Blacklisting radeon is a work around. Using catalyst should work as well I guess.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1043458 Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in SetCompatOutput() Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Trying to boot a gui from a usb live image. low graphics mode appears and won't let me navigate options to repair - no mouse cursor. Copied xorg.conf.failsafe to xorg.conf a desktop gui then displays afetr servcie lightdm restart but no panel, dash etc from a pseudo terminal compiz --replace fails ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.13-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.321 Date: Wed Aug 29 17:40:09 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/Xorg GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3389] Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler XT [AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series] [1002:6740] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:3389] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120824) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC ProcCmdline: X -br -ac -noreset -nolisten tcp vt7 :0 ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity Signal: 6 SourcePackage: xorg-server StacktraceTop: xf86SetScrnInfoModes () xf86InitialConfiguration () ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so ?? () from /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so InitOutput () Title: Xorg crashed with SIGABRT in xf86SetScrnInfoModes() UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 10/05/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.1B dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 3389 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 10.31 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.1B:bd10/05/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr058C110000244720001620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3389:rvr10.31:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 058C110000244720001620100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20120821.c1114c61-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120713.6ef1ad6a-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.1-4~ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1043458/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
