[i945GME] booting live usb image crashes as X starts

[Jeremy Bícha]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

BELOW LOGS ARE FROM PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED KARMIC.

I am unable to boot the live desktop image from USB on my Acer Aspire One. I've actually also experienced this issue on a Toshiba Satellite laptop & my ATI-graphics-desktop. System startup appears to work just fine, loading Usplash (the plain white Ubuntu logo), and at least on this Acer, the fancy xsplash loads and then I'm left with the spinning mouse cursor and that continues forever. I cannot switch to a virtual terminal then.

Does xforcevesa still work? I've used that option on previous Ubuntu releases when I had similar problems but it doesn't seem to make a difference here.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 28 19:49:49 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Acer AOA150
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=fc3d6522-5767-43cd-960e-c2bf9feb418d ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0~git20090817.7c422387-0ubuntu6
 libdrm2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: v0.3309
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA150:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA150
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-11-generic

[lspci]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
     Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:015b]

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

I have today's daily build and X still does not start for me whether I select "safe graphics mode" or not on my Acer Aspire One, which I originally reported as https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/438263 . I get usplash but not xsplash and then it kicks me back to the terminal. I tried typing startx and GDM starts to load but then X crashes and I'm back at the command line. Here are some log files (when I selected safe graphics mode):

[Geir Ove Myhr (gomyhr)]

This bug report has been inactive for quite some time and in the meantime Ubuntu has moved along. I hope the reported problem has been resolved in the current version of Ubuntu. If it has not and there are people willing to follow up with information collecting and testing, it is best to file a new bug report with the latest Ubuntu development version (10.04 still works, but soon 10.10 is better), using the ubuntu-bug command if possible. Feel free to mention the bug number of this bug.

We are sorry that we are not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. Occasionally we have to purge old bug reports where no progress has been made, whether it is due to reporter not being able to respond or lack of manpower on the Ubuntu side, in order to keep our list of "active" bugs current. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

Here are a few tips that will make it easier for triagers and developers to process your bug:
* Read https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Reporting
* Browse https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X and see if there is some relevant information for you problem
* Respond quickly to questions from triagers
* Try changing things to see if the behaviour changes, e.g.
  * A new mainline kernel from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=M;O=D (more information at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds)
  * The xorg-edgers PPA: https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa
  * Various options in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` (see `man intel`)
* Browse other bug reports to see if you find a similar one and provide the information that is being asked for there.