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[Bug 483645] Re: X-Server fails to start at boot time, debconf complains about unavailable TERM

 

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xorg
  
  Since upgrading from 9.04 to 9.10 I have trouble getting the xserver and
  kdm to start up. I did some investigation and found the following log in
  the kdm.log file:
  
  Dropping master
   ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
  
  X.Org X Server 1.6.4
  Release Date: 2009-9-27
  X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
  Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server x86_64 Ubuntu
  Current Operating System: Linux dstathink 2.6.31.6toidsta1 #1 SMP Sat Nov 14 19:16:04 CET 2009 x86_64
  Kernel command line: root=UUID=00c3d061-bae6-42a6-a329-deefb7d0d350 ro resume=/dev/sda2 usbcore.autosuspend=1 nosplash quiet nosplash  crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
  Build Date: 26 October 2009  05:19:56PM
  xorg-server 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4 (buildd@)
          Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
          to make sure that you have the latest version.
  Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
  (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Nov 15 09:24:20 2009
  (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
  Setting master
  Dropping master
   ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
  debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline
  debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.)
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype
  xinit /etc/gdm/failsafeXinit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -- /usr/bin/X  -br -once -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe -logfile /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log
  
  
  and X does not start at all. After the initial boot messages, nothing happens any more, CTRL-ALT-F1 does behave strange, it shows a big underlined-cursor. When I then press CTRL-F7, I see the output for the tty1. Alt-SysRq-... allows me to bring down the machine graacefully, but I am not able to get a working console.
  
  When I start in "recovery mode", I can choose "resume normal boot",
  which brings me to a text console. From there doing "sudo kdm" starts
  the XServer normally and displays the login prompt.
  
  Attached logs are from a self-compiled kernel, but I have the same thing
  with the official -14 and -15 kernel from Karmic.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Nov 16 15:02:23 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  MachineType: LENOVO 205545G
  Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=00c3d061-bae6-42a6-a329-deefb7d0d350 ro resume=/dev/sda2 usbcore.autosuspend=1 nosplash  crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M single
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_AT:de
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_AT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.51~pre2-generic
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
   libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.1~git20091107.9348ac03-0ubuntu0~xup~1
   libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
   xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
   xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31.6toidsta1 x86_64
  dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6FET71WW (3.01 )
  dmi.board.name: 205545G
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6FET71WW(3.01):bd05/15/2009:svnLENOVO:pn205545G:pvrThinkPadT500:rvnLENOVO:rn205545G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 205545G
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T500
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  fglrx: Not loaded
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   architecture:       x86_64kernel:             2.6.31.6toidsta1
+ 
+ [lspci]
+ 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
+     	Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2114]

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X-Server fails to start at boot time, debconf complains about unavailable TERM
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