FS#41560 - [linux-lts] black screen on boot - backlight problem

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by jb (jb.1234abcd) - Thursday, 14 August 2014, 05:06 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Thursday, 14 August 2014, 05:25 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
On boot, after start of services, screen goes black.
It can be restored by hitting Fn+F9/F10 (brightness), so that non-GUI login
could be possible.
Last good kernel is core/linux-lts 3.10.46-1-i686 .

Note:
previous attempts at fixing it have failed:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80151
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/40899

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

linux-lts 3.14.16-1-i686

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NX6110/NC6120
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at d0180000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915

Steps to reproduce:
$ startx
This task depends upon

Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 05:25 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#41390 

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