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[Bug 781445] Re: Un-Identified Process causes Purple screen or Black Screen on GDM startup.

 

Having similar problem intel ix3 graphics, My machine boots perfectly with new kernel. provided I don't have an external  monitor connected.
As soon as I connect monitor " black screens.
With old kernel  2.6.35-29 no problems I have tried altering  grub as per above with no success
see below xrandr output with both kenels

Originally Posted by MAFoElffen
And what do you think your highest resoltution?

While I'm waiting on that answer... Go to your /etc/defaulat/grub file
Code:

cd /etc/default/
sudo gedit grub

Find the line
Code:

# GFXMODE=640x480

Edit it to read
Code:

GFXMODE=1024x768x24

Save and exit.
Code:

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

Try and see what happens... If it does work, go back to that file, add the # character back in to comment out and the a line saying
[code]
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=text
[/code[
Save and exit.
Code:

sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

Try and see what happens...
Hi again sorry for delay
No this new grub file doesn't work, one thing I noticed was my laptop was working overtime when I rebooted with the new grub file and I noticed on shut down " the screen was very garbled" but I could see an error "no suitable kernel found"
Please comment on the following, my xxrandr -q file with computer working on new kernel 2.6.28-9, "monitor "disconnected because it crashes both screens"


joe@joe-laptop:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1366 x 768, maximum 8192 x 8192
LVDS1 connected 1366x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
1366x768 60.0*+
1360x768 59.8 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 59.9
VGA1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1366x768 60.0
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1920x1080_60.00 (0xb3) 173.0MHz
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz
joe@joe-laptop:~$

My xrandr  file with old kernel 2.6.35-29 ,and with"monitor connected"
working in correct resolutions both laptop,and external monitor

joe@joe-laptop:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 8192 x 8192
VGA1 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
1920x1080 60.0*+
1600x1200 60.0
1680x1050 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1440x900 75.0 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1280x800 59.8
1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
832x624 74.6
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
720x400 70.1
LVDS1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1366x768 60.0 +
1360x768 59.8 60.0
1024x768 60.0
800x600 60.3 56.2
640x480 59.9
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1920x1080_60.00 (0xc7) 173.0MHz
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.2KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 60.0Hz
joe@joe-laptop:~$

Joe
Okay then change "GRUB_GFX_MODE-640x480" > keep the line "GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=text" < add "acpi_osi="Linux"" to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line... update-grub and try again.

Also subscribe to this LP Bug > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...gs/+bug/781445 and post the data you just sent me in that email.
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Title:
  Un-Identified Process causes Purple screen or Black Screen on GDM
  startup.


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