the screen did not change temporarily to a text console (mainline kernel)

[Josy]

I have installed 2.6.34-9999-generic (mainline kernel).

Error 1:

  When pressing control-alt-F1 on gnome desktop.
  The desktop switches to a black screen. Other than expected, no terminal is shown.

control-alt-F7:
   It switches back to normal gnome desktop

Error 2:
  The recognized screen resolution does not match.
  1024 x 768 at 0 Hz (see screenshot)
  800 x 600 at 61 Hz

  In reality many other and including much higher screen resolutions are supported.

Note:
- When using 2.6.32-19-generic both errors Error 1 and Error 2 do not appear.
- Please note that this Error 1: is closely related to bug "437437 the screen did not change temporarily to a text console".
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Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 3109389866dbbb61e11731415cfc5364
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-999-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: michael 1570 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf5100000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,1458e601,00100002'
   Controls : 40
   Simple ctrls : 22
CheckboxSubmission: 3109389866dbbb61e11731415cfc5364
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sda5
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 03f0:1204 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 930c
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c03f Logitech, Inc. UltraX Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=c4db4ed7-94f4-4254-92ea-5aeab9e6d411 ro vga=792 splash quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

Tags: lucid kconfig regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F5
dmi.board.name: GA-M55PLUS-S3G
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd08/09/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-M55PLUS-S3G:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:

---
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 3109389866dbbb61e11731415cfc5364
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.34-999-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: michael 1620 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf5100000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,1458e601,00100002'
   Controls : 40
   Simple ctrls : 22
CheckboxSubmission: 3109389866dbbb61e11731415cfc5364
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sda5
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 03f0:1204 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 930c
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c03f Logitech, Inc. UltraX Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=c4db4ed7-94f4-4254-92ea-5aeab9e6d411 ro vga=792 splash quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

Tags: lucid graphics needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F5
dmi.board.name: GA-M55PLUS-S3G
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd08/09/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-M55PLUS-S3G:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[Josy (josy1)]

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Above approt collected with kernel 2.6.32-19-generic. Here both errors do not occur.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Josy,

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 556867

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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[Josy (josy1)]

Error screen with mainline kernel

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Could not apply the stored configuration for monitors- Xserver does not support size requested.

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The error above only appears with mainline kernel. (See screenshoot "Screenshot_mainline_x-server_error.png" above, which shows the message "Could notapply the stored configuration for monitors- Xserver does not support size requested.").

This message is shown directly after desktop login. Additionally a screenshot of the application System->Preferences->Monitor is attached to this comment.

Switching to console (ctrl-Alt-F1 and back Ctrl-Alt F7) works fine with mainline kernel and Ubuntu Standard kernel.

Note:
After switching to between console and desktop or vice versa, the second switch operation is not accepted unless the ctrl-alt keys are completely released. Looks like when switching between desktop and terminal the keyboard server of the xserver does not notice that the ctrl and alt key are already pressed.

This might be the source of trouble, why switching back does not work for some people.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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[wb8nbs (wb8nbs)]

I am getting this message twice on xserver startup. The messages are the same as that in #21. It goes away and X functions normally.
Graphics card is GeForce FX5200 AGP driving dual vga monitors both 1280x1024. Using the nvidia proprietary driver.

System is Athlon with Ubuntu 10.04.

jbh@junkbox:~$ uname -a
Linux junkbox 2.6.32-24-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 14:17:33 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Attaching xorg.conf.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Josy, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, the mainline kernel is not a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories. For more on this please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds#Kernel.2BAC8-FAQ.2BAC8-DebuggingMainlineBuildsSupport.Does_the_kernel_team_support_the_mainline_kernel_builds.3F . Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to the provider of the software package. Thanks!

If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and Ubuntu the following pages should be informative:

1. http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/components - information about Ubuntu repositories
2. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - information regarding managing repositories