dmesg shows the below output. plymouth is clearly being stopped by lightdm (not by /etc/init/plymouth-stop.conf), so we're not hitting a race in the plymouth jobs. But after stopping plymouth, lightdm hits the problem with the X server and exits.
I think this is clearly a problem with either the kernel or with lightdm. [ 15.801383] init: lightdm goal changed from stop to start [ 15.801430] init: lightdm state changed from waiting to starting [ 15.801559] init: plymouth-splash goal changed from stop to start [ 15.801605] init: plymouth-splash state changed from waiting to starting [...] [ 15.803513] init: plymouth-stop goal changed from stop to start [ 15.803563] init: plymouth-stop state changed from waiting to starting [...] [ 15.806338] init: plymouth-stop state changed from starting to pre-start [ 15.806828] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1133) [...] [ 15.809173] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1133) exited normally [ 15.809314] init: plymouth-stop state changed from pre-start to spawned [ 15.809398] init: plymouth-stop state changed from spawned to post-start [ 15.809477] init: plymouth-stop state changed from post-start to running [...] [ 15.811474] init: lightdm state changed from starting to pre-start [ 15.811752] init: lightdm state changed from pre-start to spawned [ 15.812406] init: lightdm main process (1136) [ 15.812499] init: lightdm state changed from spawned to post-start [ 15.812818] init: lightdm state changed from post-start to running [...] [ 15.817462] init: plymouth-splash state changed from starting to pre-start [ 15.817511] init: plymouth-splash state changed from pre-start to spawned [ 15.820635] init: plymouth-splash main process (1146) [ 15.820690] init: plymouth-splash state changed from spawned to post-start [ 15.820908] init: plymouth-splash state changed from post-start to running [...] [ 16.573039] init: plymouth-splash main process (1146) exited normally [ 16.573104] init: plymouth-splash goal changed from start to stop [ 16.573184] init: plymouth-splash state changed from running to stopping [ 16.573242] init: Handling stopping event [ 16.573332] init: plymouth-splash state changed from stopping to killed [ 16.573382] init: plymouth-splash state changed from killed to post-stop [ 16.573430] init: plymouth-splash state changed from post-stop to waiting [ 16.573537] init: Handling stopped event [ 16.591136] init: plymouth main process (259) exited normally [ 16.591194] init: plymouth goal changed from start to stop [ 16.591264] init: plymouth state changed from running to stopping [...] [ 17.610321] init: lightdm main process (1136) terminated with status 1 [ 17.610429] init: lightdm goal changed from start to stop [ 17.610490] init: lightdm state changed from running to stopping [...] [ 16.591619] init: plymouth state changed from stopping to killed [ 16.591669] init: plymouth state changed from killed to post-stop [ 16.591721] init: plymouth state changed from post-stop to waiting ** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu Quantal) => lightdm (Ubuntu Quantal) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1066883 Title: [Macmini 5,1] Fatal server error: Can not run in framebuffer mode on reboot Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” source package in Quantal: New Status in “linux” source package in Quantal: Confirmed Bug description: Fatal server error: Can not run in framebuffer mode error occurs on the 2nd reboot onwards on a mac with external display. The first reboot after a fresh installation is working fine and from the second attempt the desktop fails to start on the standard graphics mode and 'Your screen, graphics card, and input device settings could not be detected correctly....' error message is displayed. The logs attached are directly from the first reboot. A tar file will be added with the logs after the failure. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CurrentDmesg: Date: Mon Oct 15 14:37:01 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:00e6] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64+mac (20121014) MachineType: Apple Inc. Macmini5,1 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=f5eb805b-ed9d-43f3-a316-9b906251e9d5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/20/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.bios.version: MM51.88Z.0077.B0F.1110201309 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag# dmi.board.name: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.board.version: Macmini5,1 dmi.chassis.type: 16 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMM51.88Z.0077.B0F.1110201309:bd10/20/2011:svnAppleInc.:pnMacmini5,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1:rvrMacmini5,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct16:cvrMac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1: dmi.product.name: Macmini5,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1066883/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
