Thank you for the follow-up on this bug report. My log indicates that problems relating to xserver files were still evident in May, 2013. At this point, I abandoned Ubuntu and switched to Linux Mint. Despite Mint being a variant of Ubuntu, this OS does not have the same issues with the video system. Thus my issue has effectively been resolved.
On 2014-01-06 3:27 PM, 964...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote to ALAN GERMAN: > Alan German, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any > activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If > so, could you please test for this with the latest development release > of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com > /daily-live/current/ . > > If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in > the development release from a Terminal > (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather > and attach updated debug information to this report: > > apport-collect -p xorg-server REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER > > Please note, given that the information from the prior release is > already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one > would not be helpful. > > Thank you for your understanding. > > Helpful bug reporting tips: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs > > ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964662 > > Title: > Update to xserver files causes failure to boot > > Status in ÿÿxorg-serverÿÿ package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Updates to xserver-common and/or xserver-xorg-core currently available > in Update Manager result in a failure to boot. The display screen > remains completely black and no further action seems possible. > > By a process of elimination, all other updates received over the past > few days having been installed successfully, the problem has been > identified as the two noted files. > > These are now (25-Mar-12) the sole remaining updates; however, > installing them causes the failure to boot condition. The problem is > repeatable once a prior disk partition image has been restored. > > Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS > Release: 10.04 > > The following reports are generated using the pre-updated versions of > the xserver files (i.e. versions of the software that do allow the > computer to boot): > > xserver-common: > Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 > Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 > Version table: > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages > *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0 > 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages > > xserver-common: > Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 > Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 > Version table: > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages > *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0 > 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages > toaster@Dell-XPS8300:~$ ^C > toaster@Dell-XPS8300:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-core > xserver-xorg-core: > Installed: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 > Candidate: 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 > Version table: > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.11 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages > *** 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 0 > 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 > Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.10 [modified: usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so] > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-40.87-generic 2.6.32.57+drm33.23 > Uname: Linux 2.6.32-40-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sun Mar 25 13:01:12 2012 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110720.1) > MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 8300 > ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-40-generic root=UUID=cb50dedb-e50e-47b5-adb8-2a6026e61c6b ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: xorg-server > dmi.bios.date: 10/17/2011 > dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.bios.version: A06 > dmi.board.name: 0Y2MRG > dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.board.version: A00 > dmi.chassis.type: 3 > dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. > dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd10/17/2011:svnDellInc.:pnXPS8300:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y2MRG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr: > dmi.product.name: XPS 8300 > dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. > glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory > system: > distro: Ubuntu > codename: lucid > architecture: x86_64 > kernel: 2.6.32-40-generic > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/964662/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964662 Title: Update to xserver files causes failure to boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/964662/+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
