Bug#567034: [xserver-xorg-video-intel] when using KMS, X puts the monitor directly into power saving mode upon startup[945G]

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

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thanks

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 01:51:38PM -0600, Joe Neal wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.9.1-2
> Severity: important
> 
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> When X starts the monitor immediately flashes that it is going into power 
> saving mode, before a display manager has a chance to start.   It wakes upon 
> entering ctl-alt-F1 through ctl-alt-F6 but returns to power saving mode with 
> control-alt-F7.
> 
> Top, etc indicates that X is in fact running. 
> 
> Disabling KMS solves the problem
> 
> Attached is a log from one of the failed X startup attempts rather than the 
> most recent successful one without KMS.
> 
> If any further info is needed, let me know.

There have been a lot of changes to the KMS code, does this still occur with
latest sid kernels?

Cheers,
        Moritz