linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Don't probe for DDC on VBE1.2

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Message-Id: <20070215230243.515ec6b3.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:02:43 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@...radead.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Tobias Hain <tobias.hain@....de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Don't probe for DDC on VBE1.2

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:59:06 -0800 (PST) Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@...radead.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:45:06 -0800 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:35:35 -0800 (PST) Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@...radead.org> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > This makes the long-suffering-but-vigorously-defended Vaio come up with a
> > > > > black display.  Everything's working OK otherwise.  Sort of a Black Screen
> > > > > of Life.  I wouldn't call it an improvement though.
> > > > 
> > > > Bugger, what does your kernel commandline look like?
> > > 
> > > Kernel command line: ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb vga=0x263 clock=pit
> > 
> > Removing the vga=0x263 "fixes" it.
> > 
> 
> Sorry i missed this earlier, could you also post up an Xorg.0.log (or 
> equivalent for your system).
> 

It's not an X problem - the screen is black immediately upon loading the
kernel.

But I guess you knew that and you're just after display info:
http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/Xorg.0.log.txt
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