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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I built a test kernel with the patch from upstream.  It can be downloaded from:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~jsalisbury/lp1386534

For this kernel, you will need to install both the linux-image and
linux-image-extra .deb packages.

Can you test this kernel and see if it has the bug or not?

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Title:
  kernel dependent deterministic view crash on X startup

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Utopic:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  kernel 3.13.0-37 and 3.16.0-23, but not kernel 3.13.0-36

  The phenomenon: just when the user interface starts at the end of the
  Ununtu startup, the screen reamins in one solid color (very light
  grey, this is the everage of my colors), except for the topmost 3-4
  scan lines, where one can see some sort of vibrating content.
  Sometimes there is a 1-3 seconds of normal operation just at the
  start, when Ctrl-Alt-F2 works, and swithing there one can work in the
  character terminal forever.  But as soon as the disorder in the X view
  appears, even the Ctrl-Alt-F2 console change does not work visually,
  however a blindly stroken Ctr-Alt-Del is correctly executed.

  What I know: (1) on the core i3 based laptop there is no trace of this
  kind of view crash, while in case of the Phenom x6 1100t and Radeon HD
  6570 based desktop machine the problem is fully deterministic.  (2)
  the problem is distro independet, i.e.:  I have it with Ubuntu 14.04 +
  kernel 3.13.0-37-generic, and also with Ubuntu 14.10 +
  3.16.0-23-generic, and I do NOT have it with Ubuntu 14.04 + kernel
  3.13.0-36-generic, and also with Ubuntu 14.10 + 3.13.0-36-generic.
  (3) In case of Ubuntu 14.04 in average every second or third boot gave
  a 1-3 seconds of grace period when I could escape to Ctrl-Alt-F2,
  while in case of Ubuntu 14.10 there is no such a short time slot when
  I could escape.  (4) my configuration is set to fall into my only user
  account directly, I will do experiments, whether the problem is there,
  if the startup is without falling into an account.

  If I can, I will apport log files with produced with the
  3.16.0-23-generic kernel as well, not only with the 3.13.0-36-generic.

  I try to send the remaining information after my work day, now I have to leave, sorry.
  ---
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   11.299825] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
   [   11.329699] systemd-logind[1615]: Failed to start unit user@1000.service: Unknown unit: user@1000.service
   [   11.329706] systemd-logind[1615]: Failed to start user service: Unknown unit: user@1000.service
   [   11.332093] systemd-logind[1615]: New session c1 of user prohlep.
   [   11.332112] systemd-logind[1615]: Linked /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 to /run/user/1000/X11-display.
  DistUpgraded: 2014-10-27 10:17:33,100 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: utopic
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Turks PRO [Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550] [1002:6759] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc. Device [1682:3195]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-26 (124 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-36-generic root=UUID=db97e979-6d3b-43cb-9159-341be03e6c9e ro
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Tags:  utopic ubuntu compiz-0.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-27 (1 days ago)
  UserGroups:

  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2301
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M4A89GTD-PRO/USB3
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2301:bd07/18/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A89GTD-PRO/USB3:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Oct 28 21:34:24 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.devices:
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
   input        A4Tech PS/2+USB Mouse MOUSE, id 8
   input        Cypress Cypress USB Keyboard / PS2 Mouse KEYBOARD, id 9
   input        Cypress Cypress USB Keyboard / PS2 Mouse KEYBOARD, id 10
  xserver.errors:

  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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