1) roger@roger-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04 [sudo] password for roger: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done linux-generic-hwe-16.04 is already the newest version (4.13.0.43.62). xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04 is already the newest version (1:7.7+16ubuntu3~16.04.1). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libqmi-glib1 libqpdf17 python3-notify2 python3-pexpect python3-pil python3-ptyprocess python3-pyqt4 python3-renderpm python3-reportlab python3-reportlab-accel python3-sip Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. roger@roger-desktop:~$ Or do you mean results as to boot with no problems? - No change to that on earlier experience, but now after additional other updates, and using Xdiagnose with various settings, I haven't seen a boot problem for a few updates. I will continue to monitor for a few days with Xdiagnose off to assure that problem is really gone. In retrospect, it appears likely to me that there was a borderline timing problem in the boot sequence, and something in the meantime (almost daily updates, or ???) may have changed that, or maybe I've just been lucky the past 8 or 10 tries. Continued watching is appropriate. Also, the command " sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04 " actually causes a problem in my system. It sets and locks the theme to Ambiance, even though the setting properly shows Adwaita. It will not allow the theme to be reset until I reboot into Unity desktop which then allows it to reset properly to Adwaita. I don't know if this is a bug, or just the way it works for diagnostic purposes. If it's just the way it works, it should be described in the documentation along with the fix. If it's a bug, I'll leave it to others for now.
2) roger@roger-desktop:~$ ls -la /var/crash total 8 drwxrwsrwt 2 root whoopsie 4096 May 29 03:46 . drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Dec 17 2016 .. roger@roger-desktop:~$ 3) "To confirm, is there a reason you are using the non-default kernel parameters (i.e. WORKAROUND a problem): plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1" - I'm not familiar with that line. I can guess two possibilities: - - Something very old in the system, perhaps done to deal with an earlier difficulty - - Some connection with Xdiagnose, which I have been experimenting with previously in connection with this problem (now all settings inactivated as of today). 4) "If you remove the non-default kernel parameters does this influence the reported issue: plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1 " Please tell me before I deal with this if this is possibly something done by Xdiagnose, and how to best remove it if that seems advisable. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Christopher M. Penalver <christopher.m.penal...@gmail.com> To: rogerdavis <rogerda...@verizon.net> Sent: Sun, Jun 3, 2018 5:40 pm Subject: [Bug 1772386] Re: message - Low Graphics mode - about 2/3 of startups - not all Roger Davis: 1) To clarify, when using the upgraded HWE stack, did this influence the reported issue "message - Low Graphics mode - about 2/3 of startups - not all"? 2) To narrow down, could you please provide the output of the following terminal command (not manually attach anything found): ls -la /var/crash 3) To confirm, is there a reason you are using the non-default kernel parameters (i.e. WORKAROUND a problem): plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1 4) If you remove the non-default kernel parameters does this influence the reported issue: plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1 -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772386 Title: message - Low Graphics mode - about 2/3 of startups - not all Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After a recent update (kernel?), I have begun to occasionally receive the message "Running in Low Graphics Mode" at boot (maybe half the time). I can tell it to use Default setting from the options it offers, and get by it, after which things look and work normally until a reboot, which may or may not occur correctly. I also usually get "System error detected, Report? at the same time, so I agree to report it. Please note that I'm using 16.04 (fully updated), Gnome Flashback Metacity, with [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] . This problem shows up no matter which of the above I'm using, or Unity. roger@roger-desktop:~$ uname -a Linux roger-desktop 4.4.0-124-generic #148-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 2 13:00:18 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux roger@roger-desktop:~$ free -m total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 16013 3880 10410 363 1722 11443 Swap: 16348 0 16348 roger@roger-desktop:~$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 7.8G 0 7.8G 0% /dev tmpfs 1.6G 9.6M 1.6G 1% /run /dev/sda1 902G 77G 779G 9% / tmpfs 7.9G 127M 7.7G 2% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock tmpfs 7.9G 0 7.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup cgmfs 100K 0 100K 0% /run/cgmanager/fs tmpfs 1.6G 52K 1.6G 1% /run/user/1000 I have found a WORK-AROUND. Using x-diagnose, I selected all options under both Debug and Workarounds. After this, all works normally every time. However, I take this as a crutch, not a fix, and think other action should be taken Selecting "View Errors" shows no errors, so I never tried reporting from that point. This gives me a presumption that there is a bug in coding that interacts badly with my system and a few others like it, which I encountered in my search for a solution. Also, if I simply go to 18.04 (I don't really want to just yet.) will it likely fix this or might this block or damage the upgrade? 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu roger@roger-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Release: 16.04 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center roger@roger-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname N: Unable to locate package pkgname ALSO - I'm unable to locate this information in Software Center 3) What you expected to happen Normal boot, no errors or problems 4) What happened instead "Running in Low Graphics Mode" displayed, along with subsequent "System Error Detected" messages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-124.148-generic 4.4.117 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-124-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity Date: Mon May 21 01:56:23 2018 DistUpgraded: 2016-12-17 18:57:41,412 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] [1002:683f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] [174b:e213] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (1413 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-124-generic root=UUID=3d311d21-7c70-432e-a4ac-d9dd4986a2b5 ro plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-18 (519 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/08/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: BHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904 dmi.board.name: DZ77BH-55K dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAG39008-400 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904:bd02/08/2012:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDZ77BH-55K:rvrAAG39008-400:cvn:ct3:cvr: version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Mon May 21 01:25:13 2018 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1772386/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1772386 Title: message - Low Graphics mode - about 2/3 of startups - not all Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After a recent update (kernel?), I have begun to occasionally receive the message "Running in Low Graphics Mode" at boot (maybe half the time). I can tell it to use Default setting from the options it offers, and get by it, after which things look and work normally until a reboot, which may or may not occur correctly. I also usually get "System error detected, Report? at the same time, so I agree to report it. Please note that I'm using 16.04 (fully updated), Gnome Flashback Metacity, with [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] . This problem shows up no matter which of the above I'm using, or Unity. roger@roger-desktop:~$ uname -a Linux roger-desktop 4.4.0-124-generic #148-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 2 13:00:18 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux roger@roger-desktop:~$ free -m total used free shared buff/cache available Mem: 16013 3880 10410 363 1722 11443 Swap: 16348 0 16348 roger@roger-desktop:~$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 7.8G 0 7.8G 0% /dev tmpfs 1.6G 9.6M 1.6G 1% /run /dev/sda1 902G 77G 779G 9% / tmpfs 7.9G 127M 7.7G 2% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock tmpfs 7.9G 0 7.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup cgmfs 100K 0 100K 0% /run/cgmanager/fs tmpfs 1.6G 52K 1.6G 1% /run/user/1000 I have found a WORK-AROUND. Using x-diagnose, I selected all options under both Debug and Workarounds. After this, all works normally every time. However, I take this as a crutch, not a fix, and think other action should be taken Selecting "View Errors" shows no errors, so I never tried reporting from that point. This gives me a presumption that there is a bug in coding that interacts badly with my system and a few others like it, which I encountered in my search for a solution. Also, if I simply go to 18.04 (I don't really want to just yet.) will it likely fix this or might this block or damage the upgrade? 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu roger@roger-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Release: 16.04 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center roger@roger-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname N: Unable to locate package pkgname ALSO - I'm unable to locate this information in Software Center 3) What you expected to happen Normal boot, no errors or problems 4) What happened instead "Running in Low Graphics Mode" displayed, along with subsequent "System Error Detected" messages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-124.148-generic 4.4.117 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-124-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity Date: Mon May 21 01:56:23 2018 DistUpgraded: 2016-12-17 18:57:41,412 DEBUG icon theme changed, re-reading DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] [1002:683f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] [174b:e213] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (1413 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-124-generic root=UUID=3d311d21-7c70-432e-a4ac-d9dd4986a2b5 ro plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat vesafb.invalid=1 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-18 (519 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/08/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: BHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904 dmi.board.name: DZ77BH-55K dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAG39008-400 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrBHZ7710H.86A.0057.2012.0208.1904:bd02/08/2012:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDZ77BH-55K:rvrAAG39008-400:cvn:ct3:cvr: version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Mon May 21 01:25:13 2018 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1772386/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
