Ubuntu freezes at Plymouth

[Nicholas Christian Langkjær Ipsen]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

When trying to boot the LiveCD, or an Ubuntu 10.10 installation upgraded from 10.04, the computer completely freezes. I can get in by adding nomodeset to the boot options. After installing the proprietary nVidia driver, everything works as expected.

I've tested this with both 10.10, and the latest daily of 11.04.

This is the same as a bug I reported earlier, bug #632231, but since that one got off-track I've marked it as invalid, and submitted this report with what I hope is a clearer description of the bug, and hope to have a good cooperation and get it solved.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20100805+b96170a-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 260.19.06 Mon Sep 13 04:29:19 PDT 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 13 14:55:29 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.35-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.06, 2.6.35-14-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100809)
MachineType: System manufacturer Maximus II Formula
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=91251dc8-daf4-45a3-b6f4-5e43f9222aac ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
dmi.bios.date: 06/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0701
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Maximus II Formula
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.:bvr0701:bd06/23/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnMaximusIIFormula:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnMaximusIIFormula:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Maximus II Formula
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: maverick
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic

[flipefr (flipefr)]

Thanks for your effort reporting this bug again despite I don't have a solution and don't know how to reproduce it, maybe someone here could help with it.
Thanks again for your patient and please don't angry with the team about the reponses in #632231, we are trying to help.
It would be helpful if you can give more detailed information about the process of installation you did. thanks

[Nicholas Christian Langkjær Ipsen (ncli)]

The bug appears before I even install, so I'd think that to be irrelevant.