Comment 3 for bug 508699

Since last updates it is absolutely necessary to boot windows before rebooting into Linux. X will not work otherwise. If Windows wasn't booted before the whole system will freeze instantly, showing some graphical garbage. No mouse, no keyboard, no remote shell. Even most logs are not written (or whatever had to be written wasn't committed and rolled back next boot). Only hard resetting helps out.

Booting again, without having started windows before leads to exactly the same result. Trying "recovery mode" has the same (!) result. It isn't possible to enter anything. Same garbled screen.

Having booted windows before all is OK. I can work, X running.

This is all with kernel 2.6.32-9. Booting with kernel 2.6.32-10 will never lead to a working system, regardless of booting windows before or not. Difference: no garbage on screen. Only a black screen without anything on it, except a mouse cursor, which I can not move.

Versions of xorg at Jan, 19th:
ii python-xkit 0.4.2 library for the manipulation of the xorg.con
ii xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 X.Org X Window System
ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.4-5 Core documentation for the X.org X Window Sy
ii xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server
ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.3.902-1ubuntu8 Xorg X server - core server
ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server -- input driver metapacka
ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-3 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.5.0-1 X.Org X server -- mouse input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.0-3ubuntu2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server
ii xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse 1:12.6.5-2ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VMMouse input driver to us
ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server -- output driver metapack
ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.2-1 X.Org X server -- APM display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.2-1 X.Org X server -- ark display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver wrapper
ii xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.2-1 X.Org X server -- Chips display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.3.2-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.4.1-1 X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.3-1 X.Org X server -- i128 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display d
ii xserver-xorg-video-mach64 6.8.2-2 X.Org X server -- ATI Mach64 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.11.dfsg-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 1:1.2.4-1 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:2.1.15-1ubuntu3 X.Org X server -- NV display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-openchrome 1:0.2.904+svn812-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VIA display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-r128 6.8.1-2 X.Org X server -- ATI r128 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- ATI Radeon display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Rendition display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:0.6.3-1 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-1 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-savage 1:2.3.1-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Savage display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion 1:1.7.3-1 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.10.2-1 X.Org X server -- SiS display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb 1:0.9.3-1 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.4.3-1 X.Org X server -- tdfx display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.3.3-1 X.Org X server -- Trident display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Tseng display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l 1:0.2.0-4 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:2.2.1-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:10.16.8-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VMware display driver
ii xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display driver