I quite often get this problem with 12.04. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770S CPU
my Xorg.0.log says this when it does not work (see attachment for when it does work): [ 12.269] vesa: Ignoring device with a bound kernel driver [ 12.269] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa [ 12.516] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting [ 12.516] (II) modesetting(2): using default device [ 12.516] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw" [ 12.516] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw" [ 12.516] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so [ 12.516] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 12.516] compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 0.0.2 [ 12.516] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0 [ 12.516] (**) FBDEV(3): claimed PCI slot 0@0:2:0 [ 12.516] (II) FBDEV(3): using default device [ 12.516] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. [ 12.516] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" [ 12.516] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section. [ 12.516] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting" [ 12.516] Fatal server error: [ 12.516] Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices [ 12.516] [ 12.516] (EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 12.516] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 12.516] (EE) [ 12.518] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log when it does work" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1095203/+attachment/3591959/+files/Xorg.0.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095203 Title: low graphics mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1095203/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs