Seeing the same thing here, on Ubuntu 12.04. Graphics adapter (lspci) is
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 7000 Series],
xserver-xorg-video-ati at 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2.
The start lightdm workaround works for me aswell, although I have to
*re*-start it, as it claims to be already running.
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Title:
Xorg fails to start because of Radeon Issue [(EE) RADEON(0): [drm]
failed to set drm interface version]
Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Roughly 30% of the time I boot my system X does not start, instead I
boot into a shell. Looking at the Xorg.log I see:
[19.593] (EE) RADEON(0): [drm] failed to set drm interface version.
[19.593] (EE) RADEON(0): Kernel modesetting setup failed
[19.593] (II) UnloadModule: radeon
[19.593] (II) Unloading radeon
[19.593] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[19.593]
Fatal server error:
[19.593] no screens found
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Oct 24 01:40:51 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, even including gdb or git bisection work if
needed
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Redwood [Radeon HD 5670] [1002:68d8]
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: VISIONTEK Device [1545:5670]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Beta amd64 (20120301)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-880GMA-UD2H
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic
root=UUID=e50fd3cf-9c17-4365-845e-1eb7d14d512e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/30/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F5
dmi.board.name: GA-880GMA-UD2H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd09/30/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-880GMA-UD2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-880GMA-UD2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-880GMA-UD2H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
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