Bug #964662 “Update to xserver files causes failure to boot” : Bugs : xorg-server package : Ubuntu

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Alan German (alan-german) wrote on 2012-03-25:

#1

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Alan German (alan-german) wrote on 2012-08-05:

#2

This issue is resolved through the installation of AMD Catalyst™ 12.6 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver (amd-driver-installer-12-6-x86.x86_64.run)

AMD Catalyst™ 12.6 Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver
File Size 101.8 MB, Revision No. 12.6, Release Date 6/28/2012
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.42&lang=English

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote on 2014-01-06:

#3

Alan German, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xorg-server REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER

Please note, given that the information from the prior release is already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one would not be helpful.

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Incomplete

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Alan German (alan-german) wrote on 2014-01-08: RE: [Bug 964662] Re: Update to xserver files causes failure to boot

#4

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Thank you for the follow-up on this bug report. My log indicates that
problems relating to xserver files were still evident in May, 2013. At
this point, I abandoned Ubuntu and switched to Linux Mint. Despite Mint
being a variant of Ubuntu, this OS does not have the same issues with the
video system. Thus my issue has effectively been resolved.

On 2014-01-06 3:27 PM, <email address hidden> wrote to ALAN GERMAN:

> Alan German, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any
> activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If
> so, could you please test for this with the latest development release
> of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
> /daily-live/current/ .
>
> If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in
> the development release from a Terminal
> (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather
> and attach updated debug information to this report:
>
> apport-collect -p xorg-server REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER
>
> Please note, given that the information from the prior release is
> already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one
> would not be helpful.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> Helpful bug reporting tips:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs
>
> ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964662
>
> Title:
> Update to xserver files causes failure to boot
>
> Status in ÿÿxorg-serverÿÿ package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Updates to xserver-common and/or xserver-xorg-core currently available
> in Update Manager result in a failure to boot. The display screen
> remains completely black and no further action seems possible.
>
> By a process of elimination, all other updates received over the past
> few days having been installed successfully, the problem has been
> identified as the two noted files.
>
> These are now (25-Mar-12) the sole remaining updates; however,
> installing them causes the failure to boot condition. The problem is
> repeatable once a prior disk partition image has been restored.
>
> Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
> Release: 10.04
>
> The following reports are generated using the pre-updated versions of
> the xserver files (i.e. versions of the software that do allow the
> computer to boot):
>
> xserver-common:
> Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
> Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11
> Version table:
> 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
Packages
> *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0
> 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
>
> xserver-common:
> Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
> Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11
> Version table...

Thank you for the follow-up on this bug report.  My log indicates that
problems relating to xserver files were still evident in May, 2013.  At
this point, I abandoned Ubuntu and switched to Linux Mint.  Despite Mint
being a variant of Ubuntu, this OS does not have the same issues with the
video system.  Thus my issue has effectively been resolved.

On 2014-01-06 3:27 PM, 964662@bugs.launchpad.net wrote to ALAN GERMAN:

> Alan German, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any
> activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If
> so, could you please test for this with the latest development release
> of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
> /daily-live/current/ .
> 
> If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in
> the development release from a Terminal
> (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather
> and attach updated debug information to this report:
> 
> apport-collect -p xorg-server REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER
> 
> Please note, given that the information from the prior release is
> already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one
> would not be helpful.
> 
> Thank you for your understanding.
> 
> Helpful bug reporting tips:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs
> 
> ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => Low
> 
> ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
> 
> -- 
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964662
> 
> Title:
>   Update to xserver files causes failure to boot
> 
> Status in ÿÿxorg-serverÿÿ package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
> 
> Bug description:
>   Updates to xserver-common and/or xserver-xorg-core currently available
>   in Update Manager result in a failure to boot.  The display screen
>   remains completely black and no further action seems possible.
> 
>   By a process of elimination, all other updates received over the past
>   few days having been installed successfully, the problem has been
>   identified as the two noted files.
> 
>   These are now (25-Mar-12) the sole remaining updates; however,
>   installing them causes the failure to boot condition.  The problem is
>   repeatable once a prior disk partition image has been restored.
> 
>   Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
>   Release: 10.04
> 
>   The following reports are generated using the pre-updated versions of
>   the xserver files (i.e. versions of the software that do allow the
>   computer to boot):
> 
>   xserver-common:
>     Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
>     Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11
>     Version table:
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
Packages
>    *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0
>           500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
> 
>   xserver-common:
>     Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
>     Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11
>     Version table:
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
Packages
>    *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0
>           500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
>   toaster@Dell-XPS8300:~$ ^C
>   toaster@Dell-XPS8300:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core
>   xserver-xorg-core:
>     Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10
>     Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11
>     Version table:
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main
Packages
>    *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0
>           500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>        2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0
>           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
> 
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
>   Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 [modified:
usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so]
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-40.87-generic 2.6.32.57+drm33.23
>   Uname: Linux 2.6.32-40-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
>   Architecture: amd64
>   Date: Sun Mar 25 13:01:12 2012
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64
(20110720.1)
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 8300
>   ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-40-generic
root=UUID=cb50dedb-e50e-47b5-adb8-2a6026e61c6b ro quiet splash
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANG=en_US.utf8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   SourcePackage: xorg-server
>   dmi.bios.date: 10/17/2011
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A06
>   dmi.board.name: 0Y2MRG
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A00
>   dmi.chassis.type: 3
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd10/17/2011:svnDellInc.:pnXPS8300:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y2MRG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: XPS 8300
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>   system:
>    distro:             Ubuntu
>    codename:           lucid
>    architecture:       x86_64
>    kernel:             2.6.32-40-generic
> 
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-03-10:

#5

[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Expired

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