linux-generic-pae kernel can't load a graphic nor a console session

[Juan Sebastián Marulanda]

Binary package hint: linux-generic-pae

As I have 4 GB of RAM and I'm used to try the server kernel, and I decided to try this PAE kernel. Unfortunately, after usplash loads, the screen goes blank and small artefacts appear. When trying to log in to a console session, my display shows an "Input not supported" OSD, making the system unusable.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 23 14:26:53 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6804a210-150d-4044-938d-8581ce8adc70
Package: linux-generic-pae 2.6.30.10.10
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-10-generic root=UUID=93469d8a-de2b-4ba1-aa65-806e3e03f86b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_CO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-10.12-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:

SourcePackage: linux-meta
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-10-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 02/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: ECG3510M.86A.0112.2009.0203.1136
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: DG35EC
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAE29266-205
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrECG3510M.86A.0112.2009.0203.1136:bd02/03/2009:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG35EC:rvrAAE29266-205:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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[Yannis Tsop (ogiannhs)]

do you use KMS?

[Juan Sebastián Marulanda (juanchito2006)]

Sorry, I don't know what KMS is.

[Yannis Tsop (ogiannhs)]

try:
sudo less /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf

if it shows:
options i915 modeset=X

where X is a number, then you have KMS installed. KMS does not work with PAE, either use another kernel or set KMS off by removing the file:
sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf

[Juan Sebastián Marulanda (juanchito2006)]

/etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf: No such file or directory

So no, it seems I don't use KMS.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Juan,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 391292

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Juan Sebastián Marulanda (juanchito2006)]

Fixed in 2.6.31