Re: [Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-12-19 Thread straythenomad
Sorry Bryce, I can't test it as I no longer posses the faulty hardware. Please forward this on to another user who still has one of the faulty units. On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > [This is an automatic notice.] > > We'd like to forward your bug upstream, however up

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-12-06 Thread straythenomad
I finally received my working replacement last week. I'm very impressed with this thing! The screen works beautifully, and even after installing the compizconfig settings manager for enhanced desktop effects, it runs great. But I know there are others who are still really anxious to get that new

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-28 Thread straythenomad
I just received a call from a woman named Sonya from Dell, whom I spoke with before, and she has assured me that my new laptop is already in process and should most likely arrive by Monday. Sonya has been fairly good about her job. The rest of Dell is seriously lacking in the customer service, tes

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-28 Thread straythenomad
I want to see [EMAIL PROTECTED] fired. Quote: -- Dear Customer, Please read this email carefully. While reviewing the list of items to be returned, I've identified that we have not received the goods that had to be returned under the above mentioned returns reference. We have now cancelled t

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-27 Thread straythenomad
** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19984793/dmesg.txt -- [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-20 Thread straythenomad
Okay, now here's exactly what I did. #sudo su Then this command still doesn't work. cd /sys/devices/pci\:00/\:00\:02.0/ I don't have that directory in my system. So I type the closest thing that seems to make sense # cd /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:02.0 # echo 1 > rom # cat rom > /tmp

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-20 Thread straythenomad
It would make more sense to me if the command was cd /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:02.0 That's an actual directory in my system. However the command echo 1 > rom returns "Permission Denied" -- [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received t

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-20 Thread straythenomad
This command cd /sys/devices/pci\:00/\:00\:02.0/ returns this "No such file or directory" as does cat rom > /tmp/rom.bin Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? -- [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notificati

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
So...Dell...Canonical... Dell Customer Support tells me I only have five days left to get a refund or I'm stuck with this non-functioning laptop. Last time I sent in for a replacement, the replacement had the same error. Any chance you'll bump me up to one that actually works? -- [i965] Dell S

[Bug 297245] Re: [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
** Also affects: dell Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [i965] Dell Studio 15 White Screen on X startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubun

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
This part sounds suspicious to me. does it mean anything to you? (WW) intel(0): ESR is 0x0010, page table error (WW) intel(0): PGTBL_ER is 0x0010, display A pte (WW) intel(0): Existing errors found in hardware state. (II) intel(0): Output configuration: (II) intel(0): Pipe A is off (II) i

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
I reproduced the bug using the intel drivers and got a different output for my var/log/Xorg.0.log Here it is. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19789064/Xorg.0.log -- Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You r

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
Attached here is the output of edid.txt Now I'm confused. According to this program the EDID is reporting the values needed for 1280x800, but according to Xorg.0.log that isn't the case. Do you know where the disagreement might come from? ** Attachment added: "EDID.TXT" http://launchpadlibrar

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-19 Thread straythenomad
Assuming that the AUO display doesn't have everything needed in its EDID, would it be possible for someone to write a program that could allow the user to manually enter the needed info? -- Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-18 Thread straythenomad
Here is some info from AUO's site about their two different models of 15.4" LCD panel. I believe it's the first model. Wide Aspect Ratio Size15.4" Model B154EW02 V1 Resolution (pixel) WXGA (1280 x 800) Aspect Ratio16 : 10 Active Area (mm)331.2 x 207.0 Pixel Pitch (mm)

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-18 Thread straythenomad
I have a hunch that it has to do with the LCD panels manufactured by AUO. I'm no developer, and this is the first time I've tried to interpret Xorg.0.log, but from what I can tell I believe that the line [quote](II) VESA(0): Manufacturer: AUO Model: 8174 Serial#: 0[/quote] refers to the LCD us

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-18 Thread straythenomad
Here's my modified xorg.conf that uses VESA to get 1024x768. It lists 1280x800 but this resolution does not appear as an option in the "Screen Resolution" graphical frontend. ** Attachment added: "Modified xorg.conf that only partially works." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19763376/xorg.conf -

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-18 Thread straythenomad
Attached is the Xorg.0.log after reproducing the "White Screen Of Death" error. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19763297/Xorg.0.log -- Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notification b

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-18 Thread straythenomad
Attached is the output of lspci -vvnn ** Attachment added: "lspci -vvnn" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19763221/output.txt -- Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 268036] Re: Solid white screen that fades when using INTEL video driver on X4500MHD

2008-11-16 Thread straythenomad
The Dell Studio 15 with an Intel X3100 video chipse has the exact same problem. But what's worse is that Dell is selling these computers with Ubuntu preinstalled, and shipping them out with this error without even testing to see that they boot up. If anyone finds a fix for this, let me know as

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-15 Thread straythenomad
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297245 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-14 Thread straythenomad
I reproduced the problem by booting into recovery mode, and then using the automated "Attempt to fix X" option. I then resume normal boot which reproduces the white screen of death. I then rebooted into recovery mode and dropped to a terminal prompt. I ran 'lspci -vvnn' but did not know how to sa

Re: [Bug 297245] Re: Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-12 Thread straythenomad
No. Out of the box I got the white screen of death. I then inserted the Live CD that shipped with the computer, then selected "safe graphics mode" and installed the standard Gnome version. Once Gnome was installed, the resolution was 800x600 using Vesa driver. Then, from Adaptec Package Manager, I

[Bug 297245] [NEW] Dell Studio 15 Doesn't Boot, White Screen of Death

2008-11-12 Thread straythenomad
Public bug reported: I purchased a Dell Studio 15 with Ubuntu pre-installed. The graphics adapter is an Intel x3100 The LCD is 1280x800. I suspect that the LCD is not compatible with the current version of the Linux driver. Out of the box, the loading screens appear just fine. Once the X server l

[Bug 122942] Re: cannot get any sound from my sound blaster extigy

2007-09-10 Thread StrayTheNomad
Bradlee I think what Daniel meant was to enter the command asoundconf set-default-card Extigy Now restart ++ You should hear the Ubuntu Login sound after entering your password My Extigy wouldn't work at first either, but this worked for me. -- cannot get any sound from my sound blaster extigy h