[Bug 1069031] Re: intel gma3600: X unable to start

[Matthias Klumpp]

Better install the package manually - the PPA is for my experimental stuff, so it's not safe to use on productive machines. (this package could have gone to my testing PPA, however...)
You might want to install the packages 
    xserver-common
    xserver-xfbdev
    xserver-xorg-core
    xvfb
Just put them into one new directory, open a Terminal, cd to it and run "sudo dpkg -i *.deb".

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Title:
  intel gma3600: X unable to start

Status in X.Org X server:
  New
Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  X is unable to start on a Acer AOD270 intel atom netbook  with a
  gma3600 chipset when the gma500_gfx kernel driver is loaded.

  (xorg.0.log)

  [    41.352] (EE) intel(0): [drm] Failed to detect GEM.  Kernel 2.6.28 required.
  [    41.352] (EE) intel(0): Failed to become DRM master.
  [    41.352] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
  [    41.353] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
  [    41.353] Fatal server error:

  Workaround is to blacklist  the gma500_glx module, which  allows X to
  start by falling back to the vesa FB driver.

  Applying the patch described here fixes the problem without the need
  to blacklist.

  http://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=499509

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Oct 20 11:35:10 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (1 days ago)

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