[arch-general] Linux-3.7.3-1-i686 blank screen

[Leonid Isaev]

On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:34:29 +0000
Whiskers <catwheezel at operamail.com> wrote:

> I ran pacmatic -Syu last night, which updated the kernel to the version in
> the subject.  This afternoon, the system started to boot normally but the
> display went blank before the login prompt appeared (I boot to a text
> login) so I was unable to use the system.
> 
> I used my original installation disc to boot, and was able to follow the
> Wiki instructions (accessed using a different computer) to run chroot and
> downgrade the kernel to 3.6.11-1, and the system is now running again.
> 
> An 'unconfirmed' bug is listed at <https://bugs.archlinux.org/> but this
> seems to relate to vlc segfaulting with the new kernel, so I don't know if
> that's the same problem affecting me.
> 

Linux 3.7.x has seen a lot of kms/drm changes, so it's hard to answer your
question without knowing your graphics hardware. FWIW, for me all 3.7
kernel boot fine on machines with (not-so-new) intel and radeon cards. Also,
can you boot with "nomodeset" in kernel boot line?

Best,
L.

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