Richard Purdie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 00:04 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: >> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:46:16 -0500 Yaroslav Halchenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > Since the most recent successful for me kernel 2.6.19-rc6-mm1, I've >> > tried few times to build more recent snapshots and now finally >> > 2.6.20-mm2. In all those cases I have a sad outcome -- kernel boots but >> > at some point during boot (few moments after Penguin icon in the top left >> > corner appears), light turns off... I still can see something, especially >> > if I light a strong flashlight at a sharp angle. >> > >> > I've enabled back-light support and lcd support for those unsuccessful >> > kernels (with all backlight support features disabled kernel boots >> > ok and backlight shines as bright as always) >> >> Is 2.6.20 broken? I assume the latest 2.6.20-gitN snapshot are failing.. > > It would be extremely useful to know which kernel versions you tested > and which ones failed. There are a number of backlight changes which are > just in 2.6.20-mm1 and -mm2 which it would be useful to rule out or > identify as the cause.
i have exactly the same problem with 2.6.21-rc1 on a thinkpad t40 with an ati radeon card. the machine boots up but the backlight never comes on. 2.6.20 worked okay. --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. | - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
