Newest development: got it to boot to a live Gnome session by adding the 'xforcevesa' option to the boot parameters in addition to 'nomodeset'. However, now I am restricted to 1024x768 :( So, I got 10.10 Alpha 2 installed and I will run the apport-collect command to see what information I can contribute now that I have a working terminal.
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Laptop: Sony Vaio model: VPCY2190X Ubuntu Release: 10.04 x64 Live USB as made by the USB Creator tool from Ubuntu 10.04 x64 I am trying to boot Ubuntu off a live USB stick (no disc drive), but get a kernel panic or a non-responsive system on every boot. If I allow the startup process to continue without interference to change options, I eventually end up with a blank screen, no response to mouse or keyboard except for ctrl-alt-del, which preforms a shutdown. ctrl-alt-f1 will not bring up a terminal either. When I turn on the 'nomodeset' boot option I can see the boot splash, can ESC out of it and see boot text. However, I get what appears to be corrupted, colored text for a split second and then kernel panic (caps & scroll lock blinking) with black screen. The other options in the live boot option screen do not seem to make an appreciable difference. With my moderate amount of linux experience, I'm going to postulate that this is a graphics chipset driver issue because of the display corruption and the fact that 'nomodeset' at least improves the boot experience. The graphics chipset is an Intel chip: Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipset - I hope that I am in error in reporting this bug, but I have tried all - the tricks that I could think of to get it to boot and have failed. + I hope that I am in error in reporting this bug, but I have tried all the tricks that I could think of to get it to boot and have failed. + --- + Architecture: amd64 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 + DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100630.2) + MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCY2190X + Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.11.0-1ubuntu2 + PackageArchitecture: amd64 + ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-6-generic root=UUID=34d429a1-414a-4d00-ae97-31d2243fe69f ro nomodeset xforcevesa + ProcEnviron: + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-6.8-generic 2.6.35-rc3 + Tags: maverick maverick + Uname: Linux 2.6.35-6-generic x86_64 + UserGroups: + + dmi.bios.date: 06/14/2010 + dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE + dmi.bios.version: R0170H2 + dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A + dmi.board.name: VAIO + dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation + dmi.board.version: N/A + dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A + dmi.chassis.type: 10 + dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation + dmi.chassis.version: N/A + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR0170H2:bd06/14/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCY2190X:pvrC9002P1A:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: + dmi.product.name: VPCY2190X + dmi.product.version: C9002P1A + dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation + glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory + system: + distro: Ubuntu + codename: maverick + architecture: x86_64 + kernel: 2.6.35-6-generic -- Kernel Panic on Live USB Boot, Intel Graphics not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/605667 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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
