Bug#637958: X.org crash leaves GPU in an inconsistent state and renders system unbootable

[Martin <mjb@cs.bath.ac.uk>]

On Tue, 2011-08-16 at 02:04 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Martin <mjb@cs.bath.ac.uk> (16/08/2011):
> > *. Updating to the latest kernel from backports
> > 
> > 2.6.39+35.1~bpo60+1
> > 
> > However this doesn't solve the problem.
> > 
> > I'm all out of ideas, all suggestions most welcome.
> 
> Wait a bit for the buildds to kick in for the X stack backports, and let
> me a few days to make sure the instructions at [1] are also correct for
> i386 (I did prepare those on amd64). Then try that and cross fingers.
> 
>  1. http://x.debian.net/reference/squeeze-backports.html

The instructions work but the packages will not install due to a
dependency problem.  If I understand correctly what's happening is:

*. Part of the xorg core breaks *-video-6

*. *-video-all depends on (amounst others) the geode, nv and i740
drivers.

*. goade, nv and i740 do not have backports drivers and (again, if I
understand correctly) do not have packages waiting to be built on the
buildds.  The squeeze versions depend on *-video-6 thus meaning that
there are unsatisfied dependencies.

I think adding geode, nv and i740 to squeeze-backports will solve this
problem.

Cheers,
 - Martin