The issue seems rather an ati driver one
** Package changed: gdm (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Desktop does not start, freezes the boot screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428365
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I thought maybe I just downloaded/burned the Alpha 6 64-bit CD
incorrectly, but I'm experiencing the same issue as hajtipajti reported
- it gets to the ubuntu logo with the bouncy/moving white line, plays
the startup sound, the screen blacks out, and repeats the process to
infinity. This happened
Alpha 6+ packages fix this for my machines.
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Desktop does not start, freezes the boot screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428365
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Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu.
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I have confirmed same behavior with the Alpha 6 live CD... gets to the
unbuntu logo, bouncing white line, repeats infintely... I re-installed
alpha 4 and everything works fine. Toshiba Satellite A215-S6816, AMD
Turion 64, ATI Radion Mobility 2400.
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Desktop does not
I've tested Alpha 6 live CD (without installation) on my system, but the
same problem happens as before: when the desktop should appear, I can
hear the welcome tune, but then the screen goes back to the screen. with
the Ubuntu logo and the moving white line. Then again the welcome tune
starts then
Try to download the version with Xubuntu, I that I work, you may go to
the desktop, but I have not installed because my computer is shared with
Vista and Ubuntu 9.04 and I will not spoil the boot. Kubuntu also works.
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Desktop does not start, freezes the boot screen
** Package changed: ubuntu = gdm (Ubuntu)
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Karmic Koala Alpha 5. Desktop does not start, freezes the boot screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/428365
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There seems to be mixed results on whether Alpha 6 has corrected the problem or
not.
There is a duplicate bug for this, whose thread states Alpha 6 has fixed the
problem, but for my system it does not seem to have been corrected.
Under Alpha 5 I had problems where I would be kicked back to the
