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ubu newb
May 6th, 2010, 04:35 PM
I upgraded from from 9.10 to 10.04 through update manager within 9.10. All seemed to go well but upon rebooting I get a blinking screen.

When I get to the boot screen I choose 2.6.32-21

http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/hookemfins/th_LinuxBootScreen.jpg (http://s580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/hookemfins/?action=view&current=LinuxBootScreen.jpg)

Once I select 2.6.32-21, as it's loading up the screen blinks constantly like below. Only way out is a hard reboot. What went wrong?

http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/hookemfins/th_19049259865_ORIG.jpg (http://s580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/hookemfins/?action=view&current=19049259865_ORIG.flv)

(http://s580.photobucket.com/albums/ss246/hookemfins/?action=view&current=19049259865_ORIG.flv)

tom4everitt
May 6th, 2010, 07:13 PM
Try restoring grub:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Recover%20Grub%202%20via%20LiveCD

ubu newb
May 6th, 2010, 08:16 PM
I left out a detail, I am able to load 10.04 under the second option 2.6.31-20. If my research is correct, is 2.6.31-20 an old beta version that I am loading?

Thanks

tom4everitt
May 6th, 2010, 09:02 PM
Okay, well, than grub is not the problem. Kernel number 22 is out, so try installing the latest upgrades and it should be included with those. It is no real problem booting the beta kernel, the difference is usually not that big.

What you could also try is running:


sudo update-grub

once, which will regenerate the grub-configuration file.

If you want to get rid of the malfunctioning kernel (number 21), you can run:


sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic

in a terminal

ubu newb
May 6th, 2010, 11:46 PM
Thanks for the help Tom,

I tried sudo update-grub and same problem when I rebooted. I went to purge and got this:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 34 not upgraded.
rick@rick-U:~$

I tried to update grub and I got Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic-pae

but I cannot remove or purge it.:confused:

ubu newb
May 7th, 2010, 02:33 AM
OK, able to purge once I added the -pae at the end. I ran update manager and it added 2.6.32-22 but I have the same problem with the screen blinking. What is causing that?


When I purged 32-21 here is the readout: What is the damaged link?


The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old
you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link
Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old
you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.32-21-generic-pae ...
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda2
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic-pae
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda2
done

Catharsis
May 7th, 2010, 05:42 AM
It's probably a graphics issue. Try:


Xorg -configure

Or:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Or:
In the GRUB menu:
1) Highlight the 32-22 kernel and hit 'e'.
2) Arrow down to the part with "quiet splash" and replace that text with "nomodeset".
3) Ctrl+x to boot.

If that doesn't work, instead of "nomodeset", try (individually): "i915.modeset=1", "i915.modeset=0", or "xforcevesa noapic noapci nosplash irqpoll".

You could also try booting into Recovery Mode (choose the kernel that says "recover" or something next to it).

ubu newb
May 7th, 2010, 08:09 PM
You could also try booting into Recovery Mode (choose the kernel that says "recover" or something next to it).

When I get home tonight I'll try your suggestions. I've tried recovery mode the problem is the same as regular boot.

ubu newb
May 7th, 2010, 10:43 PM
Catharsis, none of those worked and each time quiet splash reappeared. What would be my next move?

ubu newb
May 8th, 2010, 10:40 PM
Any other suggestions to get this problem solved? It seems that each successive kernel I won't be able to upgrade to. I have tried everything above and recovery mode, each resulting in the same problem.

Catharsis
May 8th, 2010, 11:05 PM
This is definitely very strange.

I suggest you post your dmesg and xorg logs in the 32-22 kernel in hopes that there's something exciting in them:

cat /var/log/dmesg
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

You can try updating your graphics drivers, although I doubt it'll help.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

It would also be nice to know your system specs:

lspci

ubu newb
May 8th, 2010, 11:45 PM
This is definitely very strange.

I suggest you post your dmesg and xorg logs in the 32-22 kernel in hopes that there's something exciting in them:

I can get the dmesg from while in the 31-20 kernel? I cannot do anything from the 32-22, the screen blinks way to fast.

I'll post the system specs later tonight. Would I be better off just re-installing over the existing install from live cd instead?

Catharsis
May 9th, 2010, 12:03 AM
You can also try:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9242639&postcount=4

A clean install might fix it. If you don't have anything to lose, it's worth a shot. At the very least, it'd be nice to know if the LiveCD can boot normally.

jnme
May 9th, 2010, 12:09 AM
Upgraded to 10.04 via Update Manager. GRUB menu gave two builds, 2.6.32-22 and 2.6.31.20. 32.22 was very slow, apparently due video performance (slow, lots of mouse pointer relics, and in terminal, no feedback on what was typed (like an old duplex issue). 31.20 worked great.

Thanks to feedback above from CATHARSIS, I replaced QUIET SPLASH with NOMODESET and now 32-22 works as expected. My kudos to all on the forums that help those of us less technologically proficient.

ubu newb
May 9th, 2010, 05:24 AM
I am able to get in now by replacing quiet splash with nomodeset however it doesn't stick. When I restart, even after updating the graphics card, quiet splash is back and I get the flashing. Below are the logs requested:

(II) RADEON(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.646 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.603
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 720 refresh: 60 vid: 113
(II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
(II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149
(II) RADEON(0): #4: hsize: 1600 vsize 1000 refresh: 60 vid: 169
(II) RADEON(0): #5: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 160 MHz
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: HP w2207
(II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 3CQ8410CLR
(II) RADEON(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
(II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0022f0a92601010101
(II) RADEON(0): 29120103802f1e78eeb535a5564a9a25
(II) RADEON(0): 105054a56b807100814081809500a900
(II) RADEON(0): b3000101010121399030621a274068b0
(II) RADEON(0): 3600d9281100001c000000fd00304c18
(II) RADEON(0): 5310000a202020202020000000fc0048
(II) RADEON(0): 502077323230370a20202020000000ff
(II) RADEON(0): 0033435138343130434c520a202001df
(II) RADEON(0): 02031bf1230907074884020107161110
(II) RADEON(0): 1f8301000065030c0010008c0ad08a20
(II) RADEON(0): e02d10103e9600d928110000188c0ad0
(II) RADEON(0): 90204031200c405500d9281100001801
(II) RADEON(0): 1d8018711c1620582c2500d928110000
(II) RADEON(0): 9e011d00bc52d01e20b8285540d92811
(II) RADEON(0): 00001e011d80d0721c1620102c2580d9
(II) RADEON(0): 281100009e0000000000000000000060
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
(II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x720"x60.0 67.32 1152 1208 1328 1504 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x0.0 108.00 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1440x900"x0.0 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +hsync -vsync (55.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1000"x60.0 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -hsync +vsync (62.1 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 3
(II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: HDMI-0 ----------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: HWP Model: 26a9 Serial#: 16843009
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2008 Week: 41
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 47 vert.: 30
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) RADEON(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.646 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.603
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 720 refresh: 60 vid: 113
(II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
(II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149
(II) RADEON(0): #4: hsize: 1600 vsize 1000 refresh: 60 vid: 169
(II) RADEON(0): #5: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 160 MHz
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: HP w2207
(II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 3CQ8410CLR
(II) RADEON(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
(II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0022f0a92601010101
(II) RADEON(0): 29120103802f1e78eeb535a5564a9a25
(II) RADEON(0): 105054a56b807100814081809500a900
(II) RADEON(0): b3000101010121399030621a274068b0
(II) RADEON(0): 3600d9281100001c000000fd00304c18
(II) RADEON(0): 5310000a202020202020000000fc0048
(II) RADEON(0): 502077323230370a20202020000000ff
(II) RADEON(0): 0033435138343130434c520a202001df
(II) RADEON(0): 02031bf1230907074884020107161110
(II) RADEON(0): 1f8301000065030c0010008c0ad08a20
(II) RADEON(0): e02d10103e9600d928110000188c0ad0
(II) RADEON(0): 90204031200c405500d9281100001801
(II) RADEON(0): 1d8018711c1620582c2500d928110000
(II) RADEON(0): 9e011d00bc52d01e20b8285540d92811
(II) RADEON(0): 00001e011d80d0721c1620102c2580d9
(II) RADEON(0): 281100009e0000000000000000000060
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
(II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x720"x60.0 67.32 1152 1208 1328 1504 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x0.0 108.00 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1440x900"x0.0 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +hsync -vsync (55.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1000"x60.0 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -hsync +vsync (62.1 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 3
(II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: HDMI-0 ----------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: HWP Model: 26a9 Serial#: 16843009
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2008 Week: 41
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 47 vert.: 30
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) RADEON(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.646 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.603
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 720 refresh: 60 vid: 113
(II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
(II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149
(II) RADEON(0): #4: hsize: 1600 vsize 1000 refresh: 60 vid: 169
(II) RADEON(0): #5: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 160 MHz
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: HP w2207
(II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 3CQ8410CLR
(II) RADEON(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
(II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0022f0a92601010101
(II) RADEON(0): 29120103802f1e78eeb535a5564a9a25
(II) RADEON(0): 105054a56b807100814081809500a900
(II) RADEON(0): b3000101010121399030621a274068b0
(II) RADEON(0): 3600d9281100001c000000fd00304c18
(II) RADEON(0): 5310000a202020202020000000fc0048
(II) RADEON(0): 502077323230370a20202020000000ff
(II) RADEON(0): 0033435138343130434c520a202001df
(II) RADEON(0): 02031bf1230907074884020107161110
(II) RADEON(0): 1f8301000065030c0010008c0ad08a20
(II) RADEON(0): e02d10103e9600d928110000188c0ad0
(II) RADEON(0): 90204031200c405500d9281100001801
(II) RADEON(0): 1d8018711c1620582c2500d928110000
(II) RADEON(0): 9e011d00bc52d01e20b8285540d92811
(II) RADEON(0): 00001e011d80d0721c1620102c2580d9
(II) RADEON(0): 281100009e0000000000000000000060
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
(II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x720"x60.0 67.32 1152 1208 1328 1504 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x0.0 108.00 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1440x900"x0.0 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +hsync -vsync (55.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1000"x60.0 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -hsync +vsync (62.1 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 3
(II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: HDMI-0 ----------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: HWP Model: 26a9 Serial#: 16843009
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2008 Week: 41
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 47 vert.: 30
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) RADEON(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.646 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.603
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 720 refresh: 60 vid: 113
(II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
(II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149
(II) RADEON(0): #4: hsize: 1600 vsize 1000 refresh: 60 vid: 169
(II) RADEON(0): #5: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 160 MHz
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: HP w2207
(II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 3CQ8410CLR
(II) RADEON(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
(II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0022f0a92601010101
(II) RADEON(0): 29120103802f1e78eeb535a5564a9a25
(II) RADEON(0): 105054a56b807100814081809500a900
(II) RADEON(0): b3000101010121399030621a274068b0
(II) RADEON(0): 3600d9281100001c000000fd00304c18
(II) RADEON(0): 5310000a202020202020000000fc0048
(II) RADEON(0): 502077323230370a20202020000000ff
(II) RADEON(0): 0033435138343130434c520a202001df
(II) RADEON(0): 02031bf1230907074884020107161110
(II) RADEON(0): 1f8301000065030c0010008c0ad08a20
(II) RADEON(0): e02d10103e9600d928110000188c0ad0
(II) RADEON(0): 90204031200c405500d9281100001801
(II) RADEON(0): 1d8018711c1620582c2500d928110000
(II) RADEON(0): 9e011d00bc52d01e20b8285540d92811
(II) RADEON(0): 00001e011d80d0721c1620102c2580d9
(II) RADEON(0): 281100009e0000000000000000000060
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: VGA-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
(II) RADEON(0): Using hsync ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Using vrefresh ranges from config file
(II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 146.25 1680 1784 1960 2240 1050 1053 1059 1089 -hsync +vsync (65.3 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "832x624"x0.0 57.28 832 864 928 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync (49.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x720"x60.0 67.32 1152 1208 1328 1504 720 721 724 746 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x960"x0.0 108.00 1280 1376 1488 1800 960 961 964 1000 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1440x900"x0.0 88.75 1440 1488 1520 1600 900 903 909 926 +hsync -vsync (55.5 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1600x1000"x60.0 133.14 1600 1704 1872 2144 1000 1001 1004 1035 -hsync +vsync (62.1 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1680x1050"x0.0 119.00 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 +hsync -vsync (64.7 kHz)
(II) RADEON(0): Output: HDMI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 3
(II) RADEON(0): EDID data from the display on output: HDMI-0 ----------------------
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: HWP Model: 26a9 Serial#: 16843009
(II) RADEON(0): Year: 2008 Week: 41
(II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
(II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 47 vert.: 30
(II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) RADEON(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off
(II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
(II) RADEON(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.646 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.290 greenY: 0.603
(II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.145 blueY: 0.065 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
(II) RADEON(0): 720x400@70Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 640x480@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 800x600@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 832x624@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1280x1024@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): 1152x864@75Hz
(II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Supported standard timings:
(II) RADEON(0): #0: hsize: 1152 vsize 720 refresh: 60 vid: 113
(II) RADEON(0): #1: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
(II) RADEON(0): #2: hsize: 1280 vsize 1024 refresh: 60 vid: 32897
(II) RADEON(0): #3: hsize: 1440 vsize 900 refresh: 60 vid: 149
(II) RADEON(0): #4: hsize: 1600 vsize 1000 refresh: 60 vid: 169
(II) RADEON(0): #5: hsize: 1680 vsize 1050 refresh: 60 vid: 179
(II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
(II) RADEON(0): clock: 146.2 MHz Image Size: 473 x 296 mm
(II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1680 h_sync: 1784 h_sync_end 1960 h_blank_end 2240 h_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): v_active: 1050 v_sync: 1053 v_sync_end 1059 v_blanking: 1089 v_border: 0
(II) RADEON(0): Ranges: V min: 48 V max: 76 Hz, H min: 24 H max: 83 kHz, PixClock max 160 MHz
(II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: HP w2207
(II) RADEON(0): Serial No: 3CQ8410CLR
(II) RADEON(0): Number of EDID sections to follow: 1
(II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
(II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0022f0a92601010101
(II) RADEON(0): 29120103802f1e78eeb535a5564a9a25
(II) RADEON(0): 105054a56b807100814081809500a900
(II) RADEON(0): b3000101010121399030621a274068b0
(II) RADEON(0): 3600d9281100001c000000fd00304c18
(II) RADEON(0): 5310000a202020202020000000fc0048
(II) RADEON(0): 502077323230370a20202020000000ff
(II) RADEON(0): 0033435138343130434c520a202001df
(II) RADEON(0): 02031bf1230907074884020107161110
(II) RADEON(0): 1f8301000065030c0010008c0ad08a20
(II) RADEON(0): e02d10103e9600d928110000188c0ad0
(II) RADEON(0): 90204031200c405500d9281100001801
(II) RADEON(0): 1d8018711c1620582c2500d928110000
(II) RADEON(0): 9e011d00bc52d01e20b8285540d92811
(II) RADEON(0): 00001e011d80d0721c1620102c2580d9
(II) RADEON(0): 281100009e0000000000000000000060
(II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "HWP", prod id 9897
Dac detection success
(II) RADEON(0): Output: DVI-0, Detected Monitor Type: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
rick@rick-U:~$ lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:08.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
01:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 70)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series
02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV635 Audio device [Radeon HD 3600 Series]
04:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2860
rick@rick-U:~$
rick@rick-U:~$ lspci | grep 'VGA'
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series

Catharsis
May 9th, 2010, 05:50 AM
To make the changes permanent:

gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Change

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nomodeset"
Save and exit, and then run

sudo update-grub

ubu newb
May 9th, 2010, 03:21 PM
Thanks Catharsis, that worked. One other little "annoyance". When ever I log onto Ubuntu the "can't log out of power management" pop up shows up right after I enter my password. I then choose either lock screen or log out and it gets me in.

This happened no matter which kernel I booted into to.