The bug has been reported as https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44156
Alan On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alan Zimmerman wrote: > > > I reinstalled the video-intel package. > > > > When the console turns black, the machine is still usable. Booting in > > recovery mode makes no difference. > > I see. Removing the intel driver means removing the file in > /etc/modprobe.d that enables kernel mode setting (see NEWS.Debian.gz), > which works around the bug. > > > Attached are the dmesg logs, and the bug script output, after booting > > normally with the driver installed. > > Here's the relevant snippet: > > > fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device > > [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in > /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state > > render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010 > > IPEIR: 0x00000000 > > IPEHR: 0x00000000 > > INSTDONE: 0xfffffffe > > INSTPS: 0x00000000 > > INSTDONE1: 0xffffffff > > ACTHD: 0x00000000 > > page table error > > PGTBL_ER: 0x00000001 > > [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking > > Please also provide the content of the /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state > file. > > Then we can take this upstream, following instructions from [1]. > > Thanks for a clear report, > Jonathan > > [1] http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html >