On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:40 PM, John Lindgren <john.lindgren@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to report a bug in the Linux kernel 2.6.38. Loading the radeon > module causes the console to go completely blank (laptop backlight on, but > nothing displayed). The system still responds to ctrl-alt-del and reboots. > This is a regression from the previous kernel, 2.6.37.4, where kernel mode > setting works flawlessly. > > With radeon.modeset=0, or with the module blacklisted, the system boots > fine, and I can use X, but without the powersaving features available > through KMS. Please post to dri-devel list, but my first guess is missing fbcon or something like that. can't tell without complete dmesg. Alternative file a bug on kernel bugzilla, with the complete dmesg attached. Dave. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fbdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
