[Intel-gfx] Black screen on boot with next-0517

[Jesse Barnes]

On Wed, 18 May 2011 15:16:24 +0200
Cedric Sodhi <manday at gmx.net> wrote:

> I'm troubled by a regression that must have occurred somewhere between
> next-05-11 and next-05-17, that is, the screen blacks out (backlight is
> still lit and can be regulated) on boot.
> 
> i915.modeset=0
> 
> Will cause the console to visually freeze instead.
> 
> This is a SWITCHEROO setup with a Radeon, but I blame intel for that.
> Dmesg attached. Blackout occurs at arround 1.3559. After that, when the
> backlight is brought back up, the screen is empty/black but lit.
> 
> (Not to mention, backlight goes back to 0 and has to be brought up, as
> it always has been - see bug report)

Please try
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/keithp/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=61e499bf05254aca0fab08e2c91643331a15e725

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Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center