Sigurpáll Sigurðsson, 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 3.2.x kernel series of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://old- releases.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/ .
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 xserver-xorg-video-ati REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER Thank you for your understanding. Helpful bug reporting tips: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222315 Title: ATI Rage IIc PCI card; X goes into crash loop at X start after boot Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: So, I found in my drawer an old Rage IIc PCI card that I decided to put into my Vectra VLi8, which is running Ubuntu quite good on its standard 10 gigabytes' main drive and 450 MHz Pentium III processor. The onboard video adapter is a Matrox MGA200, which Ubuntu runs successfully on without a single problem. Plugged the VGA into the good ol' Rage, boot, and what do you know, X boots up a cursor and a purple background before crashing. It then proceeds to try starting itself again, crashing in the same manner, getting itself stuck in a loop. Summary: Card: ATI Rage IIc Expected: Successful X start Instead: X crashes repeatedly in a loop fashion Sidenote: I'm not really experienced with Linux so I may need some help. I hail from Windows. Update 1: FailsafeX does not work. Tested this on all my installed kernels (3.8.0 (default), 3.5.0, 2.6.32), failed on all; Of note is even further graphical glitching on 2.6.32, namely stretching/changed colors (black/cyan instead of purple/white). However, recovery mode works. Upon trying startx: Fatal server error: Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX1-lock (X.Org website, yadda. (EE)) (EE) xinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error xauth: error in locking authority file /root/.Xauthority Oh, any logs I should toss up here? Update 2: lspci card info 00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI 3D Rage IIC PCI [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 3a) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1222315/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
