linux-kernel - RE: 15-rc1: radeon modesetting fails

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Date:	Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:32:56 +0000
From:	"Deucher, Alexander" <Alexander.Deucher@....com>
To:	Kertesz Laszlo <laszlo.kertesz@...il.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@...il.com>,
	"Koenig, Christian" <Christian.Koenig@....com>,
	Maling list - DRI developers 
	<dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: 15-rc1: radeon modesetting fails

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kertesz Laszlo [mailto:laszlo.kertesz@...il.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 5:50 PM
> To: Borislav Petkov
> Cc: Alex Deucher; Deucher, Alexander; Koenig, Christian; Maling list - DRI
> developers; lkml
> Subject: Re: 15-rc1: radeon modesetting fails
> 
> Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 09:02:35PM +0300, Kertesz Laszlo wrote:
> >> Honestly didnt try that but i assume yes, since the screens go black
> >> when it should change resolution.
> >
> > Pls try it and let us know whether you see the machine booting further,
> > albeit without modesetting.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> 
> Yes, it is working that way. But no X, i assume this is expected.

Turning off modesetting basically disables the driver.

Alex