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[Nick Grant <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

With 'set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode' set in GRUB, X repeatedly
segfaults on start and the screen ends up corrupt. Removing the
gfxpayload line lets X start normally.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nvidia-current 270.30-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.36-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  270.30  Fri Feb 25 14:34:41 PST 2011
 GCC version:  gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-6ubuntu4)
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,move,shift,vpswitch,gnomecompat,grid,resize,regex,animation,mousepoll,snap,place,workarounds,expo,wall,session,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sun Mar 20 14:46:19 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-12 15:46:54.974869
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 270.30, 2.6.38-7-generic, i686: installed 
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-7-generic, i686: installed 
 virtualbox-ose, 4.0.4, 2.6.38-6-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600] [10de:0141] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928)
JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=6f52d877-74f4-4218-b4c9-a792ea0ef776 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-12 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: GA-K8N51GMF-9
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd09/16/2008:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-K8N51GMF-9:rvrx.x:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu7
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6

** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 natty running-unity ubuntu

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Title:
  X fails to start with nvidia-current and set gfxpayload