I have bisected the problem to commit 1ad292b51e358c8b6e9b8966889c21f1fe705489 and created a bugzilla entry with some additional attachments.
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80151 ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #80151 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80151 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323447 Title: Linux 3.15 installs but Display does not start Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Linux 3.15 installs correctly, but upon reboot the graphics do not load, they show red and green stripes up and down the display. and LightDM Does not start. I am not sure if it's a libdrm issue or what. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Mon May 26 19:03:21 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0133] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0133] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-30 (330 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130627) MachineType: Acer Aspire 4315 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=66015622-570c-47e9-bcb4-018c833ef462 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'system-image-cli' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/07/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: V1.16 dmi.board.name: Volvi2 dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Rev dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.16:bd08/07/2008:svnAcer:pnAspire4315:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnVolvi2:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Aspire 4315 dmi.product.version: 0100 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.54-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu5 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Mon May 26 18:59:56 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 297 vendor LPL xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1323447/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp