Bug#546836: [xserver-xorg-video-mga] black screen when X starts
Package: xserver-xorg-video-mga
Version: 1:1.4.11.dfsg-1
Severity: grave
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I upgraded xserver-xorg... that hit squeeze recently. I also updated xserver-xorg-video-mga.
When I restarted X, I don't get a gdm login screen it is just black. I can still hear the ready to
login sound that plays. I can blindly type the login information and hear the gnome login sound. The
screen remains black. It is like the monitor has been put to sleep. I can do alt-F1 to go to a tty session.
When it opens the session, the monitor slowly wakes up and I can see the session. There are no errors in the
Xorg.0.log. I have a Matrox G550 card. I even tried removing xorg.conf and letting X set everything. It didn't make
any difference. I tried /etc/init.d/gdm resgtart and X restarts and I can hear the ready to login sound but the screen is
still black. I am submitting this bug report from a different computer because the other one is not very useful at
the moment. What can I do to fix it?
--- System information. ---
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30.090914
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
500 testing www.debian-multimedia.org
500 testing security.debian.org
500 testing debian.linux.ibm.com
500 jaunty ppa.launchpad.net
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
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libc6 (>= 2.1.3) | 2.9-25
xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.6.2) | 2:1.6.3-1+b1
Package's Recommends field is empty.
Suggests (Version) | Installed
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firmware-linux | 0.18
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Please attach the file:
/tmp/reportbug-ng-xserver-xorg-video-mga-E9XYcN.txt
to the mail. I'd do it myself if the output wasn't too long to handle.
Thank you!
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