Xorg startup error: (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory

[Ramon Casha]

Binary package hint: xorg

Upon startup, the system displays the error "open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory" and says it is running in low graphics mode. However the graphics seem to be working fine, including compiz. This has started happening since a recent update, since before it wasn't giving this error.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 50fcb58f5a789730a94d89e5882ae96c
CheckboxSystem: 2a6f54df59af338184485e85cbcf0d32
Date: Tue Dec 8 17:16:52 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dimension 4700
Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg1-ubuntu.root ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2469): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
dmi.bios.date: 11/23/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0M3918
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd11/23/2004:svnDellInc.:pnDimension4700:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0M3918:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension 4700
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-16-generic

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.