linux-kernel - Re: Dell video dies when booting 2.26.32.[78].

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Date:	Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:08:38 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	ronis@...ispc.chem.mcgill.ca
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Dell video dies when booting 2.26.32.[78].

On Sunday 14 February 2010, David Ronis wrote:
> I just upgraded the kernel on a 2.6.32.3 box to 2.6.32.8.   When I
> rebooted, I get the usual lilo prompt, and I select 2.6.32.8.  Things
> display properly for the first second or so of the boot, but then the
> screen goes blank (worse, the power light started blinking which means
> that the connection to the video card is dead).  The boot is still
> running.  This is a DELL running slackware 13.0.  It's probably not
> relevant, but even in 2.6.32.3 X messes up resetting the video mode when
> I exit (basically the fonts are too small).
> 
> I don't subscribe to this list and would appreciated a CC of any
> response.

I have created a Bugzilla entry at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15305
for your report.

Rafael
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