[arch-general] X fails to start with intel card after latestkernel update

[David C. Rankin]

On Thursday 15 October 2009 07:47:11 am pascal wrote:
> Hi
> In the last Xorg.0.log I can see that you removed the "vga=0x31a" part. But
> the vesa module is still loaded (and unloaded short after) just after the
>  intel module, and the output used is VGA1. I also have an 915 chipset
>  (though a 915GM) and upgraded to Xorg from testing to see if I could
>  reproduce your problem. Apart some serious performance regression (and
>  some freezes...) it works almost fine. I diff'ed my Xorg.0.log with yours
>  and I don't have the vesa module loaded. Also my output is set to LVDS1,
>  which I remember changed when I went to KMS some months ago (before that
>  the output was VGA1, if I record correctly). I also have a line saying "
>  (**) intel(0): Kernel mode setting active, disabling FBC. ", which doesn't
>  appear in your log. Makes me wonder if your kernel is really using KMS.
>  When booted, does the framebuffer display in native resolution ?
> I switched back to Xorg from [extra] for stability matters. [testing] being
> for ... well, testing.
> 

I have also posted the pertinent files that may hold more information here:

http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/supersff/rc.conf
http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/supersff/mkinitcpio.conf
http://www.3111skyline.com/download/Archlinux/bugs/supersff/menu.lst

Let me know if I can post anything else that might help get to the bottom of 
this. Thanks.

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