[i945g] X fails to start

[joseielpi]

Binary package hint: xorg

Ubuntu Luci Lynx 10.04
xserver-xorg
X cannot start. It simply turns off the monitor.
I can only get to X by harware reboot, enter in recovery mode and from there in safe graphics mode.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: acfa7dde4de8232e6fbcf4d1d34a1146
CheckboxSystem: 0531969bcfd4f03af7405c98dc94a948
Date: Wed May 26 18:17:22 2010
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.32-22-generic, i686: installed
 virtualbox-ose, 3.1.6, 2.6.24-27-generic, i686: installed
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=2cac3df0-9040-4d28-b2c0-95035bd29c7b ro single
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_AR:es
 LANG=es_AR.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.30
dmi.board.name: ConRoe1333-D667
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.30:bd07/17/2007:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvn:rnConRoe1333-D667:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

[Stenten (stenten)]

In safe graphics mode, please try disabling Desktop Effects (compiz) in System->Preferences->Appearance->Effects (Tab).

[joseielpi (joseielpi)]

 Desktop Effects is already disabled. Should I remove compiz?

[Stenten (stenten)]

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:05 PM, joseielpi <email address hidden> wrote:

>
> Desktop Effects is already disabled. Should I remove compiz?
>

No, that's fine.

Hold down Shift while booting to get to grub. Then press 'e' and replace
"quiet splash" with "nomodeset". Ctrl+x to boot. If that doesn't work try
"noacpi" or "noapic".

[joseielpi (joseielpi)]

 Boot with nomodeset makes X function. But I cannot initially see the mouse pointer, it appears after two or three minutes; later on, and after a few minutes of no activity, the desktop session unexpectedly closes itself, without warning, showing the login screen.

[Stenten (stenten)]

Please try the current mainline kernel:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds

[joseielpi (joseielpi)]

 I've followed the link and tried several times to install a correct mainline kernel, but after days of reading and testing I keep failing to do so, constantly receiving a "wrong architecture" message, both on the i386 version and the AMD64; and I still can't make X work normally. I give up: many thanks for your help.

[Stenten (stenten)]

Sorry, the process can be a bit confusing if you're not used to it. To install the current mainline kernel:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.35-rc3-maverick/
Download the _all headers, the i386 headers, and the i386 kernel, and then install them in that order by double-clicking them. You should then be able to select it in grub (hold down Shift while booting to get there).

You should also try the xorg-edgers PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa
To install:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo apt-get upgrade
To revert:
sudo ppa-purge xorg-edgers

[joseielpi (joseielpi)]

 Many thanks for the tip. I've finally managed to install the mainline kernel. However, it does not solve the problem, or, to be specific, regenerates an old one: I can login now, but X stops abruptly without warning, showing a black screen with the following message: "the screen, graphics card, and input device settings could not be detected correctly". I can only log back in safe graphics mode, and all session data is lost. I had previously filed that same behavior here in launchpad under bug #579653, before I experienced bug #586090 (this one we're working on).
  Since a proposed solution for bug #579653 was also to install the mainline kernel, I'll file the results there too. Thanks again.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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