[Bug 561934] [NEW] Kernel refuse to boot with new monitor

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Binary package hint: upstart

I've bought a new monitor, HP Compaq LA2205wg, that have maximum
resolution at 1680 × 1050 (16:10). (My old monitor is a LG L2013P with
1600x1200 (4:3)).

If I plugin the new monitor and boot, it pass GRUB normal, writing
"Starting up", and then the machine seems to *DIE*. ABSOLUTLY NO LOG is
created, and the hard disk seems silent.

If I boot with my old monitor and switch, the "Display preferenses"
recognize the new monitor, but will not allow any "new" resolutions,
only 1600x1200 and some lower 16:10 resolutions.

If I boot in recovery mode on the same kernel in GRUB, and start X
manually, it works fine! I get the 1680x1050. If I boot on a live CD, I
also get the 1680x1050.

I have tried to reinstalled every package that seems to have with the
kernel and different graphical infrastructure packages like xorg etc,
but with no effect. I have tried to change to the properitary drivers,
but no effect.

I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 with up-to-dates packages and 2.6.31-20-generic
kernel.

The graphical card:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series [1002:9598]
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:01da]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
        Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 2: Memory at e0300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
        Expansion ROM at e0320000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel modules: radeon

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 13 02:01:58 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /sbin/init
Package: upstart 0.6.3-11
ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
SourcePackage: upstart
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386
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Kernel refuse to boot with new monitor
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