Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Call for testing: Artful Aardvark Final Beta

2017-09-28 Thread Ian Bruntlett 
Hi Simon,

On 28 September 2017 at 12:09, Simon Quigley  wrote:

> Was this present with 17.04 or any other 17.10 milestones?
>
This is the first time I have experienced it.

I always test pre-release isos when asked on lubuntu-devel on this
particular netbook (Samsung NC10, 'hawking')  so it is probably safe to say
this is a new problem.

The graphics PCI devices are:-
VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Display controller : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML
Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

Here is what I believe might be going on:-

There is a graphics issue. I think the kernel parameters "splash quiet"
somehow result in the graphics subsystem is somehow put into the wrong
mode, resulting in the wrong piece of memory being used for part of the
display, resulting in 80% of the screen being junk and 20% of the screen
being perfect.

It appears that booting from being switched off completely, with the kernel
parameters "quiet splash" removed, prevents the problem from happening in
the first place.


BW,


Ian

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Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Call for testing: Artful Aardvark Final Beta

2017-09-28 Thread Simon Quigley 
Hey Ian,

On 09/27/2017 12:38 PM, Ian Bruntlett wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> Downloaded this iso - artful-alternate-i386.iso -  and put on a USB
> flash drive. Checked its integrity
> ba4544fa8728c195505660e6980e7123  artful-alternate-i386.iso
> 
> Installed it on this hardware with no errors:-
> 
> Samsung NC10 Netbook - hawking
> Intel Atom N270, 1.66GHz, 32-bit, 2GiB RAM, 149.05 GiB hard drive, no
> optical drive, Ethernet and WiFi connections, lubuntu typically
> installed via USB flashdrive
> https://gist.github.com/21b61903871ee685fc79
> 
> Rebooted. When booting, I saw a dark blue screen with a smear of white
> pixels on it. Eventually reached the login screen. Unable to login
> because of junk on screen. 80% of the left hand side of the screen was
> black with two smears of pixels - one white, one blue. The remaining 20%
> of the screen on the right hand side was OK.

Was this present with 17.04 or any other 17.10 milestones?

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Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Call for testing: Artful Aardvark Final Beta

2017-09-27 Thread Ian Bruntlett 
Hi Simon,

On 27 September 2017 at 18:38, Ian Bruntlett 
wrote:

> Because of the junk on screen I was unable to login and perform further
> tests.
>
> Is there a launchpad page you'd like me to put this information on?
>

Still testing! Booted system again. When Samsung BIOS screen appeared
again, pressed down both SHIFT keys. Used GRUB to edit the parameters to be
passed to the kernel - removed the parameters 'quiet' and 'splash'. System
booted, with plenty of text messages (as expected). As the system continued
booting, there was _no_ screen corruption. I logged in OK and am about to
perform other tests.

BW,


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Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] Call for testing: Artful Aardvark Final Beta

2017-09-27 Thread Ian Bruntlett 
Hi Simon,

Downloaded this iso - artful-alternate-i386.iso -  and put on a USB flash
drive. Checked its integrity
ba4544fa8728c195505660e6980e7123  artful-alternate-i386.iso

Installed it on this hardware with no errors:-

Samsung NC10 Netbook - hawking
Intel Atom N270, 1.66GHz, 32-bit, 2GiB RAM, 149.05 GiB hard drive, no
optical drive, Ethernet and WiFi connections, lubuntu typically installed
via USB flashdrive
https://gist.github.com/21b61903871ee685fc79

Rebooted. When booting, I saw a dark blue screen with a smear of white
pixels on it. Eventually reached the login screen. Unable to login because
of junk on screen. 80% of the left hand side of the screen was black with
two smears of pixels - one white, one blue. The remaining 20% of the screen
on the right hand side was OK.

Because of the junk on screen I was unable to login and perform further
tests.

Is there a launchpad page you'd like me to put this information on?

BW,


Ian

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