linux-kernel - Re: completely lost as to what to do, or where to look.

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Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 22:34:10 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
Cc:	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: completely lost as to what to do, or where to look.

On Wed, 21 May 2008 04:10:16 +0000 "Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com> wrote:

> Hello; I'm lost as to where to look in the kernel, as to why I'm
> receiving a black screen with startx
> DRI seems to be fine, I'm noticing a sema_init but am not sure if this
> is the cause of the blackness.
> any direction as to where I might look would be helpful.

Kernel version?

A git-bisect should get you down the the offending commit within an
hour or three.  http://www.kernel.org/doc/local/git-quick.html has some
instructions.

But if you're on 2.6.26-rcX, be sure to use the very latest - a pile of
bad DRI code got reverted recently.  This morning, I think.
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