio: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Hardware Information
> Product: Lenovo T60 Laptop (1952-B27)
> CPU: Intel Core2 7200
> Memory: 2G
> Display Adapter: Intel 945 Express Chipset (GMA 950)
>
> Phenomena
> 1. The screen blinks and flicks full-screen colour strips then keeps black
> under normal boot mode.
>
> 2. Under Recovery mode, X Window works by choosing "xfix".
>
> 3. Reboot and go to normal mode, X Window still failed to be loaded.
>

[The Resonator Twins (theresonatortwins)]

Same issue on t60 - 6371-7du (intel 945gm mobile chipset, core duo 1.66, etc...) using ubuntu studio 8.04.
- Issue occurs at the end of the usplash sequence: usplash appears to complete, but then looks like it's doing a resolution check and throws up some garbage on the screen. Then the garbage changes. Then everything goes black and stays there.
- Initial workaround - Esc to Grub on boot, boot in recovery mode, fix problems with x, resume boot. Then able to log in.
- Originally thought issue w. xorg.conf - edited file xorg.conf: no change.
- Removed file xorg.conf: no change.
- Installed most recent Intel linux video driver: no change.
- Attempted fix broken packages during recovery mode: no change.
- I do see some hard drive access after the black screen occurs.
- unable to Alt+F1 to the shell.
- Backed up a step to take a look at the big picture: Issue occurred at end of usplash, so investigated this angle further.
- Uninstalled ubuntu studio usplash theme. In terminal window at command prompt: sudo apt-get remove usplash-theme-ubuntustudio
. Result: able to boot to login screen 100% of the time, no issue. System then runs as normal.
- Installed default ubuntu usplash. Result: works like a vanilla ubuntu install. Able to login once complete.
- My conclusion is that the issue lies in the ubuntu studio usplash theme. For some reason it borks at the end, just before the login screen is to be displayed.
Interesting side note: holding the power button long enough to initiate shutdown displays the shutdown usplash.
Can anyone else verify these findings?
Can anyone fix the usplash, cuz I really really dig it! It really is the best one I've ever seen on any OS.

[madsen (madsen-launchpad)]

I can confirm the exact same behavior as 'The Resonator Twins ' with ubuntustudio 8.10. Works after removing usplash-theme-ubuntustudio.
T60, intel 945gm mobile chipset, centrino duo 1.66...

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

Bug has had no activity for 10 years. Closing.