[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1336831] [NEW] upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: I was running 13.10. Upgrading to 14.04 makes the machine completely useless in X. I have a couple of screen pictures. I'll attach one of them... It only wants me to to attach a single picture... $ lspci -v 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
Below is the initial login screen. I forgot to say this is kubuntu. This comment includes a snapshot of the initial kubuntu login screen. I managed to get logged in using it. But it was hopeless after that. ** Attachment added: Initial login screen picture.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-02 Thread Alan Robertson
I thought... Maybe it was just an upgrade issue. So I burned a kubuntu 14.04 64-bit DVD and tried the installer. The installer is also a complete mess. Picure attached... Pretty much totally useless... Guess I'll have to find a distro/version that works... ** Attachment added: installer

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1337420] [NEW] Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: After getting no response on my previous complaint about xorg in 14.04 (and ATI/AMD dropping Linux support), I decided I needed to replace my video card. So, I got an nVidia GeForce GT610. It doesn't work with the installed 14.04 system, and it doesn't work with the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1337420] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
More pictures. This time of the video card box. ** Attachment added: video card box https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1337420/+attachment/4144812/+files/2014-07-03%2010.25.49.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1337420] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't work with Nvidia GeForce GT 610

2014-07-03 Thread Alan Robertson
My previous 14.04 video complaint is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336831 And, as before this is using the kubuntu 14.04 install DVD image. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1336831] Re: upgrade to 14.04 completely scrambles screen - rendering machine useless

2014-07-14 Thread Alan Robertson
If someone is interested in this problem, I'd be happy to send them the problematic video card. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336831 Title: upgrade to 14.04 completely

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1623969] [NEW] Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-09-15 Thread Alan Robertson
Public bug reported: I just took some updates to a number of graphic libraries on 16.04, and now I can't login to kubuntu. The symptom is that it takes my password on the greeter screen, but never updates the screen after that. The messages include these possibly related kernel messages: kernel:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-09-15 Thread Alan Robertson
Hi Christopher M. Penalver (@penalvch), I have tons of old kernels to choose from. What one would you like for me to try? Here are the choices: vmlinuz-3.19.0-28-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-41-generic vmlinuz-4.2.0-36-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-30-generic vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-12-01 Thread Alan Robertson
Please delete the words "needing to" from comment #8. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623969 Title: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass) To

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1623969] Re: Cannot log in to kubuntu after update (Intel graphics + ksshaskpass)

2016-12-01 Thread Alan Robertson
@moontan - that sounds like a completely different bug. This bug is a graphics driver bug, and yours appears to be something to do with needing to ecryptfs key management. I wasn't using ecryptfs at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is