I really don't understand why there is no progress at all with this bug. It's critical. My brother just told me that he stopped using Ubuntu after years and installed Windows instead because after upgrading he wasn't able to use his machine (he's got a Dell Studio 1555, too). He isn't that much of an expert so he tried to do a fresh install which didn't work either. He couldn't reach anybody that could help him and he just uses his laptop for surfing the web and listening to music. He just wants it "to work", so - since Ubuntu didn't work anymore - he installed Windows and as he says "Now everything works just fine. I am not going back." I am sure he is not the only one. That could have been prevented if there had been a warning like "Don't upgrade right now. This version of Ubuntu doesn't work with your machine at this time."
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173400 Title: Garbled display: kernel 3.8.0-19-generic, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since upgrading to Ubuntu raring 13.04 with kernel 3.8.0-19-generic, when X starts up, the display is garbled. First the display comes up with a fixed, static pattern, it switches to black, then back to a garbled screen, where a regular pattern of pixels keeps flickering. It doesn’t react to input any longer, and I can’t switch to a virtual console, either. Package versions: linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic: 3.8.0-19.29 xserver-xorg: 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 xserver-xorg-core: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6 xserver-xorg-video-radeon: 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-ati: 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Fri Apr 26 23:21:20 2013 DistUpgraded: 2013-04-26 16:24:44,586 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.2.10, 3.5.0-27-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.2.10, 3.8.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v] [1002:9553] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02be] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-23 (306 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio 1555 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=d2aa34d4-11da-400d-b1bf-1dff68969d30 ro recovery nomodeset persistent SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-26 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/23/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: 0C234M dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A06 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A06 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd04/23/2009:svnDellInc.:pnStudio1555:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rn0C234M:rvrA06:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA06: dmi.product.name: Studio 1555 dmi.product.version: A06 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.1-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1173400/+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
