Binary package hint: xorg
Attached is the output of the command "sudo Xorg -configure" which results in a "Bus error" message. X windows fails to start on this machine with a default 10.04 server install.
I am happy to provide more logs or do more tests as needed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-powerpc 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-powerpc ppc
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Thu Aug 5 20:26:50 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
GdmLog: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log: No such file or directory
GdmLog1: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.1'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1: No such file or directory
GdmLog2: Error: command ['sudo', 'cat', '/var/log/gdm/:0.log.2'] failed with exit code 1: cat: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.2: No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release powerpc (20100428)
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions:
xserver-xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7.1-1ubuntu3
libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu3
xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.0-1ubuntu5
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: lucid
architecture: ppc
kernel: 2.6.32-21-powerpc
FYI, it looks like this machine has a ATI Radeon 9200 (RV280) video chip.