[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1891790] Re: lubuntu 18.04.5 text unreadable on old thinkpads (radeon, HWE 5.4 kernel only)

2020-08-18 Thread Chris Guiver
I've finally managed to file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1892011 over the locking-up/crashing I've mentioned in this report.. These boxes (r50p & t42p) are used regularly by me (r50p is ALWAYS on & up) and run Lubuntu 18.04.4 LTS normally in test (both actually have

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1891790] Re: lubuntu 18.04.5 text unreadable on old thinkpads (radeon, HWE 5.4 kernel only)

2020-08-16 Thread Chris Guiver
FYI: I could run `apport-collect` on either box using Lubuntu 18.04.4 ISO, or earlier ISO, but I've really tried using 18.04.5 & neither laptop is usable on those boxes (likely two issues, laptop screen unreadable & it slows & freezes due a possibly different issue; this is the real killed as I

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1891790] Re: lubuntu 18.04.5 text unreadable on old thinkpads (radeon, HWE 5.4 kernel only)

2020-08-16 Thread Chris Guiver
I doubt I'm going to be able to `apport-collect 1891790` as I tried for >3 hours on the r50p, and the t42p is now having the same issue (it's just slower to be impacted; maybe because it has more RAM) Checks for squashfs errors are clean (ie. `dmesg|grep squash`) with only program title appearing

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1891790] Re: lubuntu 18.04.5 text unreadable on old thinkpads (radeon, HWE 5.4 kernel only)

2020-08-16 Thread Chris Guiver
Photo of live (Lubuntu 18.04.5) running on r50p ibm thinkpad r50p (pentium m, 1gb ram, amd/ati mobility firegl t2; rv350/m10 gl) https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMVvJkfURew9B14g4-wmVSUoPMmwjrWCBY1GS9ZDxTa_NPvEwJTEngUnnZAOmsqkQ/photo /AF1QipMtgzUJJE3mZ4IdUXWAW4_UNB7SH3hCPlt-