Re: Debian-6.0.2.1-i386 and Intel 82845G - install fine,no screen on boot

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:46:30 -0700, Ed Siegner wrote:

> I added "nomodeset" to the kernel command line in "grub" at boot time
> but still no video.

It would be of help to see the full X log once you added "nomodeset" to 
the kernel line, juts to see the driver that loads.

> "dmesg" says it was passed, but didn't see anything in the "Xorg.0.logs"
> 
>  Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
> root=UUID=dcbafd16-7eee-494c-b9b4-d3f982caae7d ro nomodeset
> 
> I copied the logs generated from a "no modified" boot and logs generated
> with "nomodeset" added.

Good :-)

Where are they?

> I check the following logs looking for a clue but none spotted. The ones
> taken at 110714th_091713 were unmodifed boot while the ones at
> 110714th_094114  were with the "nomodeset". Are you interested in
> looking at any of them since some are long?
> 
> 110714th_091713_dmesg
> 110714th_091715_messages
> 110714th_091719_Xorg.0.log
> 110714th_091720_debug
> 110714th_092208_syslog
> 110714th_094108_dmesg
> 110714th_094109_messages
> 110714th_094114_debug
> 110714th_094114_kern.log
> 110714th_094114_Xorg.0.log
> 110714th_094118_syslog
> 110714th_094154_wtmp
> 
> The first couple lines from
> 
>     https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_Mode_Setting

Better use this:

http://wiki.debian.org/KernelModesetting

> tells me I'm dealing with a new feature, different from that used in
> "etch".
> Looking at the archives, others are having problems but I have not seen
> a successful resolve.
> Have any other ideals?

Nope, no more ideas... Intel driver has been there since years and is 
open source so devels can work on it and fix problems quite easily. And 
by disabling KMS you should get the plain fb or vesa driver.

If don't get any further advice and still facing the problem, I would 
think in opening a bug report in Debian BTS.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón