Can't boot Lucid after upgrade from Karmic

[NoOp]

On 05/22/2010 09:12 AM, Tony Pursell wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> Since I upgraded my desktop from Karmic to Lucid I cannot boot into Ubuntu. I 
> have been trying all sorts of things without any success. I have a bug [1] that 
> has not received any attention. I now know that it boots only to a point where 
> no log files have been written. You can see from my photo of the console screen 
> that there is a sort of error message at the point it gives up. This is the 
> subject of another bug [2] but I don't think it is the primary cause as I know 
> you can still boot after this report is produced.
> 
> What I can do is boot into Lucid from a USB stick, so there can't be a 
> fundamental problem with my desktop PC. I can also boot into my remaining Karmic 
> kernel using the recovery option and get myself logged into a console. So I can 
> tweak config files, if required. But with this kernel I can't run anything 
> graphical (either through the normal boot or by running startx) because mouse 
> and keyboard don't work.
> 
> One thing I have explored a lot is the possibility that it could be due to 
> Kernel Mode Setting (which is the norm in Lucid), but disabling that in the boot 
> parameters just results in my monitor complaining about the resolution settings 
> and going to sleep. So if it does boot, I can't see it! Anyway, the fact that I 
> can boot from the USB sort of rules KMS out as the cause.
> 
> So what is different about my desktop PC's Ubuntu installation that might set it 
> aside from other installations that have been successfully upgraded (including 
> my Acer Aspire Revo). Two things come to mind. First, it is a fully partitioned 
> installation with separate root, usr, tmp, var and home partitions. Secondly, it 
> has Xubuntu installed alongside the standard Ubuntu. This has the effect that it 
> starts booting with the Xubuntu splash screen (it did the same after my Karmic 
> upgrade, although it ran Gnome after login).
> 
> Can anyone think of why I cant boot Lucid? I would be grateful of any suggestions.
> 
> My PC is a HP Pavilion t3510.uk with 1GB ram, onboard ATI Radeon
> Xpress 200 graphics and a HP vs17x flat screen monitor. Ubuntu dual boots with XP.
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
> 1] https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/573776
> 2] https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/562843

Just a thought: could this be the KMS issue with ATI's raising it's head?

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/linux/+bug/509273?comments=all>
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/linux/+bug/509273/comments/48>

Try turning off KMS:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/KernelModeSetting

Also:
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2Bforcing+to+32M+GART+size&btnG=Search>
I see your bug report participation, but some of the Ubuntu forums might
have a soluton.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1475045
(or not - but might be worth a look)
and:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReleaseNotes/LucidLynx
[Window corruption with older ATI graphics cards]
maybe?