Same problem here: black screen freeze after boot right before the login screen. Ctrl-Alt-F1... do not work. I am on 12.10 64-bit with Nvidia proprietary drivers, all recent updates installed. The problem started to appear a few days ago.
The workaround is to login through ssh and do 'sudo killall plymouth'. Login screen appears immediately. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080156 Title: Xorg freeze --Ubuntu 12.10 hangs on the first boot of the day, works only after hard shutdown. Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 12.10 hangs on the first boot of the day, works only after hard shutdown. I have a HP Pavillion g7 with ubuntu 12.10 and it hangs with a blank screen the first time when I switch the pc on and it doesn't start(but I'm able to hear the startup screen), but only works after second and subsequent restarting. This happens several times a day. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Nov 18 00:50:41 2012 DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu GpuHangFrequency: Several times a day InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.2) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg freeze UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1080156/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
