Comment 0 for bug 708744

Binary package hint: xorg

We're attempting to install from a Natty daily image, through the network and using a preseed file.

The installation starts normally and goes up to a certain point, but then the installer exits and we're dropped to the LiveCD graphical environment. Sometimes a "system program failed" message appears.

syslog shows a sefgault on Xorg, which is probably what's causing the installer to die.

This particular trace was produced on a Dell Vostro 3400, though the problem has been observed on other machines as well.

The installation worked before: the last known good image we tried was from 20110112. The first one where we observed this problem was 20110119. We also tried 20110120, 20110121 and the latest one today (2011-01-27).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
Architecture: i386
DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: On
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card1.DP.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card1.HDMI.A.2:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card1.LVDS.2:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768
 edid-base64: AP///////wAw5JICAAAAAAATAQOQHxF4Co41k1hWkCkgUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBEhtWaFAAEjAgIDUANa4QAAAaEhtWaFAAEjAgIDUANa4QAAAaAAAA/gA5OVhOWIExNDBXSDIKAAAAAAAAQTGUAQAAAAEBCiAgAMQ=
DRM.card1.VGA.2:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Thu Jan 27 06:23:29 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GdmLog1: Not present
GdmLog2: Not present
GraphicsCard:
 Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:044d]
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:044d]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110127)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3400
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_AG.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: url=http://10.153.104.60/cgi-bin/preseed.cgi boot=casper initrd=initrd.lz netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.153.104.60:/var/www/rsync.cdimage.hostname.com/cdimage/daily-live/current/natty-desktop-i386 automatic-ubiquity debug-ubiquity BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz BOOTIF=01-f0-4d-a2-7c-16-75
SourcePackage: xorg
UnitySupportTest:

dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0RXV7H
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd09/10/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3400:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0RXV7H:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3400
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu1