[Bug 539939] [NEW] boot option GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT "nomodeset" leads to crash

[Peter M. Clausen]

Public bug reported:

I am unsure if "boot option" is the correct wording, but to reproduce:

1. Edit  /etc/default/grub
2. Change 
old>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
new>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
3. run 
$ sudo update-grub
4. Restart

During restart the splash screen looks strange, flickers which then
leads to a crash where the computer hangs with a blank screen and
totally unresponsive. Only solution hard boot, boot to terminal, revert
above setting, reboot.


Bug #489447 looks similar but is regarding ATI

In redhat https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500752 they seem
to have reported a simlilar problem.

Please help me collecting the correct info about this problem (I am new
to bug-reporting in ubuntu) and comment wether this is the correct place
to report this problem.

FYI: I was trying to work around Bug #49521 which is a major problem for
me. I read somewhere that "nomodeset" could help this problem - well, it
did not...

ProblemType: Bug
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  clausen    1329 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 5'
   Mixer name	: 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51'
   Components	: 'AC97a:83847650'
   Controls      : 36
   Simple ctrls  : 23
CurrentDmesg:
 [   21.932654] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
 [   22.777968] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
 [   32.452031] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Tue Mar 16 23:41:23 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1cad0f0e-2d36-4748-9ad7-8905a67cf6f8
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100308)
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude D505
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-16-generic 2.6.32-16.25
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=8dd489d8-9973-49d4-be6f-57371ca22702 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.32
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
 
SourcePackage: linux
TestedUpstream: Yes
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 01/28/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0H2049
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd01/28/2005:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeD505:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0H2049:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude D505
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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boot option GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT  "nomodeset" leads to crash
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