Bug#563607: linux-source-2.6.30: Will not boot past the beginning of the GUI in Xwindow -- Window manager dies

[Willy Gommel <wg3w@spamcop.net>]

Quoting maximilian attems <max@stro.at>:

> [ please keep bug report on cc, thanks ]
>
> On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 03:03:01PM -0800, Willy Gommel wrote:
> > actually, no. Part of the reason is that I didn't know that 2.6.32 was
> > available; another part of the reason is that, even knowing that it is
> > available, I don't know how to get access to it as you identified it. In
> > aptitude, I can find no more of the file name you gave than "linux-
> > source-2.6.32" there. OTOH, I wonder whether you're talking about a pre-
> > compiled image. If so, why? Actually, the precompiled image for 2.6.30 does
> > indeed work on my AMD-64 machine. That's why I specified "try to   
> > boot from my
> > own recompilation of the 2.6.30-8 kernel."
> >
> > At any rate, my compilation of 2.6.32 hangs up identically to 2.6.30.
>
> the 2.6.32 upload is in unstable, hasn't migrated to testing yet
> and will take some time to do so, but just installs fine in testing.
> you need to add an unstable deb apt line and then install the image
> and then you can remove that line again.
>
> > Thank you very much for your prompt reply!
>
> you are more then welcome,
> hope aboves helps? :)

That is how I accessed the linux-*source* for 2.6.32-3, which I had to  
have to give you the feedback that I did. ;) Namely, that 2.6.32 also  
has the screen shut off absolutely about 1/3 of the way into the GUI  
booting process.

Thanks again -- very much! :)

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  ......................................................... Willy Gommel
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