Display black when X starts, otherwise works

Bug #616223 reported by Kalle Valo
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Bug Description

In linux-image-2.6.35-13-generic and linux-image-2.6.35-14-generic laptop's display stays black and nothing is shown in the display. I can see the kernel boot messages but as soon as X starts, everything is black. The computer still works, I can log in blind and I can the hear the login sound. With linux-image-2.6.35-12-generic I don't have this problem, and that's the kernel version I'm currently using.

My laptop is Dell Latitude E5410 and the graphics chip is:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 12)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-14-generic 2.6.35-14.20
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-12.17-generic 2.6.35-rc6
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 2/2
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
   Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: kvalo 1649 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x55540000 irq 48'
   Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,10280429,00100104 HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 26
   Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Wed Aug 11 10:52:30 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d51f2964-ec9e-4346-948a-09f64e28997f
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:8187 Dell Computer Corp. DW375 Bluetooth Module
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E5410
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-12-generic root=UUID=5b197863-0294-420c-93c7-25873f714363 ro debug ignore_loglevel
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.37
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 01/24/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X48
dmi.board.name: RAMDEL
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: 0001
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX48:bd01/24/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE5410:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rnRAMDEL:rvr0001:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E5410
dmi.product.version: 0001
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Kalle Valo (kvalo) wrote :
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Kalle Valo (kvalo) wrote :

I tested with upstream version linux-image-2.6.36-020636rc7-generic_2.6.36-020636rc7.201010070908_i386.deb and with that kernel I don't see the problem anymore. So this is fixed in upstream.

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.36-rc7-maverick/

tags: removed: needs-upstream-testing
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
tags: added: acpi-bad-address
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: removed: regression-potential
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Kalle Valo, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Maverick reached EOL on April 10, 2012.
Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We were wondering if this is still an issue in a supported release? If so, can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command in a supported release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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