Bug#632212: [RV620] kernel locks up when starting udev, upon graphics mode switch

To: Attila Kinali <attila@aotag.ch>
Cc: 632212@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#632212: [RV620] kernel locks up when starting udev, upon graphics mode switch
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:17:47 -0600
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tags 632212 - moreinfo
tags 632212 + upstream
merge 607194 632212
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Hi,

Attila Kinali wrote:

> I just upgraded my desktop from stable to testing and got
> the current 2.6.39.2 kernel package installed.
>
> During the boot process, when udev is started, the kernel switches
> from text mode into graphics mode. After this, the image on the screen
> is completely grabled (looks like the graphics card is using uninitialized
> memory as frame buffer, ie mostly noise with some images from earlier
> in the boot process visible in some corners) and locks up completely.
[...]
> 04:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3470 [1002:95c0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
[...]
> pn  firmware-linux-nonfree        <none>     (no description available)

Thanks.

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