[Intel-gfx] i855GM, KMS and framebuffer console

[Andre Müller]

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Daniele C. wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> since when KMS support was added to kernel I am not able to boot with
> KMS active and see a working framebuffer console (to tell the truth, I
> see no console at all, screen is off).

This sounds quite like the snag I hit in
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22674

The solution is to modprobe fbcon as well.

HTH,
Andre

> 
> Hardware (lspci):
> -------
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV
> Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> 00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV
> Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> 00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV
> Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM
> Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated
> Graphics Device (rev 02)
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2
> EHCI Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface
> Bridge (rev 03)
> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE
> Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
> SMBus Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
> AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
> 02:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 61)
> 02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T (rev
> 01)
> 02:06.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B
> Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
> 02:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus
> Controller
> -------
> 
> Kernel:
> 
> drm-intel-next kernel 2.6.32-rc6 (config attached)
> 
> Working kernel command line:
> lapic=yes hpet=force clocksource=hpet i8042.nomux=1 vga=791 nomodeset nofb
> 
> If I remove "nomodeset nofb" I get the above mentioned problem (black
> screen).
> 
> What should I add to my initramfs? I am using Arch Linux and I am also
> affected by bug http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24789 with
> newer intel driver/Xorg server.
> 
> I have successfully built a development Xorg environment (with latest
> intel driver) following http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Development/git but I
> cannot proceed at making any test because I first need to boot with KMS
> active in order to use the latest intel driver.
> 
> Thank you,
> -- 
>  Daniele C.
> 
> 
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