-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
To: Brent S. Elmer <webe3vt@aim.com>; 631997 <631997@bugs.debian.org>
Sent: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 10:35 pm
Subject: Re: Bug#631997: linux-image-2.6.39-2-486: black screen after grub menu
On Tue, 2011-06-28 at 21:40 -0400, Brent S. Elmer wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.39-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
> My computer never boots with 2.6.39-2-486 or 2.6.38. Currently I am running a
> custom built 2.6.30 kernel.
Please could yo test some of the earlier versions from
<http://snapshot.debian.org/package/linux-2.6/> to find which was the
last working version?
> When I boot with 2.6.39 or 2.6.38 the screen goes
> black after I select the kernel in grub. Nothing ever comes up. cntl-alt-f1
> does nothing. This happens whether I have modeset=1 or 0. I have a radeon
> graphics card.
[...]
What if you select the 'recovery mode' menu item? Do you see any
messages from the kernel?
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
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