[RV515] Screen is shaking few minutes after boot

[Linuxfan]

Binary package hint: xorg

Everytime I start Ubuntu 10.04 from Live CD, after few minutes screen start to shaking and i cant do anything (Ctrl+Fn is working, but screen is shaking too).
I cant install system, because i dont have enough time to do it.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 74.488505] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [ 75.748112] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
 [ 76.628706] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
Date: Sun Mar 21 09:09:42 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
Package: xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 02/13/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BK95510J.86A.2049.2007.0213.1654
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: D955XBK
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAC96732-406
dmi.chassis.type: 2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBK95510J.86A.2049.2007.0213.1654:bd02/13/2007:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD955XBK:rvrAAC96732-406:cvn:ct2:cvr:
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-16-generic

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RV515 [Radeon X1300] [1002:7146]

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

Can you please try booting with radeon.new_pll=0 added to the kernel command line in grub to see if the issue still exists with that option?

[Linuxfan (linuxfan-timo)]

Can you please tell me how to do it? I dont know how to go to grub options.
I pressed "esc" before boot and during boot process, but I can't see grub. (Sorry for my disability.)

I realy would like to help to solve this problem.
I'm using Ubuntu since 4.10, and this is for the first time I have serious trouble.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto

[Sudharshan S (sudharsh)]

I have the same bug in my Sony Vaio laptop which has a X2100 chipset. Unfortunately I do not have the laptop at the moment, so will try the boot options once I get home.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[Still need the requested info]

[Sudharshan S (sudharsh)]

Bryce, I tried booting with the above options. No luck.

[Linuxfan (linuxfan-timo)]

Yes! It works. Thank you very much.

I installed Ubuntu using alternate CD an flickering/shaking was still there.
Then I changed grub2 as you suggested and now everything works perfectly.

I did it this way:

1. add "radeon.new_pll=0" after "quiet splash" to the file /etc/default/grub :

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.new_pll=0"

2. run command: sudo update-grub

3. check if in your /boot/grub/grub.cfg is something like this:
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-17-generic root=UUID=accec70e-54ff-436b-a1f9-6f0a69411799 ro quiet splash radeon.new_pll=0
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-17-generic

4. restart
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Before this, I tried it with the same good result right in grub2 menu (temporary way):

1. Press SHIFT during boot
2. Press "e" to edit grub2 options
3. Add radeon.new_pll=0 at the end of line "linux /boot/vml.....
4. Press Ctrl+x

[ASE (adamsedgar)]

I don't know if it is related but in Lucid Lynx I've had a similar issue. My video card is intel however:

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)

What's odd is I can be working along no problems what so ever and then the screen starts to shake. I simple alt-tab to another window and it stops. I think it may be related to other windows trying to get focus but I'm not 100% sure.

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

Good to hear Linuxfan, thanks for keeping us up to date and we've identified your machine as one that needs a quirk. Moving this bug over to the kernel

Anyone else tagging along in this bug, please file new bugs for your issues using ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-video-ati (or ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-video-intel for the person in comment #10) because you do not have the same problem.

[Stv (stephen-camilo)]

It happens to me too.

My Video card is SIS671 and I can't see anythinh durring the boot 'cause the screen shakes a lot.

And after the boot process I just can use the 800x600 resolution because sismedia driver doesn't work anymore.

[Manoj Iyer (manjo)]

Can you please try the kernel in http://people.canonical.com/~manjo/lp543265-lucid/ and report back here ?

[dino99 (9d9)]

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