Hi
I compiled both versions as per your instructions, and the behaviour is the same each time.
I need to use setpci ... to get the screen backlight on.
Do you need any additional information?
Alan
tags 627372 + upstream patch moreinfo
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Hi Alan,
Alan Zimmerman wrote:
> Console turns black during boot, roughly at the point where normally the
> console font changes.
Thanks again. At last there is a patch to test (attached). Could you
try it?
Possible instructions:
0. Prerequisites
apt-get install git build-essential
1. Get the kernel history if you don't already have it
git clone \
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
2. Add point releases
cd linux
git remote add stable \
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
git fetch stable
3. Configure, build, and test
git checkout stable/linux-3.2.y
cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config; # current configuration
make localmodconfig; # optional: minimize configuration
make deb-pkg; # optionally with -j<num> for parallel build
dpkg -i ../<name of package>; # as root
reboot
Hopefully it reproduces the black screen at boot.
4. Try the patch
cd linux
git am -3sc /path/to/the/patch
make deb-pkg; # maybe with -j4
dpkg -i ../<name of package>; # as root
reboot
An alternative set of instructions is at [1].
If it works, we can try applying the patch and pass this information
upstream to help them decide when to roll it out.
Hope that helps,
Jonathan
[1] http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official
or the corresponding page in the debian-kernel-handbook package