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Cannot start X after today Karmic upgrade

Bug #476874 reported by Rafal Zawadzki on 2009-11-06

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #475259: KMS doesn't play nice with vesa X driver. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gdm (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

About week ago I updated my Dell XPS M1330 from Jaunty to Karmic. Besides few issues like problem with blacklisting ssb everything was perfect.

Today I made apt-get upgrade.

X cannot start anymore - hangs, black screen. When I am trying to get to console ALT+CTRL+F1 - hangs completely - even keyboard (switch capsclock) is no more responsible.

The same in "single"/recovery mode.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 6 21:22:11 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=92b51091-98b8-4231-9420-c71ffefbde54 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu9
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
Xrandr: Error: command ['xrandr', '--verbose'] failed with exit code 1: Can't open display
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.name: 0N6705
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd07/08/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N6705:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
glxinfo: Error: command ['glxinfo'] failed with exit code 255: Error: unable to open display
setxkbmap: Error: command ['setxkbmap', '-print'] failed with exit code 255: Cannot open display "default display"
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic
xdpyinfo: Error: command ['xdpyinfo'] failed with exit code 1: xdpyinfo: unable to open display "".

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-06:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (50.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (948 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GdmLog.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GdmLogOld.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (15.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (821 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciDisplay.txt Edit (1.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (121.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (236.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.gz Edit (6.2 KiB, application/x-gzip)
XorgLogOld.gz Edit (6.2 KiB, application/x-gzip)
XsessionErrors.txt Edit (21.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (53.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2009-11-07

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-07:

dri_debug-20091107.tgz Edit (187.9 KiB, application/x-tar)

Few facts:

1. I tried to debug Intel graphic driver using tutorial at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Freeze and I am sending now result of it.

2. List of my updated packages that day:

root@atomic:/home/bluszcz# cat /var/log/dpkg.log |grep 2009-11-06 |grep \ installed|awk '{print $5}'|sort |uniq
apparmor
apparmor-utils
apport
apport-gtk
apport-kde
apport-qt
avahi-autoipd
avahi-daemon
avahi-utils
bzr
bzr-doc
calibre
calibre-bin
checkbox
checkbox-gtk
desktop-file-utils
doc-base
erlang-esdl-doc
evince
evolution
evolution-common
evolution-documentation-en
evolution-plugins
f-spot
gdm
gnome-about
gnome-desktop-data
gnome-settings-daemon
gnujump
gnujump-data
gtk2-engines
gtk2-engines-murrine
hal
hicolor-icon-theme
initramfs-tools
libapparmor1
libapparmor-perl
libavahi-client3
libavahi-client-dev
libavahi-common3
libavahi-common-data
libavahi-common-dev
libavahi-compat-libdnssd1
libavahi-core6
libavahi-glib1
libavahi-glib-dev
libavahi-gobject0
libavahi-qt3-1
libavahi-qt3-dev
libavahi-ui0
libc-bin
libevdocument1
libevview1
libflac-dev
libgd2-noxpm
libgnome-desktop-2-11
libgudev-1.0-0
libhtml-parser-perl
libsdl-console
libsdl-console-dev
libsdl-image1.2-dev
libsdl-net1.2-dev
libsdl-sound1.2-dev
libsmpeg-dev
libspeex-dev
libudev0
man-db
menu
python-apport
python-avahi
python-problem-report
python-support
rhythmbox
rsyslog
sdl-ball
sdl-ball-data
shared-mime-info
totem
totem-common
totem-gstreamer
totem-mozilla
totem-plugins
totem-xine
ttf-alee
udev
x11-common
xlibmesa-gl-dev
xorg
xsane
xsane-common
xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg-input-all
xutils
root@atomic:/home/bluszcz#

I will try to downgrade one by one and find which one is broken.

However, there is no intel package on this lsit.

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-07:

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I have downgraded xserver-xorg and -input-all packages, the same.

Strace of X process:

bluszcz@atomic $ ps axu |grep Xorg
root 1295 0.0 0.0 root 1296 bluszcz 2526 0.0 0.0 bluszcz@atomic $ sudo strace -p 1296
hi bluszcz, please Process 1296 select(256, [1 6bluszcz@atomic $ sudo lsof -p 1296
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE Xorg 1296 root cwd DIR Xorg 1296 root rtd DIR Xorg 1296 root txt REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG Xorg 1296 root mem REG [(sob lis 07) 22:39]:~
3052 772 ? S 22:37 0:00 xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -- /usr/bin/X -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
0.4 0.3 16880 10196 tty2 S<s+ 22:37 0:00 /usr/bin/X :0 -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
3056 808 pts/0 S+ 22:39 0:00 grep Xorg
[(sob lis 07) 22:39]:~
enter the password on machine atomic:
attached - interrupt to quit
3 4 5 7 11 23 24], NULL, NULL, {474, 890079}
[(sob lis 07) 22:40]:~
DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
8,5 4096 4099 /etc/X11
8,5 4096 2 /
8,5 1726488 42546 /usr/bin/Xorg
8,5 83608 323 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3
8,5 513472 42590 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.20
8,5 13600 480 /lib/libgpg-error.so.0.4.0
8,5 17920 85155 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
8,5 26156 83520 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
8,5 34488 85156 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
8,5 21964 84797 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
8,5 120712 83495 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
8,5 116272 151 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
8,5 338512 85159 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
8,5 9564 42356 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0
8,5 34224 42440 /usr/lib/libdrm.so.2.4.0
8,5 36488 83161 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
8,5 503740 484 /lib/libgcrypt.so.11.5.2
8,5 9736 143824 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.1.so
8,5 22040 85129 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
8,5 71144 41680 /usr/lib/libhal.so.1.0.0
8,5 113320 166 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so
8,5 16628 42485 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
8,5 149392 143825 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.10.1.so
8,5 26512 83466 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
8,5 227000 419 /lib/libd...

I have downgraded xserver-xorg and -input-all packages, the same.

Strace of X process:

bluszcz@atomic [(sob lis 07) 22:39]:~
$ ps axu |grep Xorg
root      1295  0.0  0.0   3052   772 ?        S    22:37   0:00 xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -- /usr/bin/X -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
root      1296  0.4  0.3  16880 10196 tty2     S<s+ 22:37   0:00 /usr/bin/X :0 -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
bluszcz   2526  0.0  0.0   3056   808 pts/0    S+   22:39   0:00 grep Xorg
bluszcz@atomic [(sob lis 07) 22:39]:~
$ sudo strace -p 1296
hi bluszcz, please enter the password on machine atomic: 
Process 1296 attached - interrupt to quit
select(256, [1 3 4 5 7 11 23 24], NULL, NULL, {474, 890079}
6bluszcz@atomic [(sob lis 07) 22:40]:~
$ sudo lsof -p  1296
COMMAND  PID USER   FD   TYPE     DEVICE  SIZE/OFF       NODE NAME
Xorg    1296 root  cwd    DIR        8,5      4096       4099 /etc/X11
Xorg    1296 root  rtd    DIR        8,5      4096          2 /
Xorg    1296 root  txt    REG        8,5   1726488      42546 /usr/bin/Xorg
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     83608        323 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    513472      42590 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.20
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     13600        480 /lib/libgpg-error.so.0.4.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     17920      85155 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     26156      83520 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     34488      85156 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     21964      84797 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    120712      83495 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    116272        151 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    338512      85159 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5      9564      42356 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     34224      42440 /usr/lib/libdrm.so.2.4.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     36488      83161 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    503740        484 /lib/libgcrypt.so.11.5.2
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5      9736     143824 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     22040      85129 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     71144      41680 /usr/lib/libhal.so.1.0.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    113320        166 /lib/ld-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     16628      42485 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    149392     143825 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     26512      83466 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    227000        419 /lib/libdbus-1.so.3.4.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     26120      41646 /usr/lib/libpciaccess.so.0.10.2
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    126708      83510 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     24252      42735 /usr/lib/libfontenc.so.1.0.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5   1319364     143700 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     30684     143837 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    284892      42609 /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so.0.14.0
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    116920     143835 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.10.1.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    157064        415 /lib/libexpat.so.1.5.2
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     50960      83494 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     13784      85157 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5    242136     176754 /usr/lib/libXfont.so.1.4.1
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5     92336      85158 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        8,5   2166908      47457 /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so
Xorg    1296 root  DEL    REG        0,9                32769 /SYSV00000000
Xorg    1296 root  DEL    REG        0,9                    0 /SYSV00000000
Xorg    1296 root  mem    CHR        1,1                 2227 /dev/mem
Xorg    1296 root  mem    REG        0,0 268435456       8670 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/resource2_wc
Xorg    1296 root    0w   REG        8,5     49420     182762 /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
Xorg    1296 root    1u  IPv6       6847       0t0        TCP *:x11 (LISTEN)
Xorg    1296 root    2u   CHR        1,3       0t0       1260 /dev/null
Xorg    1296 root    3u  IPv4       6848       0t0        TCP *:x11 (LISTEN)
Xorg    1296 root    4u  unix 0xf6a08a00       0t0       6849 socket
Xorg    1296 root    5u  unix 0xf6a08200       0t0       6850 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
Xorg    1296 root    6r   REG        8,5     30302     112735 /usr/lib/xorg/protocol.txt
Xorg    1296 root    7u   CHR        4,2       0t0       2301 /dev/tty2
Xorg    1296 root    8w   REG        0,3         0 4026531909 /proc/mtrr
Xorg    1296 root    9u   REG        0,0       256       8667 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/config
Xorg    1296 root   10w   REG        0,3         0 4026531909 /proc/mtrr
Xorg    1296 root   11u  unix 0xf5e6ae00       0t0       7137 socket
Xorg    1296 root   12u   CHR      13,73       0t0       5183 /dev/input/event9
Xorg    1296 root   13u   CHR      13,68       0t0       2440 /dev/input/event4
Xorg    1296 root   14u   CHR      13,79       0t0       5512 /dev/input/event15
Xorg    1296 root   15u   CHR      13,71       0t0       2818 /dev/input/event7
Xorg    1296 root   16u   CHR      13,66       0t0       2160 /dev/input/event2
Xorg    1296 root   17u   CHR      13,65       0t0       2154 /dev/input/event1
Xorg    1296 root   18u   CHR      13,70       0t0       2682 /dev/input/event6
Xorg    1296 root   19u   CHR      13,69       0t0       2671 /dev/input/event5
Xorg    1296 root   20u   CHR      13,67       0t0       2215 /dev/input/event3
Xorg    1296 root   21u   CHR      13,74       0t0       5250 /dev/input/event10
Xorg    1296 root   22u   CHR      13,72       0t0       3105 /dev/input/event8
Xorg    1296 root   23u  unix 0xf5e3f600       0t0       7180 socket
Xorg    1296 root   24u  unix 0xf5e83600       0t0       7196 socket
bluszcz@atomic [(sob lis 07) 22:40]:~
$

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-07:

I have downgraded all x related packages - xorg, x11-common, without any effect.

Finally, I decided to downgrade gdm:

root@atomic:~# dpkg -i /tmp/iso/pool/main/g/gdm/gdm_2.28.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
dpkg: warning: downgrading gdm from 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 to 2.28.1-0ubuntu1.
(Odczytywanie bazy danych ... 85%reboot
(Odczytywanie bazy danych ... 504464 plików i katalogów obecnie zainstalowanych.)
Przygotowanie do zastąpienia gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 (wykorzystując .../gdm_2.28.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Rozpakowanie pakietu zastępującego gdm ...
Konfigurowanie gdm (2.28.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Instalowanie nowej wersji pliku konfiguracyjnego /etc/init/gdm.conf ...

Przetwarzanie wyzwalaczy dla hicolor-icon-theme...
Przetwarzanie wyzwalaczy dla desktop-file-utils...
root@atomic:~#

From this moment my system works perfect again.

If I can help in other way to resolve this gdm issue, just give me a sign.

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-07:

The funny thing is, that I am not using gdm. I have it installed, but I am using slim.

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-07:

Please take a look at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/476874/comments/4
it looks like a bug in gdm.

affects:

xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) → gdm (Ubuntu)

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2009-11-11:

could you comment on bug #474806 about your issue and the downgrade working?

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2009-11-11:

weird that gdm is causing issues for you when not used there

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote on 2009-11-11:

I believe this is a duplicate of bug #475259 and am marking it as such.

What is slim? There doesn't appear to be a package of that name in Ubuntu. Does slim start an X server? If so, why does slim work but gdm fails (resulting in trying to load the vesa X server, which will trash the KMS console)?

Can you provide a copy of /var/log/Xorg.0.log from a successful start after gdm has been downgraded?

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Rafal Zawadzki (bluszcz) wrote on 2009-11-11:

#10

Slim is lightweight login manager (below is from Jaunty).

As I see, you have already commented that bug.

I will provide in few hours log from working X start (but for now, I removed gdm machine completely :P).

But if you take a look at comment #3, you will see that there are some dependencies on gdm even If I am running slim:

$ ps axu |grep Xorg
root 1295 0.0 0.0 3052 772 ? S 22:37 0:00 xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -- /usr/bin/X -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log

bluszcz@bluszcz [(śro lis 11) 10:33]:~/projects/branches/hulu
$ apt-cache show slim
Package: slim
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 1204
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <email address hidden>
Original-Maintainer: Mike Massonnet <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Version: 1.3.0-2
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libjpeg62, libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libx11-6, libxft2 (>> 2.1.1), libxmu6, debconf (>= 1.2.9) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: xterm | x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: scrot
Filename: pool/universe/s/slim/slim_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
Size: 810820
MD5sum: 076e49261d7541060730cf00ec78cdf5
SHA1: fe2f48451b24b25c970879ea61ace1c901ff629d
SHA256: 5acd4b24031a255a3f9043dd2162de87bebdfd44b7ae3b22ecc24a4b8b68c6c3
Description: desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11
SLiM aims to be light and simple, although completely configurable through
themes and an option file. It is particularly suitable for machines that
don't require remote logins.
Homepage: http://slim.berlios.de/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu