Re: Debian on a Macbook (Leopard): package xserver-xorg-video-intel leads to blank screen on reboot
Arvind, 11.04.2011:
>
> Over the weekend, i had time to investigate some more. I purged Xorg
> and all its dependencies. Since my graphics card is intel, X only
> requires xserver-xorg-video-intel, xserver-xorg-video-vesa,
> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev and xinit (for startx). I installed each of
> these packages alone, and rebooted the machine. It is only the
> xserver-xorg-video-intel package that leads to a blank screen on
> reboot. When i purge this package and install the other three X
> packages, the problem does not recur on rebooting. So presently, i am
> running X only using the generic vesa video driver. That would perhaps
> lead to a sub-optimal use of the video card capabilities. But the only
> workaround is to purge xserver-xorg-video-intel before every shutdown,
> and reinstall it after every boot. I do not like that option.
>
> A clarification: both xserver-xorg-video-intel and
> xserver-oxrg-video-vesa depend on xserver-xorg-core. I have checked
> and made sure that xserver-xorg-core and its dependencies do not cause
> this problem. It is specifically (and only) the package
> xserver-xorg-video-intel.
>
> One more clarification: i have not installed X/G/KDM, so X should not
> (try to) start at boot. Davide had suggested that as a possibility. I
> don't think xserver-xorg-video-intel package alone should lead to X
> starting at boot.
>
> In summary, if i do
> 1) an absolute minimal installation of debian amd64 on a macbook (see
> above for configuration details of the machine),
> 2) install the package xserver-xorg-video-intel and
> 3) reboot
> then the kernel gets selected at the grub prompt, i see few lines
> scrolling down, and then the screen goes blank. I can ssh to the
> machine so i know it does complete the booting process.
Could it be related to KMS? I really don't have much experience with
KMS but from reading messages on this list I got the feeling it's
something that can affect (i.e. possibly screw up) both the console
and X together, which sounds like your problem.
You might want to look at http://wiki.debian.org/KernelModesetting
and try the advice under the section "Disabling KMS"...
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