[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] kernel 2.6.32.2-2

[Evangelos Foutras]

On 26/12/2009 09:53 μμ, Evangelos Foutras wrote:
> On 26/12/2009 10:55 πμ, Tobias Powalowski wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> small rebuild,
>> added Jan's intel i915 patch and changed radeon kms to be disabled by
>> default.
>>
>> Upstream changes:
>> http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges
>>
>> Arch Linux bugfixes/feature requests:
>> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16855 # added CONFIG_PM_DEBUG
>> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17106 # added CONFIG_MMIOTRACE
>>
>> Arch Linux changes:
>> - splitted kernel-headers to extra package
>> If you want to build external modules please install:
>> pacman -S kernel26-headers
>> Please change your PKGBUILDS to makedepend on this package.
>> - added xen support to 64bit kernel
>> - changed intel kms enabled by default
>> - radeon kms is now disabled by default
>> Please use the modeset option to enable it.
>> - changed to new firewire subsystem:
>> http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration
>>
>> Please signoff both arches,
>>
>> greetings
>> tpowa
>
> I tried this revised kernel package on my Aspire One (Intel 945GME I
> think?) and the screen died twice not long after boot. In both events, I
> had to perform a reboot (SysRq + REISUB) to bring it back to life.
>
> Next, I tried booting with the 'nomodeset' kernel option, but X
> complained that "no screens [were] found". Later I discovered that I had
> to downgrade xf86-video-intel to 2.9.1-1 because apparently 2.9.99.902-1
> requires KMS.
>
> I should note that with 2.6.32.2-1 I had noticed only one or two screen
> blackouts in the ~6 days I was using it.

I keep seeing signoffs being given for this kernel. Does this mean that 
KMS on Intel cards (and especially the GMA 950 which I have) works fine 
for others? Maybe I should try again with xf86-video-intel 2.9.1-1 
instead of 2.9.99.902-1?