I have this problem with 2 systems, both Nvidia cards, diferent series. Kubuntu also shows this behaviur. It is not a total black screen, but a black screen with a white big checkerd effect on it, both systems show identical screens.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041368 Title: System boots into black screen unless nomodeset is used Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: System MSI-7437 running Quantal Alpha 3 boots into black screen unless nomodeset is used. Video uses Intel i915. Booting with nomodeset, causes user to see BIOS loader image in garbled screen and intel driver loading. Resolution is limited to 1024x768 and 800x600. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-11.11-generic 3.5.2 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-11-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Aug 24 16:17:48 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:27ae] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120731) MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MSI-7437 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash nomodeset SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 02/04/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 080015 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: MSI-7437 dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD dmi.board.version: 100 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd02/04/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMSI-7437:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMSI-7437:rvr100:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: MSI-7437 dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8+bzr3319-0ubuntu2 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.38-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.99.905-0ubuntu2 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/+bug/1041368/+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
