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Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
I have a Dell E176 FP monitor, and some sort of ATI graphics card.
Ubuntu 9.10.
Synopsis:
* When booting using kernel 2.6.31.x, I never get a login prompt or screen, and
the monitor says "Unable to display resolution". CTRL+ALT+F keys don't have an
effect.
* When booting using kernel 2.6.27-11 I can hit CTRL+ALT+F2 and log in, then
start KDE. Then the GUI works fine.
* I tried editing xorg.conf but it didn't help.
Background:
* When I first installed Ubuntu on this machine, I noticed that I would rarely
be able to see any of the boot sequence, because my monitor was saying "Unable
to display resolution". However, as soon as X started, I would be fine.
* This morning, I had a note saying that there were important updates for
Ubuntu. I had not used this machine since last Friday, so I installed the
updates. I was prompted to restart, which I did. After restarting, I would
get the "Unable to display resolution" regardless of which 2.6.31.x kernel I
tried booting with, even in recovery mode.
* Luckily I figured out that the 2.6.27-11 kernel was still booting. I tried
editing xorg.conf to the best of my ability, but this is still the only kernel
that works for me. Note that the "ati" Driver is something I added myself. It
didn't work without that either. The recovery mode uses "vesa" as driver.
Next steps:
* I just edited my /grub/menu.lst and added vga=0x31B, and I'm going to try
rebooting to see what happens.
* I'll try to find the change history for updates so that I can attach it to
the ticket.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Dec 7 14:57:17 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: firefox 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-11.31-generic
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-settings-daemon:3430): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion
`src != NULL' failed
(nautilus:3520): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion
`preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3537): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386
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Unable to login - monitor complains about screen resolution
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/493826
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