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[Peter Belew <abcruzww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-vesa

System with S3 ProSavage8 running 8.04.3 LTS crashes on logout

The 8.04.3 LTS system runs Ok, but crashes when switching to a text
console, when logging out (to change users), or when shutting down. (See
below)

This is the same system mentioned in comments under my name in bug
#217004.

Since that report, I installed Debian instead, then recently tried to
install Ubuntu again. The display and display controller were not
recognized when trying to boot live CDs from 7.10 through 9.04.

I ended up being able to boot the 6.06.1 LTS desktop CD, and install
from that. For this version, it took several probes for the software to
determine the proper display mode. I had selected 'safe mode' and an
explicit 1024x768 resolution in the boot menus before installing.

This system ran successfully, but on each boot it took several attempts
for the driver to determine the correct mode.

Then I did the online upgrade to the latest LTS version:

  Show Ubuntu version and kernel version
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS"
  Linux billy 2.6.24-24-386 #1 Fri Jul 24 22:05:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

This system, after the upgrade, boots successfully. The screen
resolution is arrived at more quickly. I was able to install apache2,
php, mysql, etc for a web site. However, any action involving changing
to text mode or a console display results in the system crashing, with a
blank screen. The system becomes inaccessible over the network, either
through http or ssh - it's quite dead.

So - ctrl-alt-F2 etc to a console -> crash. Logout -> crash. Shutdown ->
crash.

This is with the VESA driver - I later obtained an updated xserver-xorg-
video-savage driver from Tormod Volden which solves the problem.

This system is set up to triple-boot among XP, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD. I
just installed Xorg and Gnome on the FreeBSD partition - the vesa driver
on that exhibits the same problem.

I will attach config files and logs collected shortly after experiencing
the crash.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 15 22:47:47 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:1.3.0-4ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-vesa
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-386 i686

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-vesa (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug

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When using vesa driver system with  S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] crashes when leaving graphics mode
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/414330
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