[karmic] live cd not work

[Giuseppe Pennisi]

I downloaded the last kubuntu karmic beta snapshoot. I choose the language, keyboard and "Try kubuntu..."(or"Insall kubuntu...") but I show only a black screen, after a few minutes start the login screen but the mouse and keyboard are freeze.
If I choose the failsafe mode the problem persists.

I have a nVidia GeForce 8400 GS card.

giuseppe

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

I noticed the problem is also present in VirtualBox.

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

If can help I use a 64bit version.

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

The problem is also present if I try the live cd (i386) on a Dell Mini Inspiron 9 but with a variant, during the boot I see the Kubuntu logo (usplash or xplash?) but after I not see the login screen but a black screen with in the middle the mouse pointer frozen.

I think this is not only nVidia or 64bit problem because the Dell Mini has a Intel vga card and is 32bit compatible.

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

I have the same problem also on SonyVaio vgn ns2e .

I not understand, I'm the only one that have this problem?

[Lee Boynton (lboynton)]

I encountered the same problem with daily live CD from 11th October 09

[Junkern (ulf-bjork)]

I have the same issue with 2.6.31-13 on a ThinkPad T61 fresh installed Karmic 9.10 x86_64 Nvidia 185.

[Junkern (ulf-bjork)]

Forgot to add VGA is nVidia Corporation Quadro NVS 140M

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

But I think it isn't a nVidia problem as you can see from my reports.

[jgallego73 (jgallego73)]

Same case for me Nvidia 8600GS

[Vasyl Stashuk (vasyl-stashuk)]

Same problem in kernel .13, VGA is nVidia Quadro NVS 140M.
.12 works fine.

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

With today (12 Oct 2009) daily build the problem persists.

[Wolfgang Kufner (wolfgangkufner)]

I think we are all hit by bug 448981.

Iain Bucław has described a workaround in bug 448495 (a likely duplicate).
Does this workaround work for you:
sudo restart dbus
sudo start hal
sudo start gdm

My ubuntu boot stops in a console prompt. Yesterdays kubuntu boot stopped at the graphical login screen with no mouse or keyboard.

I believe this is a regression and happened first with image 2009-10-10. I do not see it with 2009-10-06. Can any of you try with 2009-10-09 or -08?

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

Sorry but I can't try the 2009-10-09 build.

I'm trying the live cd but this not stops in console prompt but at the graphical login screen with mouse and keyboard freeze. And I can't try this workaround.

[Wolfgang Kufner (wolfgangkufner)]

I think it is bug 448981.