linux-kernel - Re: i915/kms regression after 2.6.38-rc8 (was: Re: Linux 2.6.38)

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Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:43:17 +0000
From:	Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
To:	Melchior FRANZ <melchior.franz@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: i915/kms regression after 2.6.38-rc8 (was: Re: Linux 2.6.38)

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:30:51 +0100, Melchior FRANZ <melchior.franz@...il.com> wrote:
> On my i915 using Acer TravelMate 5735z I could run kernel 2.6.38-rc8
> with KMS. On 2.6.38 I get a black screen instead. In case anyone
> cares, just tell me what information you need. (bisect result on
> request, but I assume the experts know which patch caused it.)

There's only one patch directly related to i915, so you could begin there.
Useful information to include is a dmesg (particularly one with
drm.debug=0xe kernel parameters) and lspci (though google says you have a
gm45).
-Chris

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