Re: Problem with 2.6.11-bk[3456]

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Andrew Clayton <andrew@digital-domain.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Got a problem here with the last few Linus -bk releases.
> 
> 2.6.11-bk2 is running fine.
> 
> 2.6.11-bk3 - 2.6.11-bk6 has the following problem:

We had a bit of an AGP disaster between -bk2 and -bk3.  There's an
in-progress fix in 2.6.12-rc1-mm1.  Are you able to test that?


> Everything is fine while the machine is booting. However as soon as X
> starts up the screen goes blank as normal but stays blank, no gdm login
> screen and the hard disk and floppy drive lights are on continuously.
> The machine is now locked up solid and needs a hard reset.
> 
> I tried a serial console but get nothing after the kernel messages and
> the agetty login.
> 
> The machine is question is an UP Athlon 1800+ XP with 768MB RAM, the
> graphics card is an AGP ATI Radeon 9200SE using the kernel AGP/DRM
> drivers and the Xorg radeon driver.
> 
> It's running FC3.
> 
> 
> I've put 2.6.11-bk2 and 2.6.11-bk6 config's, dmesg's and an lspc -vv up
> on the web.
> 
> http://digital-domain.net/kernel/2.6.11-bk2.config
> http://digital-domain.net/kernel/2.6.11-bk6.config
> http://digital-domain.net/kernel/2.6.11-bk2.dmesg
> http://digital-domain.net/kernel/2.6.11-bk6.dmesg
> http://digital-domain.net/kernel/lspci-vv
> 
> 
> When looking at this the other day I did get a message on the serial
> console after X started and the machine locked, about uhci host
> controller being disabled or something. Unfortunately I didn't make a
> note of it and didn't get it today for when I was preparing this report.
> 
> Looking at the two dmesg's there is some difference in the usb messages.
> 
> 
> Anyway, thanks for your time and if you need any more info just let me
> know.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew Clayton
>  
> 
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