From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10877] New: black screen when booting using vesafb Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:09:07 -0700 Message-ID: <20080606140907.bb35fc27.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4jBU-0008Ir-W4 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:09:17 -0700 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1K4jBT-0005Yj-6S for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:09:16 -0700 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: "H. Peter Anvin" , linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: born.into.silence@gmail.com, bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:54:30 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10877 > > Summary: black screen when booting using vesafb > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.24 - 2.6.25-rc4 - 2.6.26.4 - 2.6.26.5 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P1 > Component: Console/Framebuffers > AssignedTo: jsimmons@infradead.org > ReportedBy: born.into.silence@gmail.com > > > Latest working kernel version: None > Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24 > Distribution: gentoo > Hardware Environment: Asus m51se laptop > Software Environment: > Problem Description: Screen goes black when using vga=xxx setting on boot, but > the radeon HD 3470 is said to be vesa-compliant. Tested values : 791, 788, 791, > 789. System keeps booting (I can ssh the box) > > Steps to reproduce: boot with vga=xxx istr we've seen other reports of recent problems with vga=, but I don't recall the outcome? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php