It looks like nouveau is gpu hanging on boot for some reason.
When you're setting nomodeset, it's disabling nouveau entirely so you're
booting with vesa, which won't give the best graphics. Anyway, that's
why it works in that case.
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
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Title:
Ubuntu crashes on graphical login
Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Ubuntu crashes on graphical login, unless I use boot option nomodeset
or acpi=off
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
Release: 13.04
jolo@conroe:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
Installed: 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
[ 533.755903] nouveau [ PFIFO][0000:01:00.0] still angry after 101 spins,
halt
[ 612.341956] nouveau E[ DRM] GPU lockup - switching to software fbcon
[ 616.284009] nouveau E[ 1152] failed to idle channel 0xcccc0001
[ 618.285327] nouveau E[ PFIFO][0000:01:00.0] channel 3 unload timeout
[ 621.284006] nouveau E[ 1152] failed to idle channel 0xcccc0000
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0
Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Jan 10 21:02:07 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation G80 [GeForce 8800 GTS] [10de:0193] (rev a2) (prog-if 00
[VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:8010]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-07 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130107)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-7-generic
root=UUID=55da2f7d-3310-4e8b-a53d-ad92b1fdb492 ro debug ignore_loglevel
nomodeset
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/09/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2104
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5B
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2104:bd03/09/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5B:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily12.12.05-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.40-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.1-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.1-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.1.901-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.17-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.6-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 10 20:58:21 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 8
input Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 KEYBOARD, id 9
input Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.13.1.901-0ubuntu1
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