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Multiple startup issues on HP tx2 (radeon kms driver)

Bug #522598 reported by Kiwinote on 2010-02-16

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	plymouth (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: plymouth

This bug contains multiple issues that occur 9 out of ten boots. When they occur all issues occur, when they don't occur none of the issues occur. Hence one bug rapport with multiple issues. These issues have only started occuring over the past two weeks.

(This may or may not be related to plymouth..)

Symptons:
(i) Everything runs as expected up to and including the ubuntu logo being displayed (although ureadahead runs every boot (see bootchart))
(ii) Normally now a spinning cursor would be displayed on top of the logo, this does not happen
(iii) Gdm is started (I can hear the sound file that is played when the system is ready to login). My screen however is black minus a few white boxes and random characters in the top left corner.
(iv) I can switch to vt1 and back to vt7 (15s-25s in bootchart) and now I can see the login screen.
(v) Pressing enter causes x to crash (x is restarted, see bootchart)
(vi) Now I can log in and use the laptop as normal
(vii) Selecting shut down causes the system to restart.

I have attached a bootchart for illustrative purposes.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 16 12:13:49 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
DkmsStatus:
bcmwl, 5.60.48.36+bdcom, 2.6.32-13-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxnetadp, 3.1.4, 2.6.32-13-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxdrv, 3.1.4, 2.6.32-13-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxnetflt, 3.1.4, 2.6.32-13-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20091230)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-13-generic root=UUID=79d565e9-5ce1-4038-884f-97af452244a7 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB.utf8
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu2
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-0ubuntu8
libdrm2 2.4.17-0ubuntu2
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu4
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 11/06/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.25
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3045
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 16.15
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.25:bd11/06/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPTouchSmarttx2NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn3045:rvr16.15:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: x86_64kernel: 2.6.32-13-generic

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Kiwinote (kiwinote) wrote on 2010-02-16:

four-lucid-20100216-8.png Edit (417.9 KiB, image/png)
BootDmesg.txt Edit (49.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (4.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (14.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (895 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
PciDisplay.txt Edit (747 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (131.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (281.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (36.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (39.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
monitors.xml.txt Edit (971 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (239 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (17.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (54.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote on 2010-02-18:

Kiwinote,

Please install the 0.8.0~-10ubuntu1 version of the plymouth and libplymouth2 packages and run 'apport-collect -p plymouth 522598'.

Changed in plymouth (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote on 2010-02-18:

(It is likely that this is the infamous "X started between VTs" bug in plymouth, but we should collect all the info we might need here.)

Also, point (vii) is unrelated to plymouth; if choosing 'shutdown' causes a restart instead, that's a bug in a completely separate package. Please file another bug report for this against the indicator-session package.

summary:

- Multiple startup issues on HP tx2 (ati)
+ Multiple startup issues on HP tx2 (radeon kms driver)

Kiwinote (kiwinote) on 2010-02-18

tags:

added: apport-collected

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Kiwinote (kiwinote) wrote on 2010-02-18:

522598 Edit (501.9 KiB, text/plain)

Apport crashed on LP: #516381, so here is the contents of the rapport all in one file.

Kiwinote (kiwinote) on 2010-02-18

Changed in plymouth (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → New

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2010-03-12:

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This bug was fixed in the package plymouth - 0.8.0~-13

---------------
plymouth (0.8.0~-13) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Steve Langasek ]
  * Don't attach /proc/cmdline to apport reports, this is already in the
    standard info that gets collected...

  [ Alberto Milone ]
  * ubuntu_logo theme:
    - New logo from Otto Greenslade.
    - Switch off dots starting from the ones on the left instead of
      switching them off all at once.

  [ Scott James Remnant ]
  * Move the Ubuntu logo up as discussed with Otto, this makes the mouse
    cursor appear between the logo and dots and solves the optical illusion
    of the logo being too low. LP: #535014.
  * Don't include message about disk checks, which can come from mountall.
  * Drop the rc script splash functions, we don't want the SysV-rc compat
    stuff messing around with the splash screen - this can be entirely
    managed by Upstart now. LP: #528787, #537262.

  * Plymouth Fix Mega Patch:
    - This hasn't yet been broken up into enough bits to send upstream, and
      doesn't *quite* address all the issues yet, but it's a major step.

    - Rewrite the VT handling, rather than abusing /dev/tty0 keep all VT
      operations on the actual VT (tty7), this avoids issues where we set
      the graphics mode of the wrong VT or put the wrong VT into VT_PROCESS
      mode. LP: #520460, #522598, #526321, #533135
    - Don't attempt VT switch when using non-VT consoles.
    - Make VT mandatory for renderer plugins, so we fallback gracefully to
      text when the console is not a VT. LP: #516825, #527083.
    - Restore VT when finished displaying the splash unless plymouth quit
      is called with --retain-splash. LP: #506297.
    - Activate VT from text and details plugins, rather than haphardly in
      the main code, this means the textual boot is also on VT7.
      LP: #518352, #520122.
    - Add a --has-active-vt command that can let gdm inquire whether it
      should reuse Plymouth's VT; fixes the issue where Plymouth has no
      visible splash screen and X ends up on VT1. LP: #519641, #533572.

    - Don't open terminal device in X11, fixes the issue where X will crash
      when debugging plugins using the X11 renderer.
    - Add --tty option to plymouthd for debugging when X is running and
      thus using an alternate VT.

    - Improve deactivate command so that the terminal is no longer watched
      for keyboard input, session is closed, etc. LP: #528787, #531650.
    - Ignore mode changes while deactivated, otherwise we can end up
      resetting the VT back into text mode while X is starting up.
      LP: #523788, #502509.

    - Fix races with simultaneous quit and deactivate commands, or multiples
      of those commands.
    - Ignore --show-splash, --hide-splash, etc. commands while deactivated.
    - Add reactivate command for testing purposes.

- Don't scan out drm buffer contents to fbcon when not called with
quit --retain-splash. LP: #527180.

    - Avoid resetting the terminal to unbuffered mode on every write, this
      results in setting X's VT into raw mode and results in the X server
      crashing on key presses. LP: #532047, #534861, #519460, #520...

This bug was fixed in the package plymouth - 0.8.0~-13

---------------
plymouth (0.8.0~-13) lucid; urgency=low

[ Steve Langasek ]
  * Don't attach /proc/cmdline to apport reports, this is already in the
    standard info that gets collected...

[ Alberto Milone ]
  * ubuntu_logo theme:
    - New logo from Otto Greenslade.
    - Switch off dots starting from the ones on the left instead of
      switching them off all at once.

[ Scott James Remnant ]
  * Move the Ubuntu logo up as discussed with Otto, this makes the mouse
    cursor appear between the logo and dots and solves the optical illusion
    of the logo being too low.  LP: #535014.
  * Don't include message about disk checks, which can come from mountall.
  * Drop the rc script splash functions, we don't want the SysV-rc compat
    stuff messing around with the splash screen - this can be entirely
    managed by Upstart now.  LP: #528787, #537262.

* Plymouth Fix Mega Patch:
    - This hasn't yet been broken up into enough bits to send upstream, and
      doesn't *quite* address all the issues yet, but it's a major step.

- Rewrite the VT handling, rather than abusing /dev/tty0 keep all VT
      operations on the actual VT (tty7), this avoids issues where we set
      the graphics mode of the wrong VT or put the wrong VT into VT_PROCESS
      mode.  LP: #520460, #522598, #526321, #533135
    - Don't attempt VT switch when using non-VT consoles.
    - Make VT mandatory for renderer plugins, so we fallback gracefully to
      text when the console is not a VT.  LP: #516825, #527083.
    - Restore VT when finished displaying the splash unless plymouth quit
      is called with --retain-splash.  LP: #506297.
    - Activate VT from text and details plugins, rather than haphardly in
      the main code, this means the textual boot is also on VT7.
      LP: #518352, #520122.
    - Add a --has-active-vt command that can let gdm inquire whether it
      should reuse Plymouth's VT; fixes the issue where Plymouth has no
      visible splash screen and X ends up on VT1.  LP: #519641, #533572.

- Improve deactivate command so that the terminal is no longer watched
      for keyboard input, session is closed, etc.  LP: #528787, #531650.
    - Ignore mode changes while deactivated, otherwise we can end up
      resetting the VT back into text mode while X is starting up.
      LP: #523788, #502509.

- Don't scan out drm buffer contents to fbcon when not called with
      quit --retain-splash.  LP: #527180.

* I'm aware that if you see the TEXT plugin, it's possible for Enter to
    still crash the X server for some people.  I will be opening a new bug
    for this, and would appreciate details from people affected.

* If you have issues with Enter crashing the X server, and you see a
    GRAPHICAL plugin, check that gdm is up to date - if it is, please
    file new bugs.

* I'm also aware of an issue where after boot, rather than seeing an X
    server, you see the ordinary "login:" getty screen.  Pressing Alt+F7
    should take you to X.  I will be opening a new bug for this, and would
    appreciate details from people affected.

* Don't send fsck progress updates to the boot-duration file.
  * Make all the dots orange just before starting the X server.

* Cute text-version of the splash screen.
    - Added basic support for fsck notification.
    - Added support for showing keys information on separate lines.
 -- Scott James Remnant <scott@ubuntu.com>   Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:02:54 +0000

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status:	New → Fix Released

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