X.Org X server --Nvidia (Nouveau) "ppa:xorg-edgers/nouveau" test report [Followup Bug #462973]

[Josy]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

This bug is a follow up of the bugs #462973 and #473409.

Using "repository ppa:xorg-edgers/nouveau".
With KMS parameter nouveau.modeset=1 some issues during startup occur:

1. During startup when showing the ubuntu logo, the resolution with kms is for a few seconds lower than without kms.
2. Before increasing the resolution, the logo is destroyed for about 5 seconds, afterwards it seems to reappear with higher resolution.
3. The login screen with kms has a lower resolution than without kms.
4. The first few seconds after login the desktop is a mixture of scrambled desktop and the login screen. (See attached screenshot)
5. Finally the desktop correctly appears and everything is fine.

Except that the scrambled screen looks a little different, no difference to ubuntu nouveau driver from experimental (Bug #473409 ) detected.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxCommand: xrandr_cycle
CheckboxData:
 Test report for nouveau driver for nvidia graphics card using repository "ppa:xorg-edgers/nouveau" with nouveau.modeset=1.

 No errors were detected, however strange screen during after login.
CheckboxDescription:
 Click Test to cycle through the detected video modes for your system.

 Did the screen appear to be working for each mode?
CheckboxSubmission: 1f153ac411b3950c9b18a449ad815503
CheckboxSystem: daed2f3d6643b4a84b4520a2427f8c2b
CheckboxTest: xrandr_cycle
Date: Wed Nov 4 22:44:39 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 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
 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
Package: x11-xserver-utils 7.4+2ubuntu3
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=11ca61e1-ab3c-4c23-bf88-390f3edd6c62 ro quiet splash nouveau.modeset=1
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14+git20091004.ac34f599-0ubuntu0sarvatt
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: x11-xserver-utils
Tags: checkbox-bug
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Configured Video Device"
  Driver "nouveau"
 EndSection
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2108): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2181): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2163): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
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:
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic

[Josy (josy1)]

Without kms settings activated:

Resolution Status
1680x1050 59.9*+ ok
   1600x1024 60.2 broken
   1400x1050 60.0 broken
   1280x1024 75.0 60.0 broken
   1440x900 59.9 reset to login
   1280x960 60.0 ok
   1360x768 59.8 broken
   1152x864 75.0 75.0 70.0 60.0 broken
   1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0 ok
   832x624 74.6 broken
   800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2 ok
   640x480 75.0 72.8 75.0 66.7 59.9 ok
   720x400 70.1 ok, but sometimes after returning to previous
                                                                                          resoltion 1680 x 1050 desktop is shown in wrong
                                                                                          colors (e.g. turquoise is stead of orange) and
                                                                                           reduced color depth (likely 265 colors)

ok: Resolution seems to work
broken: the screen is incompletely drawn, the PC has to reset physically
reset to login: Instead of showing changed resolution, the PC goes back to ubuntu login screen

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Thanks for performing this testing. We've uploaded a new -nouveau to Lucid which should no longer be experiencing this problem.

[Josy (josy1)]

Currently no problems with resolutions anymore. All resolutions work fine.

- Text console after switching to vt is too small. See attached screenshoot.
- Console and ubuntu icon after switching ubunto off is too small. See attached screenshoot.
- After login the screen content contains scambled data for a few seconds. See attached screenshots.
  definitions used for screenshorts:
  - warmstart: login after logout
  - coldstart: login after PC was completly swichted off.