Since the upgrade to Kubuntu 13.10 Xorg crashes during startup unless I deactivate Modesetting support in grub. I am using the free radeon driver (not the proprietary one).
The lspci output for the graphics card is:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Bonaire XT [Radeon HD 7790/8770]
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 19 10:48:43 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-21 (881 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (1 days ago)
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ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
DistUpgraded: 2013-10-17 22:58:10,823 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
xtables-addons, 2.3, 3.11.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
xtables-addons, 2.3, 3.8.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Bonaire XT [Radeon HD 7790/8770] [1002:665c] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Radeon HD 7790 Dual-X OC [174b:e253]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-21 (883 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
LightdmGreeterLog:
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /var/lib/lightdm/.config/ibus/bus
** (process:3379): WARNING **: Failed to open sessions directory: Error opening directory '/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions': No such file or directory
static bool QDeclarativeMetaType::isModule(const QByteArray&, int, int) Qt 4.7 import detected; please note that Qt 4.7 is directly reusable as QtQuick 1.x with no code changes. Continuing, but startup time will be slower.
LightdmGreeterLogOld:
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /var/lib/lightdm/.config/ibus/bus
** (process:3176): WARNING **: Failed to open sessions directory: Error opening directory '/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions': No such file or directory
static bool QDeclarativeMetaType::isModule(const QByteArray&, int, int) Qt 4.7 import detected; please note that Qt 4.7 is directly reusable as QtQuick 1.x with no code changes. Continuing, but startup time will be slower.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68AP-D3
MarkForUpload: True
Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=05496ac7-b628-444e-b652-e4f5b08ce1a9 ro quiet
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Tags: saucy ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 05/23/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: Z68AP-D3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd05/23/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnZ68AP-D3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ68AP-D3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Z68AP-D3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Mon Oct 21 15:56:15 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
install xdiagnose and run 'apport-collect 1241973' after it has crashed