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[Bug 792026] [NEW] 8086:2a42 [eMachines E525] Black screen

 

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Binary package hint: xorg

My PC is an ACER - e-machine E525 164G50Mi. After installing 11.04 on
10.xx my main screen is totally black.

WORKAROUND: A secondary screen works perfectly.

BIOS update
https://support.gateway.com/us/en/emac/product/default.aspx?modelId=1257

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
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: compiz
DRM.card0.DP.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1366x768
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0YwAAAAAAASAQOAIhN4Cs6FnltMlCYXUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBQRxWoFAAFjAwICUAWMEQAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAB60AnQAAAAA/gBTQU1TVU5HCiAgICAgAAAA/gAxNTZBVDAxLUEwMQogAPE=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 640x480 720x400
 edid-base64: AP///////wBMLWsANzFIRyUNAQMPIhuM6m+LolpNlCQaUVa/74CBgGFARUAxQAEBAQEBAQEBMCoAmFEAKkAwcBMAUg4RAAAeAAAA/QA4TB5RDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBISkVXOTAxMTU2CiAgAPY=
Date: Thu Jun  2 21:43:46 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-05-14 19:22:58.645799
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0212]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0212]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: eMachines eMachines E525
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=da_DK:en
 LANG=da_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=a9b80572-cdc0-49cf-9d07-26fde74e0499 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-14 (19 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: eMachines
dmi.bios.version: V1.03
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: eMachines E525
dmi.board.vendor: eMachines
dmi.board.version: V1.03
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: eMachines
dmi.chassis.version: V1.03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvneMachines:bvrV1.03:bd03/11/2009:svneMachines:pneMachinesE525:pvrV1.03:rvneMachines:rneMachinesE525:rvrV1.03:cvneMachines:ct1:cvrV1.03:
dmi.product.name: eMachines E525
dmi.product.version: V1.03
dmi.sys.vendor: eMachines
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
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
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Incomplete


** Tags: apport-bug bios-outdated-3.10 black-screen compiz-0.9 i386 natty needs-reassignment regression-update running-unity ubuntu
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8086:2a42 [eMachines E525] Black screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792026
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