Xorg crashes on startup
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xorg
When I start my computer with autologin, I can use firefox or mines without any problem. If I check for updates X crashes when I press enter after entering my password and goes back to GDM. Then if I log in again, everything works well. While it crashes I see colours like red blue...and then back to gdm.
It happens with Nvidia drivers and also with Nouveau there is no difference.
If I connect myself through GDM, it crashes after having entered my password and comes back to GDM. Then after a second login, everything works well.
I join the gdm log
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg:
[ 20.210085] sky2 eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both
[ 20.677081] ADDRCONF(
[ 31.500059] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Thu Feb 25 10:04:04 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 195.36.03, 2.6.32-14-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100217)
MachineType: Packard Bell BV EasyNote MB65
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu8
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANG=fr_FR.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu8
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-3ubuntu1
libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu2
xserver-
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-14-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 06/05/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: PB24A07
dmi.board.name: PB2
dmi.board.vendor: Packard Bell BV
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Packard Bell BV
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: EasyNote MB65
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Packard Bell BV
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.32-14-generic
affects: | xorg (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) |
I have the same bahvior. Both with nVidia and ATI cards. I do not think it is related to a specific driver. I get this from the gdm login as well as from the login to unlock screen after screen saver.
I have discovered it only happens with passwords longer that 8 characters. trying passwords of 9 and 10 in length, it consistently fails exactly when i hit the 9th character. Passwords of eight characters do not cause the behavior.
here are my specs.
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
$ uname -a
Linux msandman-desktop 2.6.32-14-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Sat Feb 20 05:18:19 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
this is a fresh (today) install and all latest packages updated.