[RV630-AGP] xorg fails to load X11 session on 2.6.27-11 generic flavour

[Uwe Koch]

$ ubuntu-bug -p xorg

Error: Cannot open display ":0 -"
                  Exiting
but on 2.6.27-8 generic flavour

1) Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

2) xorg:
  Instalados: 1:7.4~5ubuntu3
  Candidato: 1:7.4~5ubuntu3
  Tabla de versión:
 *** 1:7.4~5ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ftp.tecnoera.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) X11 working
4) screen goes black, as in 2.6.27-10 generic flavour

[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge [1106:0204]
     Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge [1106:0204]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV630 PRO AGP [Radeon HD 2600 PRO AGP] [1002:9587]
     Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:0028]

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf where copied from an 2.6.27-11 generic failed session, not from a 2.6.27-8 generic succesfull one.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

looks like you don't have the kernel module for the driver.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Thanks Timo: any idea which kernel module it should be or how I could get it?

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[This is an automated message]

Hi uwe-koch,

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn` too.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

O.K. Here it is for this kernel version.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Strange, but for the better. New kernel versions 2.6.27-11-25 and 2.6.27-11-27 produced no more troubles with the X session. All is working how it should.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Sorry, too good to bew true. I forgot that the new kernel versions use to disable the privative graphic controller. That's what happened. If I load the privative controller, all goes back as before: a black screen. At least disabling does it.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Sorry, too good to be true. I forgot that the new kernel versions use to disable the privative graphic controller. That's what happened. If I load the privative controller, all goes back as before: a black screen. At least disabling does it.

[Uwe Koch (uwe-koch)]

Seems to be solved with installation af ati catalyst driver 9.1 release.

I think this bug could be considered in so far closed.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -fglrx driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get fglrx 8.620 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.