On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 02:24:36PM +0000, ? ? wrote: > Package: Linux-image-amd64 > Version: 4.18+100~bpo9+1 > > Linux-4.18.20 fail to boot on old intel gfx card. > I also tried a fresh installed Debian testing with same kernel version, > still can't boot, even to command line interface. > > after blacklisting i915, Debian testing can boot to command line > interface. but when I tried to modprobe i915, screen blanks, shows > nothing. > > while Linux-4.18.6 is good to boot to UI. Sounds like this: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108850 Unfortunately 4.18 is EOL so the fix will never get backported. You'll need to upgrade to a more recent kernel. > > here is my hardware information: > Machine: Thinkpad X200 > output of lspci for gfx card: > > 00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series > Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07) Subsystem: > Lenovo Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller > [17aa:20e4] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- > FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- > INTx- Latency: 0 Region 0: Memory at f2400000 (64-bit, > non-prefetchable) [size=1M] Capabilities: <access denied> > _______________________________________________ > Intel-gfx mailing list > Intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx -- Ville Syrjälä Intel _______________________________________________ Intel-gfx mailing list Intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx