I've done some more investigation; Downgrading the following packages
./xserver-xorg_7.2-5ubuntu6_all.deb ./xserver-xorg-core_1.3.0.0.dfsg-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb ./xserver-xorg-input-all_7.2-5ubuntu6_amd64.deb Allowed me to get as far as starting X with xinerama and nvidia (no crash this time unlike initial report). unfortunately gdm breaks instead: The program 'gdm' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 1 error_code 9 request_code 55 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) gdm[9191]: WARNING: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 0) The program 'gdm' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 1 error_code 9 request_code 55 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) gdm[9191]: WARNING: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 0 1) The program 'gdm' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 1 error_code 9 request_code 55 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) gdm[9191]: WARNING: failsafe dialog failed (inhibitions: 1 1) and from /var/log/gdm/:0 AUDIT: Sun Oct 7 02:26:13 2007: 9662 X: client 2 rejected from local host (uid 108) I tried to roll back even further to try and get nearer and nearer the live cd downgrading to the following from tribe 5: gdm_2.19.6-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb libx11-6_1.1.1-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb libx11-data_1.1.1-1ubuntu3_all.deb libxinerama1_1.0.2-1build1_amd64.deb linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.22.3-10.1_all.deb linux-restricted-modules-generic_2.6.22.10.11_amd64.deb nvidia-kernel-common_20051028+1ubuntu7_all.deb x11-common_7.2-5ubuntu6_amd64.deb xauth_1.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb xbase-clients_7.2-5ubuntu6_all.deb xorg_7.2-5ubuntu6_amd64.deb xserver-xorg_7.2-5ubuntu6_all.deb xserver-xorg-core_1.3.0.0.dfsg-6ubuntu3_amd64.deb xserver-xorg-input-all_7.2-5ubuntu6_amd64.deb xset_1.0.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb xsetmode_1.0.0-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb xutils_7.2-5ubuntu6_all.deb However this didn't fix the issue i had with gdm. -- xinerama xserver crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144777 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs