Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package

Doesn't boot into X if external screen connected to dvi port

Bug #544012 reported by Mattias Eriksson on 2010-03-22

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #533135: System fails to boot with plymouth installed (nouveau driver with >1 display). Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Having a Lenovo T61 it boots fine in to X with the nouveau driver. However, when I put the laptop in a dock with an external screen connected to the dvi port of the dock Lucid doesn't boot into X...
If I first boot and then put it in the dock everything works nice and I can use dual screens.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 22 09:23:27 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg
MachineType: LENOVO 8918DFG
OmitPids: 1794 364 970 983
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu3
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=dd860125-080c-457a-bc6d-379cba42b1c6 ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/X :0 -nr -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-CAFrVQ/database -nolisten tcp vt7
ProcEnviron:
LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: xorg-server
Title: does not terminate at computer shutdown
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 04/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7KETB6WW (2.16 )
dmi.board.name: 8918DFG
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7KETB6WW(2.16):bd04/16/2008:svnLENOVO:pn8918DFG:pvrThinkPadR61:rvnLENOVO:rn8918DFG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 8918DFG
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R61
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] Filen eller katalogen finns inte
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.32-16-generic

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Mattias Eriksson (snaggen) wrote on 2010-03-22:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (60.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (9.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DkmsStatus.txt Edit (512 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
InitctlList.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (31.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (792 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciDisplay.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcAttrCurrent.gz Edit (57 bytes, application/x-gzip)
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (14.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (731 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Processes.txt Edit (7.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RelatedPackageVersions.txt Edit (232 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (126.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (244.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (31.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (18.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (7.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (288 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (17.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (47.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2010-03-22

tags:	added: crash
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2010-04-03:

None of your attached logs actually show a crash. From your description it sounds like you have an issue booting rather than a crash, so I've updated the bug report accordingly.

It would be helpful if you could elaborate a bit more on your description - details might matter! Also if you're certain that X is crashing, what we will need is a full backtrace. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing for guidance on gathering this.

summary:	- xorg server crash + Doesn't boot into X if external screen connected to dvi port
tags:	removed: crash
affects:	xorg-server (Ubuntu) → xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Ryan S Kingsbury (ryanskingsbury) wrote on 2010-04-05:

I can confirm this bug on Lucid beta 1 x64 with an HP Pavillon dv3510nr laptop using the VGA port. The noveau driver boots beautifully as long as an external is not connected. If it is, boot hangs at the screen that says "ubuntu" and shows five orange dots underneath. I can activate the external monitor after booting using the Monitor Settings tool.

I also experienced the problem with the Live CD.

Bryce Harrington (bryce) on 2010-04-05

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New
status:	New → Incomplete

Martin Pitt (pitti) on 2010-04-08

tags:

removed: shutdown-hang

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Mattias Eriksson (snaggen) wrote on 2010-04-12:

I do not think this is a duplicate of bug #556253, that was about lid status. This bug is about X not starting (or possibly crashing on startup) if an external screen is connected to the DVI port. The lid on my laptop is open since I like to use both screens.