Ubuntu freeze on boot, hardware incompatibility (HP Compaq nx9005)

Bug #356665 reported by MultiformeIngegno
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linux (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Hello!
I'm trying to use Ubuntu on my notebook HP nx9005 but when I boot it shows a black page and I can't run and install it!
I tried with earlier version, kubuntu and alternative cd too...nothing...

As this user said (italian) it may be a problem with the "DDC":
http://www.giovy.it/2009/04/06/problem-solving-su-installazione-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex/#IDComment18289232

It's an hardware problem (I've an old Radeon IGP 320M)...

I'm not the only one:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=345452
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/11941

How can I get Ubuntu working?
I've tried both safe graphic mode and "linux acpi=off no lapic" but it freeze anyway!! :(

description: updated
tags: added: acpi boot compaq ddc error hardware incompatibility kernel notebook video
summary: - Ubuntu hangs on boot after loading ACPI (HP Compaq nx9005)
+ Ubuntu freeze on boot, hardware incompatibility (HP Compaq nx9005)
Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Confirmed
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MultiformeIngegno (multiformeingegno) wrote :

UPDATE:
I burned a 7.04 cd and I tried to run from it...

Instead of displaying a black page or the desktop (without icons, so it's useless), 7.04 displayed a box that said something like "X Server cannot start"...

I attach here some screenshots (running 7.04) to help you to understand what's happening...
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1445/cimg0408.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9441/cimg0409.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7104/cimg0407.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2375/cimg0406.jpg
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1503/cimg0405z.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4353/cimg0404c.jpg
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9352/cimg0403.jpg
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2378/cimg0402.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1834/cimg0400.jpg

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MultiformeIngegno (multiformeingegno) wrote :

...and a lot of "microcode" errors..:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4156/cimg0411.jpg

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MultiformeIngegno (multiformeingegno) wrote :

Uhm... no.. those errors regard wireless... they're not relevant for the error above..

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

MultiformeIngegno, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Fiesty reached EOL on October 19, 2008.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Is this an issue in a supported release? If so, could you please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 356665

affects: ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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