linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.26-rc2 hosed X?

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Date:	Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:06 +1000
From:	"Dave Airlie" <airlied@...il.com>
To:	"Norbert Preining" <preining@...ic.at>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.26-rc2 hosed X?

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Norbert Preining <preining@...ic.at> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  I usually follow the -rc series with skipping the -rc1 (waiting for the
>  worst errors to be fixed).
>
>  Here now a severe regression with respect to 2.6.25: X seems to be hosed
>  in the sense that:
>  - switching to console
>  - suspend 2 ram
>  - suspend 2 disk
>  often leaves the computer completely unusable.
>
>  I am using:
>  - Debian/sid up2date, i.e. xorg server 7.3
>  - intel Chipset 945GM (Acer laptop)
>  - intel xorg video driver 2.2.1 and 2.3.1 (both tested)
>
>  Since not even Sysrq is working I cannot get a log file or whatsoever.
>
>  Is that something known, are is there some patch to revert/test?

You might try pulling in my git tree which Linus ignored last week I
think.. 'drm-patches' branch.

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git drm-patches

maybe the reverting patch it contains might help..

Dave.
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