Public bug reported: Recently installed 12.10 from both desktop / and alternate. Neither one had working video support. In 12.04 the support works with 1:2.3.3-1ubuntu1. In 12.10 the version that is not working is 1:2.3.6-0ubuntu. Video doesn't work at all.
The relevant urls are http://paste.ubuntu.com/1590896 Xorg log http://paste.ubuntu.com/1590897 lspci -vv http://paste.ubuntu.com/1590899 lsmod 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: IBM ThinkPad T20/T22 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 64 (1000ns min, 63750ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128M] [virtual] Expansion ROM at 18000000 [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel modules: savagefb ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-savage 1:2.3.3-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.315 Date: Wed Jan 30 23:38:48 2013 LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-savage UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-savage (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-savage in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1110905 Title: S3 savage support is not working in 12.10 and beyond To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-savage/+bug/1110905/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp