Here are some relevant log entries (daemon.log) in several failed boot attempts:
Feb 24 11:51:23 dragon init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2448) terminated with status 1 Feb 24 11:51:25 dragon init: ssh main process (842) terminated with status 255 Feb 24 11:51:30 dragon kdm[861]: X server startup timeout, terminating Feb 24 11:51:30 dragon kdm[861]: X server died during startup Feb 24 11:51:30 dragon kdm[861]: Failed to start X server. Starting failsafe X server. ... Feb 24 11:52:41 dragon init: plymouth main process (288) killed by SEGV signal Feb 24 11:52:41 dragon init: apport pre-start process (895) terminated with status 1 ... Feb 24 11:52:49 dragon init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2408) terminated with status 1 Feb 24 11:52:51 dragon init: ssh main process (775) terminated with status 255 Feb 24 11:52:56 dragon kdm[805]: X server startup timeout, terminating Feb 24 11:52:56 dragon kdm[805]: X server died during startup Feb 24 11:52:56 dragon kdm[805]: Failed to start X server. Starting failsafe X server. The Xorg.?.log contains nothing interest. Xorg.failsafe.log contains something interesting: X.Org X Server 1.7.6 Release Date: 2010-03-17 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-25-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux dragon.ttdev 2.6.32-28-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 21:21:01 UTC 2011 i686 Kernel command line: root=UUID=f5c42ce3-68c4-42ff-ab82-4cd38b4008d0 ro quiet splash Build Date: 10 December 2010 05:53:04PM xorg-server 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.5 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.16.4 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (++) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log", Time: Thu Feb 24 11:52:56 2011 (++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe" (==) Using config directory: "/usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d" (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor" (**) | |-->Device "Configured Video Device" (==) Automatically adding devices (==) Automatically enabling devices (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, built-ins (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules" (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. (II) Loader magic: 0x81f0e80 (II) Module ABI versions: X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 X.Org Video Driver: 6.0 X.Org XInput driver : 7.0 X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 (--) using VT number 8 Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call lease consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log" for additional information. ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609845 Title: System sometimes freezes during boot. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
