Ubuntu 9.10 crashes when run without monitor or when monitor sleeps.

[Simon Philipp]

Updated November 11, 2009:

This bug seems to affect computers with an Intel video card. Server and desktop installations.

When the computer is run without a monitor, or the monitor is put to sleep (NOT blanked), the system will lock up after ~10 minutes. The only way to restart the computer is to use the REISUB Magic Keys or to hold down the power button until the system halts. (The latter is the only solution for a server installation running without a keyboard).

Adding nomodeset to the boot line or disabling monitor sleep seems to fix the issue.

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

I'm not sure which package to point this bug to. I figure it's either xserver-xorg-video-intel or linux-headers-2.6.31-14(generic?) since both packages seem to deal with Intel card drivers.

[allio (adjective)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 152d:2329 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation OptiPlex GX260
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=e062f92e-0bdf-4b28-8c5e-6da05d843bb3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg N/A
 libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
 libdrm2 N/A
 xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
 xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XorgLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/Xorg.0.log'
XorgLogOld: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/Xorg.0.log.old'
Xrandr: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
dmi.bios.date: 02/26/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 00T606
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA05:bd02/26/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnOptiPlexGX260:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn00T606:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex GX260
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
fglrx: Not loaded
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
setxkbmap: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic-pae
xdpyinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
xkbcomp: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[allio (adjective)]

It appears that disabling kernel modesetting with 'nomodeset' will stop the crash from happening.

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

Changing to kernel package based on info in Comment #12.

[Steven J. Constantin (sconstantin-pdtechnologies)]

Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: steve 1911 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfeaf4000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Intel G45 DEVELK'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,10250250,00100202 HDA:80862803,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 39
   Simple ctrls : 21
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1e99ba26-be84-4e3c-95eb-e605894bf2f2
MachineType: Gateway SX2800
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=95457bc9-fa1e-490d-a99b-86782a2fdf93 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:

Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 04/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: P01-A0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: WG43M
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAMI:bvrP01-A0:bd04/03/2009:svnGateway:pnSX2800:pvr:rvnGateway:rnWG43M:rvr:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: SX2800
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway

[Steven J. Constantin (sconstantin-pdtechnologies)]

I am having a similar problem with the desktop edition. It appears to lock up when the monitor is put to sleep by power management after inactivity. I am forced to reboot using alt+sysreq REISUB. My current solution has been to disable the monitor sleep feature and that has appeared to fix it. Not a huge deal, but annoying.

[airencracken (mjhildum)]

Adding the nomodeset option to the boot seems to have fixed the problem for me. Still a bit of a kludge though.

[jtrigsby (jtrigsby-jtrigsby)]

Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jtrigsby 1768 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: jtrigsby 1768 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981A at irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981A'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445372'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 17
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x8b0'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x8b0 at usb-0000:05:04.0-1, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:08b0'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 3
   Mono: Capture 0 [0%] [30.00dB] [on]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=692c6b4d-034f-499d-8658-48ab699dc8ad
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 vboxnet0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Compaq Evo D510 SFF
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=cd25809d-99c5-4c7d-96c8-c641229d00c3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:

Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog:

WpaSupplicantLog:

XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1803): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1803): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1851): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1886): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:1850): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window
dmi.bios.date: 12/30/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Compaq
dmi.bios.version: 686O2 v2.20
dmi.board.name: 07E4h
dmi.board.vendor: Compaq
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: V311KN9ZA171
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Compaq
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnCompaq:bvr686O2v2.20:bd12/30/2002:svnCompaq:pnEvoD510SFF:pvr:rvnCompaq:rn07E4h:rvr:cvnCompaq:ct15:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Evo D510 SFF
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

Updated bug information to match new data from forum thread, as well as the bug's title.

Related forum thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1311112

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

Architecture: amd64
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6ffc000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9228'
   Components : 'HDA:83847616,1028022e,00100402'
   Controls : 29
   Simple ctrls : 19
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1530
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=7fb96b30-08d7-4a0c-8acc-7339e51f444c ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare vboxusers
dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.name: 0D501F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd11/19/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1530:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0D501F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1530
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[connorp (connor-connorp)]

I have been seeing exactly this issue on my 9.10 ubuntu headless server. Being somewhat new to the Linux world, what exactly do I do with "nomodeset" ? I have figured out as much from my Googling that it has something to do with grub, but after that I am stumped for where to go from here. Your help is much appreciated.

Connor P

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

@connorp, Are you using GRUB or GRUB2? Do you know?

You can tell by checking to see if you have a file in /boot/grub called menu.list. If you do, you grub GRUB. If you don't, you have GRUB2.

[connorp (connor-connorp)]

Pretty sure I have Grub2

[Simon Philipp (wulfconan)]

I'm not sure how to work GRUB2. Try the forums, though.

[Travis Whitaker (pi-boy-travis)]

Ubuntu 9.10 server on old Dell Dimensions desktop with 128 MB RAM, the freeze occurs and is corrected as reported above. The bug can not be with xorg, as I have no x server installed. . .

[lunatech (spamme-rajshekhar)]

This thread gives the details on how to edit your grub2 conf file http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8429337&postcount=70

[Matuku (marchant-jm+launchpad)]

AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D4p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D2c', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
CurrentDmesg: [ 17.416010] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=819938ca-2b03-46d8-913f-b805692da5bd
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04b3:3025 IBM Corp.
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation OptiPlex GX260
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae root=UUID=4a980d39-177a-4ef7-bb78-3a014d9b9858 ro quiet splash nomodeset
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-16-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:

Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/28/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 02X378
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA06:bd04/28/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnOptiPlexGX260:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn02X378:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex GX260
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

[Kamil Kamiński (mrblur)]

AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D2c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D4p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sda5
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS SCENIC C610
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=a5f4c53f-bb7b-4c3d-9fbb-6c8609f13c9b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-17-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:

Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 5.00 R2.07.1644.01
dmi.board.name: D1644
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
dmi.board.version: S26361-D1644
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
dmi.chassis.version: SCEC
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSUSIEMENS//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr5.00R2.07.1644.01:bd07/30/2004:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnSCENICC610:pvr:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnD1644:rvrS26361-D1644:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct6:cvrSCEC:
dmi.product.name: SCENIC C610
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS

[mattsullivan (cincysully79)]

Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: rick 1320 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 28
   Simple ctrls : 20
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 28.820610] usb 3-2: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1
 [ 29.816193] b44: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex.
 [ 29.816199] b44: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
 [ 29.817606] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
 [ 40.268061] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6d936125-f23e-43b7-8dfc-f49f7b458440
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:b402 Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart 7700 series
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=3dd804da-5494-4045-b14c-cf2cdfa14e6f ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-19-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:

Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 12/02/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0C2425
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA05:bd12/02/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension2400:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn0C2425:rvrA00:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct15:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension 2400
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.