boot fail without xorg.conf file

[dino99]

Binary package hint: xorg

lucid updated

till yesterday i've not had issues to boot without xorg.conf file. The latest update-manager update seem to have changed the process: booting today i'm first having lot of actifacts then freeze before gdm. Trying recovery mode and test with all video mode on boot line always drop me with the command line, startx fail and complaint about drm things and is unable to use "nv" or "fbdev" or "vesa" (see xorg.0.log.old below)

i've removing/purging then reinstalling the packages, reconfigured them , but no way.

But if xorg.conf is recreated (tweak of xorg.conf.failsafe), then lucid boot as expected.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 4 13:43:34 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-22-generic-pae, i686: installed
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-19-generic-pae, i686: built
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-21-generic-pae, i686: built
 nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-20-generic-pae, i686: built
 nvidia-current, 195.36.24, 2.6.32-22-generic-pae, i686: installed
MachineType: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC P5W DH Deluxe
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic-pae root=UUID=00c5de83-479c-4ab0-9b54-9af0a727175e ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3001
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5W DH Deluxe
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3001:bd10/22/2009:svnASUSTEKCOMPUTERINC:pnP5WDHDeluxe:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5WDHDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: P5W DH Deluxe
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic-pae

[dino99 (9d9)]

the problem was existing before i've installed the latest nvidia packages from x-swatt ppa, so nothing to do with the "mismach warnings" logged.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

You seem to have the nvidia binary drivers installed - and they were installed for your Xorg.0.log.old, too. Did you install them deliberately? If so, did you install them using System→Administration→Hardware Drivers, or via another method?

The nvidia binary drivers won't work without an xorg.conf. The other problem appears to be that you don't appear to have the vesa or fbdev drivers installed. They should be installed by default - did you deliberately remove them?

[dino99 (9d9)]

the nvidia-current driver is installed with synaptic, no driver from nvidia site, only genuine lucid packages or x-swat ones.

i never use extra drivers, only nvidia-current, nvidia-current-modaliases, nvidia-common and nvidia-settings.
its the first time that i see such warnings logged about fbdev or vesa, your comments make sense and i install them again to be able to boot on fallback.

[dino99 (9d9)]

transitional issue, close it now