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

[Whiskers]

On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:20:28 -0600 Leonid Isaev <lisaev at umail.iu.edu>
wrote:

>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.
>

I'll keep the nomodeset option in mind but I'm reluctant to try
Linux-3.7.3-1 again just yet!

Other people have posted problems with this kernel to the "Pacman & Package
Upgrade Issues" web forum, so I'm not entirely on my own.


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