linux-kernel - Re: [Regression: 2.6.25-rc5: Blank Screen: Intel 945]

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Message-ID: <4802D383.20401@gawab.com>
Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:46:11 -0700
From:	Justin Madru <jdm64@...ab.com>
To:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
CC:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Regression: 2.6.25-rc5: Blank Screen: Intel 945]

Jesse Barnes wrote:
> You could try using the X vesa driver instead of the intel driver...

Ok, so I tried with the vesa X.org driver and it never had the blank screen problem (so far).
There were some screen distortions on mode change but no blank screen.
I noticed that when using the vesa X.org driver the i915 kernel module didn't load.

I think we're getting closer! It seems like it's not a kernel regression but a bug in the intel Xorg driver.
Or maybe an interaction between the i915 DRM kernel module (>=2.6.25) and the intel X.org driver,
because it only happens with the 2.6.25 kernel, and I'd think if it was only an X driver bug,
then it should've happened on other kernel versions.

Justin

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