PPC - no graphics after installation

[Lars Noodén]

The Alternate installation disc seems to install fine for Saucy, but when it boots, only the consoles are available. The graphics get stopped at the text-based splash screen. What logs or data need to be collected?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-11.17-powerpc-smp 3.8.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-11-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Thu Jun 27 19:48:37 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha powerpc (20130626)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: powerpc
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] [1002:4c66] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] [1002:4c66]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-27 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha powerpc (20130626)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MarkForUpload: True
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: powerpc
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=aa58ea0b-6ec9-482c-8ee4-f30d6e144a25 ro quiet splash video=radeonfb:1280x854-32@60 snd-powermac.blacklist=yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-11.17-powerpc-smp 3.8.13
Tags: saucy ubuntu single-occurrence reproducible
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-11-powerpc-smp ppc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.45-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.3-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.3-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Thu Jun 27 19:20:06 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
 Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu13
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ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: powerpc
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha powerpc (20130902.2)
MarkForUpload: True
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: powerpc
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-1.2-powerpc-smp 3.11.0-rc7
Tags: saucy
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-1-powerpc-smp ppc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1195386

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

install xdiagnose and run 'apport-collect 1195386'

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

What needs to be collected and how can I collect it manually?

xdiagnose seems not to run because launchpad's gimmicks don't work in lynx. Eventually the apport-collect process gets stuck at a window with lots of noise about REFERER headers and a message about IFRAME javascript:void((0)) at the bottom. Without graphics, a graphical browser like Firefox is not available, only ones like Lynx. The launchpad buttons are not so lynx-friendly but usable anyway. In general, it is good practice to make the pages work in pure HTML+CSS to also avoid other accessibility problems.

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[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

A work-around was to install openssh-server and tunnel X using ssh. That allowed apport-collect to run Firefox which Launchpad seems to support.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

Lars Noodén, 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 REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER

Thank you for your understanding.

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

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

Seems to be fixed in the 2014-01-05 Alternate image