X server bug possibly OpenChrome in Jaunty
Chan Chung Hang Christopher
christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk
Tue Oct 6 11:10:35 UTC 2009
Surely there must be others who encountered this bug seeing that there
is a similar if not identical bug report but with different hardware!
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/367053
Maybe it is not in the actual driver modules anymore but in Xorg.
Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Just need some help in verifying where a reproducible bug is.
>
>
> I will just post what I have encountered and I expect the majority of
> you to not have the same problem unless you have the same hardware I
> have got.
>
>
> 1) Install Kubuntu Jaunty and update to the latest packages and install
> and enable sshd. Boot latest kernel.
>
>
> 2) Login. Logout. Login. Logout. Screen now goes blank, keyboard does
> not respond anymore, ctrl+alt+backspace does not kill X.
>
> 3) ssh into box. 'sudo killall -HUP kdm' to 'resolve' blank screen after
> second logout attempt. Login screen should now appear.
>
> Those interested in the kdm log, please go here:
> http://ubuntu.pastebin.com/m41dbc365
>
> VGA chip in question: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA
> Technologies, Inc. KM400/KN400/P4M800 [S3 UniChrome] (rev 01)
>
>
> Please do post back if you get the same problem but with different
> hardware/driver otherwise I will assume that this is an openchrome bug.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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