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[Steve Newcomb <srn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I gave up on Kubuntu and on Ubuntu 11.04 quite a while ago.  I'm having
no such problems now with Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 and KDE.    I'm not
testing the latest development release, as you requested, because this
bug is no longer an issue for us.

Notes:

(1) I can now log into Launchpad again, as you can see.  I couldn't for
a long time, which was frustrating.  Thanks for the heads up,
Christopher.  (And congratulations to the Launchpad team for fixing it.
One doesn't miss the water until the well runs dry.)

(2) For workstations I now use Ubuntu server 12.04.2 for original
installs and I install KDE on top of it, afterwards.  The Kubuntu
installation disk just doesn't work for us; it's too rigid.  The Debian-
style non-graphic installer for Ubuntu Server works pretty well, and it
is vitally important for us.  I hope it's not going away; the loss of
the "alternative installation" disks of yore has made me nervous about
the possibility of losing the far-more-powerful Debian-style installer.

(3) I tried 13.04 and finally reverted to 12.04 because it created
problems.  I don't remember what they were, though.  Sorry.  That was
during the time I couldn't contribute any comments to Launchpad, and I
got discouraged about participating.

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Title:
  external monitor no longer works

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I updated my system, a Lenovo X220, this morning.  Upon rebooting, the
  external monitor would not work.  It flickers a lot of mainly-green
  gibberish, and it is unusable.  The internal LCD screen in the
  notebook still works, but not when the external monitor is connected.
  The external monitor is a Samsung 1920x1600.  I rebooted the machine
  again, this time selecting Linux 2.6.38-11.  Now the external monitor
  works properly, just as it used to.  Upgrading the Linux from -11 to
  -12 is clearly what broke the system.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: None
  Date: Wed Oct 26 14:55:53 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-12-generic, x86_64: installed 
   virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-11-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  MachineType: LENOVO 4286CTO
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=/dev/mapper/sda6_crypt ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 8DET50WW (1.20 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 4286CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET50WW(1.20):bd07/07/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4286CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4286CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 4286CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110606-0ubuntu1~natty2
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu13
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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