Bug#569314: /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf: startx results in a black screen permanently turned off until reboot

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Hi Brice,
>
> thanks for your very quick reply.
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 01:32:18PM +0100, Brice Goglin wrote:
>   
>> Can you try with debian's 2.6.32-trunk kernel package instead of your
>> own kernel ?
>>     
>
> I fear that I will have to answer this question with no, because
> cryptsetup is so broken that it would result in an unbootable system for
> me. <rant>However there is no point in telling Jonas Meurer, because he
> will not understand it.</rant>
>
> If you feel that debugging this issue with my kernel is next to
> impossible, I would suggest closing the bug. If it persists over future
> upgrades I can reopen it again.
>   

Then could you try 2.6.33-rc instead ?

> On the other hand I found some interesting information while reading my
> system logs. You can find some parts of my syslog attached.
>   

Indeed, but a quick google search didn't help much. The intel guys will
likely ask you to test a recent kernel anyway, so let's see what 2.6.33
says.

Brice