[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#773913: Bug#773913: Lightdm switches immediately to a black screen
control: tag -1 unreproducible moreinfo
control: severity -1 important
On jeu., 2014-12-25 at 16:19 +0100, Fabien Renaud wrote:
> Package: lightdm
> Version: 1.10.3-3
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
>
> * What led up to the situation?
> I think it happened after an important upgrade related to systemd
> a few months ago but I'm not fully sure. I'm now using
> systemd-logind.
What am I supposed to do with that?
>
> * What was the outcome of this action?
> Notice that I report the bug with a different kernel.
> The kernel on which the bug occurs is: Linux 3.16-2-amd64
>
> Lightdm starts and instantly (maybe after 1/10 sec) shows a
> black screen.
> It is possible to login (I can see that the HDD light working) but
> the screen is still black.
LightDM doesn't control the screen brightness, so it's look completely
unrelated to lightdm.
> I'm reporting this for lightdm but I
> guess this is more general.
Indeed.
> Notice that when I use another kernel (3.14-2-amd64) the situation
> is a bit different: the screen is black but if I increase the
> luminosity of the screen then it suddenly works.
So why are you reporting against lightdm if it looks like a kernel
regression?
>
>
> * What outcome did you expect instead?
> To be able at least to increase the luminosity until it works.
> The best would be of course to have immediately a screen with display
> on.
In any case, there's nothing I can do with the report, sorry.
Regards,
--
Yves-Alexis
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