I have experienced the same bug with the Intel 815 graphics chipset on Ubuntu 12.04 running 3.2.0-57-generic-pae i686.
I have tested with 3.13.0-031300rc8-generic i686 from the mainline archive, and the bug still exists. TJ's GRUB blacklist patch fixes the issue for me with both kernels. I don't think I can change tags, but this per Christopher's post above this bug should have the following tags changed: + kernel-bug-exists-upstream + kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.13-rc8 - needs-upstream-testing I was not able to boot the development release or collect the apport information, as I couldn't get the machine to boot from USB, and the machine in question has a CD (not DVD) drive but the latest development build images are oversize for a CD. Let me know if you would like me to run the apport command on my installed OS (and whether the LTS or mainline kernel). Cheers, Tim -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/907446 Title: Corrupt ttys, splash; Console colour dummy device Status in “grub-gfxpayload-lists” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: A clean installation of 11.10 32-bit, wiping out the previously correctly working Xubuntu 10.04 installation. The boot splash screen is corrupted (appears to be text-mode but with the >128 ASCII-code box drawing characters). Once at the X/Unity log-in prompt switching to any of the the virtual consoles (tty1-6) the consoles are also corrupted and impossible to read. The best description of what is seen is that spaces are spaces, but characters are drawn outline-shadowed (like HTML inset/outset table borders) and drawn mirrored through the Y axis. E.g. a "b" looks like a "d". Making out the characters is extremely difficult unless you know what to expect, such as when typing username at the console log-in prompt. I noticed the kernel reports: Console: colour dummy console 80x25 instead of what I'd expect: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Also, it seems the efifb driver creates a framebuffer device later although I'm not sure if it is responsible for the corrupted display. More likely is that GRUB leaves the video chipset in an unexpected mode. WORKAROUND: The bug can be fixed by adding in /etc/default/grub : GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text However, this is a local workaround. The blueprint refers to the file "/boot/grub/gfxblacklist" which is generated by a script in the package "grub-gfxpayload-lists". The file contains PCI IDs of video devices that GRUB should not leave in graphics mode. These are declared in /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/ . The attached patch adds a new file "20_intel" to the blacklisted devices in the package. If adding it manually to a system, place it in the /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/ directory. To add the new device to /boot/grub/gfxblacklist.txt : sudo update-grub-gfxpayload ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic 3.0.0-12.20 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: I82801BAICH2 [Intel 82801BA-ICH2], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel 82801BA-ICH2] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: tj 1618 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'I82801BAICH2'/'Intel 82801BA-ICH2 with YMF753 at irq 9' Mixer name : 'Yamaha YMF753' Components : 'AC97a:594d4803' Controls : 41 Simple ctrls : 28 Date: Wed Dec 21 17:02:46 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=be8937e3-e911-452c-b8ce-353b831a7c2c InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 054c:0069 Sony Corp. Memorystick MSC-U03 Reader Bus 002 Device 003: ID 044e:3002 Alps Electric Co., Ltd Bluetooth Device MachineType: Sony Corporation PCG-SRX51P_B(GB) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=ca308bfa-d389-4d9e-92a7-2dd4b55cba2e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 video=efifb:off RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.60 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/24/03 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: R0232U2 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 463M3A3471383200000000000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0232U2:bd01/24/03:svnSonyCorporation:pnPCG-SRX51P_B(GB):pvr01:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: PCG-SRX51P_B(GB) dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-gfxpayload-lists/+bug/907446/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
