Public bug reported:

After a recent update (kernel?), I have begun to occasionally receive
the message "Running in Low Graphics Mode" at boot (maybe half the
time). I can tell it to use Default setting from the options it offers,
and get by it, after which things look and work normally until a reboot,
which may or may not occur correctly.

I also usually get "System error detected, Report? at the same time, so
I agree to report it.

Please note that I'm using 16.04 (fully updated), Gnome Flashback
Metacity, with [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E]
. This problem shows up no matter which of the above I'm using, or
Unity.

roger@roger-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux roger-desktop 4.4.0-124-generic #148-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 2 13:00:18 UTC 
2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

roger@roger-desktop:~$ free -m
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 16013 3880 10410 363 1722 11443
Swap: 16348 0 16348

roger@roger-desktop:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 7.8G 0 7.8G 0% /dev
tmpfs 1.6G 9.6M 1.6G 1% /run
/dev/sda1 902G 77G 779G 9% /
tmpfs 7.9G 127M 7.7G 2% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 7.9G 0 7.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
cgmfs 100K 0 100K 0% /run/cgmanager/fs
tmpfs 1.6G 52K 1.6G 1% /run/user/1000

I have found a WORK-AROUND. Using x-diagnose, I selected all options
under both Debug and Workarounds.  After this, all works normally every
time.  However, I take this as a crutch, not a fix, and think other
action should be taken

Selecting "View Errors" shows no errors, so I never tried reporting from
that point.

This gives me a presumption that there is a bug in coding that interacts
badly with my system and a few others like it, which I encountered in my
search for a solution.

Also, if I simply go to 18.04 (I don't really want to just yet.) will it
likely fix this or might this block or damage the upgrade?

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> 
About Ubuntu
roger@roger-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release:        16.04

2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or 
by checking in Software Center
roger@roger-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname
N: Unable to locate package pkgname
ALSO - I'm unable to locate this information in Software Center

3) What you expected to happen
Normal boot, no errors or problems

4) What happened instead
"Running in Low Graphics Mode" displayed, along with subsequent "System Error 
Detected" messages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-124.148-generic 4.4.117
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-124-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for 
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
Date: Mon May 21 01:56:23 2018
DistUpgraded: 2016-12-17 18:57:41,412 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / 
R7 250E] [1002:683f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Cape Verde PRO [Radeon 
HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] [174b:e213]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (1413 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-124-generic 
root=UUID=3d311d21-7c70-432e-a4ac-d9dd4986a2b5 ro plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe 
nopat vesafb.invalid=1
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-18 (519 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 02/08/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: BHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904
dmi.board.name: DZ77BH-55K
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAG39008-400
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904:bd02/08/2012:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDZ77BH-55K:rvrAAG39008-400:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 
2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Mon May 21 01:25:13 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
xserver.video_driver: radeon

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu xenial

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