linux-kernel - Re: Commit cfecde435dda78248d6fcdc424bed68d5db6be0b turns screen blank

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Date:	Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:27:34 -0400
From:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>
To:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	Carl Worth <cworth@...rth.org>, Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Commit cfecde435dda78248d6fcdc424bed68d5db6be0b turns screen
 blank

On 16:00 Fri 04 Jun     , Jeff Chua wrote:
> The following commit causes screen to become blank. Upon boot up, screen 
> becomes blank (monitor can't sync to pc) with i915 compiled in the 
> kernel. With i915 as module, system boots up fine, but becomes blank as 
> soon as the module is loaded.
> 
> Reverting it solves the problem. Problem only happens only Dell Optiplex 
> 780 with external LCD. But, works fine on Lenovo X201s internal LCD.

> commit cfecde435dda78248d6fcdc424bed68d5db6be0b

I imagine this is the same as the problem reported here:

  http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/6/2/249

-- 
Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)
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