Hi I compiled both versions as per your instructions, and the behaviour is the same each time.
I need to use setpci ... to get the screen backlight on. Do you need any additional information? Alan On Apr 26, 2012 7:23 PM, "Jonathan Nieder" <jrnie...@gmail.com> wrote: > tags 627372 + upstream patch moreinfo > quit > > Hi Alan, > > Alan Zimmerman wrote: > > > Console turns black during boot, roughly at the point where normally the > > console font changes. > > Thanks again. At last there is a patch to test (attached). Could you > try it? > > Possible instructions: > > 0. Prerequisites > > apt-get install git build-essential > > 1. Get the kernel history if you don't already have it > > git clone \ > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git > > 2. Add point releases > > cd linux > git remote add stable \ > git:// > git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git > git fetch stable > > 3. Configure, build, and test > > git checkout stable/linux-3.2.y > cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config; # current configuration > make localmodconfig; # optional: minimize configuration > make deb-pkg; # optionally with -j<num> for parallel build > dpkg -i ../<name of package>; # as root > reboot > > Hopefully it reproduces the black screen at boot. > > 4. Try the patch > > cd linux > git am -3sc /path/to/the/patch > make deb-pkg; # maybe with -j4 > dpkg -i ../<name of package>; # as root > reboot > > An alternative set of instructions is at [1]. > > If it works, we can try applying the patch and pass this information > upstream to help them decide when to roll it out. > > Hope that helps, > Jonathan > > [1] > http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official > or the corresponding page in the debian-kernel-handbook package >
