Just looking at the dpkg log myself and noticed this:

2013-03-01 07:31:31 upgrade xserver-xorg-core:i386 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status half-configured xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core:i386 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status half-installed xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status half-installed xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status half-installed xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:31:31 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:31:33 upgrade xserver-common:all 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:31:33 status half-configured xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:33 status unpacked xserver-common:all 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:33 status half-installed xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:34 status half-installed xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:34 status half-installed xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
2013-03-01 07:31:34 status unpacked xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:31:34 status unpacked xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 configure xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1 <none>
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status unpacked xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status half-configured xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status installed xserver-common:all
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 configure xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1 <none>
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status unpacked xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status half-configured xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1
2013-03-01 07:34:12 status installed xserver-xorg-core:i386
2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3~lp982889~1


On 3 March 2013 10:50, Mark Murphy <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hmmm, I was fairly sure I added the PPA, it's in my sources.list. I did
> another apt-get update and dist-upgrade this morning though and the Xorg
> build date didn't change, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I can
> tarball up the Xorg.0.logs as they are if you wish but I'm not sure if they
> would be of any use to you?
>
> Having said all that, the problem for me has gone away since 1st March. Up
> to that I was getting the (to paraphrase) "running in low res mode"error
> most of the time on start up. I wonder would my dpkg log from that date be
> of any use to you?
>
>
> On 1 March 2013 17:33, Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 08:03:17AM -0000, Mark Murphy wrote:
>> > Installed PPA, rebooted, aok. Rebooted / Shutdown another couple of
>> > times to be sure, every restart successful. It looks like the PPA works
>> > for me, Raring Ringtail development branch with Intel GM965 graphics.
>> >
>> > ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log"
>> >
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libdrm/+bug/982889/+attachment/3552446/+files/Xorg.0.log
>>
>> That's great to  hear, and a very good sign that it works repeatably.
>> Unfortunately this log appears to be from one of the non-bugged cases.
>> Could I bother you to reboot a bunch more times and tarball up the
>> Xorg.0.logs from each of those?
>>
>> If you hit any failed boots, I would be particularly interested in those
>> logs.
>>
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>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982889
>>
>> Title:
>>   X trying to start before plymouth has finished using the drm driver
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