On 2010-06-11 19:06 +0200, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: > Running Squeeze with Xfce desktop environment (only) on Dell Latitude > D810. Nvidia video card running the VESA driver (though there's a > bunch of verbiage in dmesg about nouveau). System is normally > connected to a port replicator and DVI display (1680x1050).
The new kernel has a new framebuffer driver called nouveau that is (usually) autoloaded by udev and replaces the vesa framebuffer driver. > Upon reboot I see the normal scrolling of messages in the middle of > the screen, but (after populating devices message) the screen goes > black. Ouch. There have been several such reports, but as none of the developers seems to be able to reproduce them, there is not much progress in this area. > After the system stops accessing the HD I use the power button to shut > down. (System is configured to shut down when power button is > pressed.) I reboot with old kernel. Everything goes normally, of > course. > > I undock from the port replicator and use the notebook's built-in > 1920x1200 display, and the boot with the new kernel brings me to > normal gdm login and then desktop. The only difference between > appearance of boot using old kernel and new kernel is that, after the > populating devices message, the text stops scrolling down the middle > of the screen and starts scrolling down the left side. So I guess this > is a video mode issue. I'm not sure I understand "middle of the screen" and "left side", but the existing screen contents will be erased when nouveau is loaded. > What with all of the recent changes in the way video is handled (and > an aging brain) I gave up months ago on keeping up with changes in the > video functions of the system. I was going to wait for the dust to > settle and then learn how video works after the "migration' (or > whatever you call it) is complete. I guess I don't have that luxury > now. > > Can someone point me at documentation so I can try to figure out how > to deal with this? (I'd like to use the new kernel. I try to keep my > system as up-to-date as possible.) Please send the dmesg output. If possible, connect to the machine via ssh when the port replicator is docked in. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877hm5v133....@turtle.gmx.de
