From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@gmail.com>
Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: completely lost as to what to do, or where to look.
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 22:34:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080520223410.9a8f200d.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dd18b0c30805202110x7c412b3bq523f91d968072482@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 21 May 2008 04:10:16 +0000 "Justin Mattock" <justinmattock@gmail.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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-21 5:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-21 4:10 completely lost as to what to do, or where to look Justin Mattock
2008-05-21 5:34 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2008-05-21 6:51 ` Justin Mattock
2008-05-21 7:59 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-05-21 14:33 ` Justin Mattock
2008-05-21 14:48 ` Ray Lee
2008-05-21 14:51 ` Oliver Pinter
2008-05-21 17:04 ` Justin Mattock
2008-05-21 20:03 ` Justin Mattock
2008-05-21 20:09 ` Ray Lee
2008-05-21 20:31 ` Lee Revell
2008-05-21 20:40 ` Justin Mattock
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