> Following advice in this thread I added to the grub boot parameters: > i915.modeset=0 - gives no improvement, X still locks up machine > i915.modeset=1 - allows X to start and presents first installer window.
Just a follow up, this is still a problem. Using the above grub option I was able to get Xubuntu installed but the install still suffered the 'crash on X start' issue. Even when all updates were applied, and with both available kernels. -- $ dpkg --list | grep linux-image ii linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic 2.6.32-21.32 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86/x86_64 ii linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic 2.6.32-22.33 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86/x86_64 -- $ dpkg --list | grep xserver|grep intel ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-3ubuntu5 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver -- Setting the 'i915.modeset=1' in /etc/defaults/grub and running 'update-grub', got the machine to a workable start, however any XV activity will hard crash machine, such as: -- $ mplayer -vo xv dp-hop2yab-sample.avi -- In order to prevent this I have generated a xorg.conf and adjusted the modules section: -- Section "Module" Disable "XVideo" Disable "extmod" Load "dri" Load "dri2" Load "record" Load "dbe" #Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection -- which completely disables XV on the system. Now at least the above mplayer line will just fail to display anything and the machine continues to run OK. Cheers, Mungewell. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log from 'working' machine" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48367546/Xorg.0.log -- [855GM] GPU hang when an application tries to use XVideo https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554835 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs