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**linxuser** · Nov 14, 2009, 04:06 PM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Captivating reporting. Thanks for starting this bag.
I don't understand most but its worth the read.
Everybody helping, excellent.
Enjoy

**flarson** · Nov 14, 2009, 10:10 PM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

When your screen goes blank have you been trying to use CTL-ALT-F1 to get to a VT? That should definitely be done before the magic sysrq business, which is really only for extreme emergencies and in fact was implemented for kernel debugging.

You should almost never need the rescue boot option. You should be able to boot into the standard kernel and stop the display manager at will.

You seem to be having trouble with the boo splash screen so disable it. Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and toward the top you will see a line that looks like

Code:

# defoptions=quiet usplash

remove the usplash so it reads

Code:

# defoptions=quiet

and run update-grub. That should cause each kernel stanza in menu.lst to no longer call the splash screen. If you find that you have /boot/grub/grub.cfg this will probably not work, but my system did not go to grub2 so I am guessing yours has not either.

I don't think you have any mount problems. The none's refer to things that are not real disc filesystems.

Your system is counting on hal to activate mice and keyboards, so that needs to be installed and running. Any message in the Xorg.0.log about disabled mouse and keyboard you need to show me. Cut and paste it so I can see it.

Boot into the standard kernel. Do not login to KDM. As soon as you see the K greeter use CTL-ALT-F1 to get to a VT. Run

Code:

ps axf

You should see lines very much like this

Code:

1083 ?    Ss   0:05 hald --daemon=yes
 1214 ?    S   0:00 \_ hald-runner
 1345 ?    S   0:00   \_ /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-rfkill-killswitch
 1359 ?    S   0:00   \_ hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event8 /dev/input/event7 /dev/input/event1 /dev/input/event5 /dev/input/event6 /dev/input/event3 /dev/input
 1383 ?    S   0:09   \_ hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sr0 (every 2 sec)
 1402 ?    S   0:00   \_ /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-cpufreq
 1403 ?    S   0:00   \_ hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
 2264 ?    S   0:00   \_ /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-leds

If you do not hal has problems.
You should also see something like

Code:

1084 ?    Ss   0:00 kdm
 1271 tty7   Ss+  0:35 \_ /usr/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-lbuKXO
13272 ?    S   0:00 \_ -:0
13285 ?    Sl   0:00   \_ /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdm_greet

If you do not KDM has problems.

To see which kernel modules are loaded run

Code:

lsmod

To see quickly whether the nvidia module is loaded run

Code:

lsmod | grep nvidia

It should show something like

nvidia 10316904 29

Do you have an xorg.conf file? If so show me what is in it.

**bag** · Nov 15, 2009, 03:40 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

linxuser - thanks for the comments. It's amazing to see the help available on this forum, isn't it? Shames me to the core that so far I've only come here when I've experienced problems. Will keep an eye on the forums more closely from now on, and try to give something back when I can.

mando_hacker,

Many thanks for your post. Loads to do... Yes, I'd tried to Ctrl-Alt-F1 out of the stuck X but it didn't get me anywhere...

Anyway, what am going on about...? First the good news.

You hit the nail on the head with the comment about the splash option. Disabling it allowed me to boot directly to a fully working (and more importantly, seemingly very stable) desktop. Am now writing to you from inside the GUI of Kubuntu 9.10 and now that I've managed to get a good look, it's a wonderful place to be...!!! Not to mention the relief I feel now that it finally appears stable following two weeks of daily work on it...!!

I didn't go as far as modifying all the grub startup stanzas yet - only just modified the latest version in the grub bootloader and then booted the modified command to see what would happen... and it was fine.

Now that I'm in I've run a "dpkg -l | grep grub" at the command line and it shows up the following:

Code:

ii grub                    0.97-29ubuntu59              GRand Unified Bootloader                                     
ii grub-common                1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4            GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (common                            
ii kgrubeditor                0.8.5-0ubuntu3               graphical editor for GRUB boot manager setti

I'm a bit confused by that - does it mean that I have the old grub installed, or that I have now been updated to the newer version? One seems to suggest the old one, but the second item seems to suggest that I have the new one installed as well...

I checked hal and kdm using "ps axf" and both seemed perfectly fine. Nothing to report out of the ordinary.

lsmod showed up that the nvidia module was inserted, no problems.

I doubt that you really need to see the Xorg.conf file - but I add it below for completeness - and to get your comments on the fact that the xorg.0.log file reports that it will disable the keyboard and mouse (which it obviously doesn't get to do correctly since I'm in the GUI and it would appear to be working perfectly).

Xorg.conf looks like this:

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Oct 20 21:00:15 PDT 2009

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Default Layout"
  Screen     "Default Screen" 0 0
  InputDevice  "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load      "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Keyboard0"
  Driver     "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  # generated from default
  Identifier   "Mouse0"
  Driver     "mouse"
  Option     "Protocol" "auto"
  Option     "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option     "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
  Option     "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
  Identifier   "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier   "Configured Video Device"
  Driver     "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
  Identifier   "Default Screen"
  Device     "Configured Video Device"
  Monitor    "Configured Monitor"
  DefaultDepth  24
  Option     "NoLogo" "True"
  SubSection   "Display"
    Depth    24
    Modes   "nvidia-auto-select"
  EndSubSection
EndSection

and the Xorg.0.log file shows the following:

Code:

X.Org X Server 1.6.4
Release Date: 2009-9-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux kubuntu 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686
Kernel command line: root=UUID=faaa3c7c-93e3-4b24-a03f-8f95a1f616f2 ro quiet
Build Date: 26 October 2009 05:15:02PM
xorg-server 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4 (buildd@) 
	Before reporting problems, check [url]http://wiki.x.org[/url]
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Nov 15 08:46:47 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) |  |-->Monitor "Configured Monitor"
(**) |  |-->Device "Configured Video Device"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
	/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
	built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) Loader magic: 0x3bc0
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
	X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
	X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:4:0:0) 10de:0392:1462:0622 nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600 GS] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfc000000/16777216, I/O @ 0x0000ec00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[6] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[7] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[8] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[9] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[10] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[11] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[12] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[13] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[14] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[15] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[16] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[17] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[18] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[19] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[20] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[21] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[22] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[23] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.42 Tue Oct 20 20:55:08 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.13.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.1.0
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 190.42 Tue Oct 20 20:26:00 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 04@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[6] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[7] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[8] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[9] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[10] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[11] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[12] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[13] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[14] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[15] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[16] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[17] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[18] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[19] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[20] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[21] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[22] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[23] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
(**) Nov 15 08:46:47 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Nov 15 08:46:47 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Nov 15 08:46:47 NVIDIA(0):   enabled.
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 7600 GS (G73) at PCI:4:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.73.22.16.02
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 7600 GS at PCI:4:0:0:
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0):   BenQ FP92G (DFP-1)
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): BenQ FP92G (DFP-1): 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): BenQ FP92G (DFP-1): Internal Single Link TMDS
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-1
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0):   "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (85, 86); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0):   option
(==) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[6] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[7] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[8] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[9] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[10] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[11] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[12] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[13] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[14] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[15] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[16] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[17] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[18] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[19] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[20] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[21] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
	[22] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[23] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Nov 15 08:46:48 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) config/hal: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 2.2.5
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: always reports core events
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: Found 9 mouse buttons
(II) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) ImExPS/2 Logitech Explorer Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.

Have a quick butcher's at that (although the relevant bit is in the first twenty lines or so) and let me know if anything stands out as looking particularly odd...

Anyway, getting back to the splash problem knocking on to the desktop... if I was to reinstall the packages that dealt with the boot splash system what are the chances that I might finally be able to solve this one and put it to bed? Have looked for splash in the packages installed and came up with these:

Code:

XXXX@kubuntu:~$ dpkg -l | grep splash
ii kubuntu-artwork-usplash          1:9.10.18ubuntu29             Kubuntu artwork for usplash
ii libusplash0                0.5.49                   userspace bootsplash library
ii usplash                  0.5.49                   Userspace bootsplash utility

If I was to reinstall the library and usplash, would that knock it on the head? I was just confused because I wasn't sure what exactly it meant when it talked about it being "userspace" - to my untrained mind that would indicate 'following boot' and not necessarily during the boot process (which runs as root, does it not?).

Anyway, I'm a very happy bunny today and have a huge grin on my face...!

Would appreciate your comments on the xorg.0.log file and the splash packages thing.

Cheers.

Bag.

**barbolani** · Nov 15, 2009, 06:34 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Don't know if this is still true or useful for you, bag, but a couple of Ubuntu releases ago I had a lot of problems with the NVidia driver not being able to switch to higher resolutions or enable 3D acceleration. Oddly enough, the problem did not happened if I disabled the splash screen, and in the end turned out to be the splash program using the card in a way that locked out the driver from changing its settings.

I fixed that forcing a specific vga mode on boot (don't remember which one) so splash did not messed up the state of the card when the NVidia driver loaded.

**bag** · Nov 15, 2009, 06:56 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Thanks Barbolani, interesting stuff... Don't know how I could do that... but will have a look.

Seems a bit hit and miss though... may take a few goes until I find a resolution that works...

Cheers.

Bag.

**dibl** · Nov 15, 2009, 07:42 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

The Xorg log is completely error-free.

It must be the splash issue that barbolani mentioned. FAQ #2 in my signature link has some information about boot options, and examples.

I would first try the option "xforcevesa". If that works, you won't need to fiddle with the number "vga=xxx" options.

**flarson** · Nov 15, 2009, 09:38 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Reinstalling usplash might allow you to use it. In my opinion it does nothing useful, uses resources, and causes startup and shutdown problems.

**bag** · Nov 17, 2009, 04:00 AM

Re: Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Folks,

And we have a winner!!!! All up and seemingly stable...!

I reinstalled usplash, which went without hitches. No problems.

Had avoided rebooting for a short while, if only because I was enjoying Karmic so much that I couldn't bear the idea of it not working again and possibly failing on reboot...!!! However, early this morning I had no choice - a powercut forced my machine to shut down (gracefully) courtesy of apcupsd when the UPS battery finally reached 5%.

So I rebooted this morning when power came back up and it flew directly through all of the splash systems, login manager and into the desktop without the slightest hint that there had ever been anything wrong at all...!

Woo hoo!!!! Un-flippin'-believable!!!!!!

This makes me sooooo happy you just wouldn't understand...! No, honestly there, you REALLY don't understand how good it feels to get this all back up and running after the epic rollercoaster ride we've had...!

To go from a completely dead non-booting system to a working KDE GUI through command line trickery and the combined knowledge and support of this forum is nothing short of outstanding.

This is where I must give great kudos to all those who helped me throughout the whole two weeks - in particular to mando_hacker, dibl & barbolani who have offered advice regularly to keep me moving along. I am in complete awe of your knowledge of linux systems and only wish that one day I could know a tenth of what you do.

Thanks very much to each and every person that made the effort to post up a comment or help. Your support truly kept me going when I thought that I'd have to give up and do a complete reinstall... which I never really wanted to do if I could avoid it.

And to top it all off, I've learnt loads about Linux and Debian-based systems throughout this two weeks.

What a wonderful world Linux is!

Many thanks to all, once again.

Bag.

**GreyGeek** · Nov 17, 2009, 10:16 AM

Re: [SOLVED!!] - Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Well, bag, part of the credit goes to YOU! 8)

You said you wanted a learning experience and you've stuck to it to the glorious end.

I wish there was an "Atta boy" icon. You deserve it!

**dibl** · Nov 17, 2009, 10:29 AM

Re: [SOLVED!!] - Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

Originally posted by GreyGeek

I wish there was an "Atta boy" icon. You deserve it!

I concur.

@bag, you win the "Persistent Devil of the Day" award for 17 NOV 2009!

**barbolani** · Nov 17, 2009, 04:51 PM

Re: [SOLVED!!] - Katastrophic Koala upgrade - system completely borked...

bag, this has been one of the times where I learned much more than strictly technical things when helping (or trying to) to solve a problem. You also showed everybody how to keep good manners and spirit during the whole ordeal. I wish everyone that comes to me with a problem would have even half of your patience, good humour and persistence. Would be a much, much better computing world. Good job and enjoy your system. You certainly deserve it.

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