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[Bug 474402] [NEW] Fresh install of 9.10 on new Alienware M17 laptop. Enabling NVIDIA drivers crashes GUI on reboot.

 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

I have tried NVIDIA 173, 180 and 185 drivers for my Alienware M17 laptop
with NVIDIA C79 [GeForce 9400M G] card.  After GRUB I get a completely
black screen (no cursor).  I can get to TTY but GUI is fully crashed,
startx fails.

I would love to be able to show off Ubuntu 9.10 on this amazing laptop
but it is not very impressive with embedded graphics.

Thanks in advance for your help!

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxCommand: resolution_test
CheckboxData: Cany run 3D or NVIDIA as it crashed GUI on reboot.
CheckboxDescription:
 This display is using the following resolution:
 
 $output
 
 Is this acceptable for your display?
CheckboxTest: resolution
Date: Wed Nov  4 10:45:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MachineType: Alienware M17x
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=fd269f50-348b-4ed6-affa-9067a152568c ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Tags: checkbox-bug
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2126): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2126): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2181): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2164): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: A01
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: A01
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA01:bd07/30/2009:svnAlienware:pnM17x:pvrA0123:rvnAlienware:rn:rvrA01:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA01:
dmi.product.name: M17x
dmi.product.version: A0123
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31-14-generic
xkbcomp:
 Error: command ['xkbcomp', ':0', '-w0', '-'] failed with exit code 1: Error:            Cannot open display ":0"
                   Exiting

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug checkbox-bug

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Fresh install of 9.10 on new Alienware M17 laptop.  Enabling NVIDIA drivers crashes GUI on reboot.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474402
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