Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752000Ab0LYWnL (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:43:11 -0500 Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]:52047 "EHLO astoria.ccjclearline.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751125Ab0LYWnJ (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:43:09 -0500 Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:42:59 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost6.localdomain6 To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: recurring problem, booting to black screen with intel GPU Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1955 Lines: 50 on my ubuntu laptop (gateway NV79), a 2.6.37-rc7+ kernel i just built now boots to a black screen. no text mode, no virtual consoles, nothing. this is probably the best explanation: http://www.oblurb.com/ubuntu-dell-latitude-e6510-intel-gpu-blank-screen.html annoyingly, i'm currently running a 2.6.37-rc5+ hand-rolled kernel that works fine, but this more recent kernel doesn't, and a kernel *earlier* also doesn't work, so this issue seems to come and go. here's another extended conversation on the same topic: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/600453 here's the relevant output from lspci: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 031c Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41 Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] I/O ports at 3050 [size=8] Expansion ROM at [disabled] Capabilities: Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 if i use "nomodeset", i can boot to the command line and no further. i'm open to suggestions. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/