When booting Ubuntu first time, after a fresh Hoary array CD 3 install, the screen is divided in four where the login/Gnome welcome screen is supposed to be

[Steffen Torp]

A fresh install of Ubuntu Hoary Array CD 3 on a FJS Amilo M laptop. Installation is fine as long as it is in
console. At first boot, when X starts, the screen is divided into four parts:

- Upper left corner - the login screen for Gnome can be seen, but only part of it, in puzzle-like form
- Upper right corner - black
- Lower half - grey

It is possible to enter username and password and hit enter. An error appears after a couple of seconds, saying
that the session ended within 10 seconds, and unless the user logged out quickly, there would probably be a
problem with the system.

Had the same problem with Fedora Core 3, release candidate on the same computer. In FC3, problem appeared as
soon as X started - that is at first Anaconda screen. Same bug was filed to the Redhat Bugzilla. From the
symptoms, these bugs are probably related. However, FC3 gave an error citing some keyboard python libraries as
the fault. This computer has Norwegian setup.

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[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

I would appreciate it if you could attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log and
/etc/X11/xorg.conf from one of these failed sessions.

After that, try running the following from a command-line prompt:
XORG_FORCE_PROBE=yes XORG_SYNC_RANGES=yes sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
and restart gdm -- X should now work.

[Steffen Torp (steffen-ubuntu)]

Created an attachment (id=1117)
Xorg.0.log and xorg.conf

Xorg.0.log file attached (gz)
xorg.conf attached (gz)

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

Ah, you've been bitten by *that* bug. The fix is pending (fixed it a couple of
days back), and I'll upload today or tomorrow.

[Steffen Torp (steffen-ubuntu)]

Created an attachment (id=1121)
Screenshot of faulty screen

In recovery mode:

XORG_FORCE_PROBE=yes
XORG_SYNC_RANGES=yes
dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
gdm service restart

-- same fault on screen

[Steffen Torp (steffen-ubuntu)]

:)

Looking forward to next dist-upgrade

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

Actually, could you please send your xorg.conf from the new configuration
(XORG_SYNC_RANGES=yes)? Do you have a pointer to the Red Hat bug?

[Steffen Torp (steffen-ubuntu)]

Here's a link to the RedHat bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=133757

Since Fedora has a graphical installer, and Ubuntu does not, I assume this problem must have something to do with X.org,
since the symptoms are exactly the same, and both appear when X.org starts the first time (with Anaconda in Fedora 3 and
at first boot after install with Hoary). I believe that I got this problem when Fedora upgraded to X.org as well.

I actually re-installed Warty on that computer. If it is hard to find anyone else who can post their Xorg.conf, I can re-
install Hoary to get it. There are some other people in the forum (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=59908) who
have the same problem.

[Daniel Stone (daniels)]

From that ubuntuforums.org URL:
'I just downloaded the most recent array CD (as of 6 February). Everything now
works flawlessly! (at least as far as X.org etc. goes)

Thanks Ubuntu team! Good job!'