[nouveau] blank screen on boot, nouveau driver not configured correctly

[Nathan Murray]

Binary package hint: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic

Installed test case: Alternate Encrypted LVM Drive
Link: http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/AlternateEncryptedLvm

After install completed successfully went to boot fresh install.

Screen went blank. Since the screen was blank could not see text required to proceed with boot.

It requires the passphrase for the encrypted root partition to be entered.

Once gdm started display worked again.

Installed Nvidia property drivers:

package nvidia-current

verision number: 195.36.03-0ubuntu1(lucid)

video card information: 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTS] (rev a2)

ProblemType: Bug
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nathan 1749 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfe024000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1986A'
   Components : 'HDA:11d41986,104381b3,00100500'
   Controls : 37
   Simple ctrls : 21
Date: Thu Feb 25 15:41:56 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f8a1a512-f7ed-49e5-b0ef-b027b85db4b8
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc. LX710 Cordless Desktop Laser
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:00e5 Microsoft Corp.
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 03f0:7311 Hewlett-Packard
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-backports-modules-nouveau-lucid-generic 2.6.32.14.15
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-14-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--testing-root ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-14.20-generic
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.31
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux-meta
TestedUpstream: No
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-14-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 03/13/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2NPV-VM ACPI BIOS Revision 0801
dmi.board.name: M2NPV-VM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2NPV-VMACPIBIOSRevision0801:bd03/13/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnM2NPV-VM:rvr1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

[This is an automated message. Apologies if it has reached you inappropriately.]

This bug was reported against the linux-meta package when it likely should have been reported against the linux package instead. We are automatically transitioning this to the linux kernel package so that the appropriate teams are notified and made aware of this issue.

If this bug really is a bug in the linux-meta package you can move it back to linux-meta and tag it kj-linux-meta, or contact us on the #ubuntu-kernel channel on the FreeNode IRC server. Thanks.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Can we confirm that this issue appears with the released version of Lucid? I see in the report that this was back with the original Nouveau LBM backport which has since been replaced. Thanks.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Nathan,
   Are you able to comment on Andy's request above? We'd like some further information so that we can get further in the work on this particular bug.

Thanks!

~JFo

[Nathan Murray (yotux)]

I can help with this. Nouveau is nvidia and that is on my desktop. Are we
looking at 10.10 or 11.04.

Thanks for the feedback in advance.

Nathan Murray
Aka yotux

On Jan 27, 2011 11:11 AM, "Jeremy Foshee" <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Nathan,
> Are you able to comment on Andy's request above? We'd like some further
information so that we can get further in the work on this particular bug.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ~JFo
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/528056
>
> Title:
> [nouveau] blank screen on boot, nouveau driver not configured
> correctly

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

I am interested in any testing with 10.04 LTS, 10.10 or indeed 11.04 pre-releases. Any information on where this issue exists or is fixed is valuable.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu development release http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

[This is an automated message. Apologies if it has reached you inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.]