Re: ibm server black screen console
hi - just tried the setting "video=radeon:off" -- did not work
Do you have any other recommendations ?
thanks
mjh
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 04:55:03PM -0400, Joey L wrote:
>> I did not get an answer last time - so I thought I would try this
>> again - please help.
>>
>> I have an ibm x3650 7979 -- when the system boots up and goes into
>> grub - and starts to initialize, I get a black screen console.
>> No login prompt at all.
>> If i enable gdm3 on bootup - i get the gui interface to come up at the
>> end of the boot sequence on the console.
>>
>> Can someone help me ? I have installed a couple of non-free drivers
>> and still I have the issue.
>>
>> my dmesg log looks like this :
>> 5.812200] [drm] Encoders:
>> [ 5.812201] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC1
>> [ 5.812203] [drm] Connector 1:
>> [ 5.812205] [drm] DVI-D
>> [ 5.812206] [drm] HPD2
>> [ 5.812208] [drm] DDC: 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64
>> [ 5.812210] [drm] Encoders:
>> [ 5.812211] [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_DVO1
>> [ 6.048505] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0040000
>> [ 6.048507] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
>> [ 6.048508] [drm] size 786432
>> [ 6.048510] [drm] fb depth is 8
>> [ 6.048511] [drm] pitch is 1024
>> [ 6.296024] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x08 0x30 write failed
>> [ 6.392023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x09 0x00 write failed
>> [ 6.488023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x0a 0x90 write failed
>> [ 6.584023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x0c 0x89 write failed
>> [ 6.680024] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x08 0x3b write failed
>> [ 6.697915] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
>> [ 6.716915] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
>> [ 6.716917] registered panic notifier
>> [ 6.716929] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.0.0 20080528 for
>> 0000:01:06.0 on minor 0
>> [ 6.953645] Adding 6081528k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1
>> extents:1 across:6081528k
>> [ 7.042746] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal
>> [ 7.094902] loop: module loaded
>> [ 8.096668] fuse init (API version 7.13)
>> [ 8.742893] RPC: Registered udp transport module.
>> [ 8.742897] RPC: Registered tcp transport module.
>> [ 8.742899] RPC: Registered tcp NFSv4.1 backchannel transport modul
>>
>>
>> Can someone tell me how i can find out what video card I have ?
>
> Looking at the messages above, you have an ATI Radeon-based video card.
> 'lspci' should confirm that.
>
>> Where can I get an updated firmware or driver ?
>> Is there a simple 80X25 console screen that I can get to -- i am just
>> concerned that if i have to troubleshoot a server issue - i will not
>> be able to do it - if i have a black screen./
>
> Try appending "video=radeon:off" to your kernel line to get VGA mode
> (not guaranteed to work, but worth a try).
>
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