Comment 6 for bug 364551

Hi Steve,
I then wonder why the installer doesn't work when choosing "safe graphics
mode" from the options?

Yes, I recall install working smoothly with the older (k)ubuntu versions.
 Driver problem you describe probably explains random corruption on screen
after the hobbled install. I guess will need to look for a driver update?

Regards, --Dan

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 5:48 PM, sbattista <email address hidden>wrote:

> I believe that it is the driver for the nvdia card. Basically the driver
> was
> not gaurenteed to work with x v1.5+. It did work and does with 8.10 but
> 9.04
> moved to X version 1.6.
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Dan Packard <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > Similar problem with my Toshiba Satellite 1135-S155 laptop. Initial
> > live cd boot to first dialog window works (showing install options), but
> > after selecting a normal install, or a live cd install, Ubuntu and
> > Kubuntu 9.04 freezes with black screen and blinking cursor. Rebooted
> > and commented out the quiet boot line and see the install stopping at
> > the "pci bridge" point (this is just a couple of seconds after the
> > installer starts).
> >
> > Rebooted the laptop and to get the installer to work correctly, had to
> > select the three acpi off and no apic, no lapic options under "F6".
> > This problem occurs with no external devices (like pcmcia card) attached
> > to the laptop. Consequently with this no apic/acpi setup, the laptop
> > never shuts down correctly and also getting random display corruption
> > (squares of black hash marks) on screen.
> >
> > Attached is text of lscpci -vvv for this Toshiba 1135 laptop while
> > running Kubuntu 9.04.
> >
> > ** Attachment added: "Toshiba 1135 - lscpi print out.txt"
> >
> >
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27704613/Toshiba%201135%20-%20lscpi%20print%20out.txt
> >
> > --
> > 9.04 fails Toshiba 1135-s125
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364551
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
> > Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> > When upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04 beta, the Toshiba 1135-s125 fails. It
> > seems like that the process is smooth until reboot. Bug is confirmed when
> > attempting to run the live CD from beta 9.04. Machine boots up past grub,
> > and gets to the stage where one would run the window manager. At that
> point
> > one receives a blinking cursor and no interaction seems to reset the
> machine
> > (sans rebooting). Highest level of Nvidia driver that the laptop supports
> is
> > 96.
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Thank you,
>
> Steve Battista
> (703) 939-1417
>
> --
> 9.04 fails Toshiba 1135-s125
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/364551
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04 beta, the Toshiba 1135-s125 fails. It
> seems like that the process is smooth until reboot. Bug is confirmed when
> attempting to run the live CD from beta 9.04. Machine boots up past grub,
> and gets to the stage where one would run the window manager. At that point
> one receives a blinking cursor and no interaction seems to reset the machine
> (sans rebooting). Highest level of Nvidia driver that the laptop supports is
> 96.
>