[Bug 58151] kernel 3.2.45 regression in i915 driver for 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)

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--- Comment #4 from Nix\ <nix.sasl at gmail.com>  2013-05-16 23:33:01 ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > Using the same .config file on the same machine (Lenovo Thinkpad t400),
> > compiling 3.2.44 kernel no problem, compiling 3.2.45 no backlight and no video.
> > Disabling the modeseting by default on the .config and setting i915.modeset=0
> > the backlight works, but, no framebuffer, and no control of backlight using Fn
> > + Bright up/down.
> 
> This should be easy to bisect. See [1] for instructions. Just use the stable
> tree [2] if you aren't already using that.
> 
> [1]
> http://www.reactivated.net/weblog/archives/2006/01/using-git-bisect-to-find-buggy-kernel-patches/
> [2] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git

@Jani Nikula:

Can you fix it upstream please?. I already "fixed" it for myself (workaround
i915.modeset=0 but no framebuffer and backlight control), but I'm asking you to
fix it upstream please.

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