Bug#585625: Switch to i915/KMS leaves console unusable
Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Bastian Blank wrote:
>> I tried to switch to inteldrmfb aka KMS with the following commands:
>> | rmmod i915
>> | modprobe i915 modeset=1
>>
>> After that, the console was black, without even a cursor. The same also
>> seems to happen if it is loaded with this setting on startup. The only
>> way to recover the console is to start the xserver and switch back.
>
> Do current squeeze kernels do this? And do current sid kernels
> reliably not do it?
Sorry, a more basic question first.
Bastian Blank wrote:
> sys_vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> product_name: HP Compaq 6910p
> product_version: F.0B
> chassis_vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> chassis_version:
> bios_vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> bios_version: 68MCU Ver. F.0B
> board_vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> board_name: 30BE
> board_version: KBC Version 68.32
Do you still have access to this hardware?
Curious,
Jonathan
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