From: Andrew M. <ak...@li...> - 2009-06-11 23:05:11
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(switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:42:30 GMT bug...@bu... wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13509 > > Summary: VT switch causes system to lockup > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > Kernel Version: 2.6.30-gentoo-r1 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: high > Priority: P1 > Component: Console/Framebuffers > AssignedTo: jsi...@in... > ReportedBy: liq...@gm... > Regression: Yes > > > Hi there, > > I just updated my amd64 system from a 2.6.27 kernel to a fresh 2.6.30-gentoo-r1 > one. The system boots fine, but as soon as I switch to another VT the whole > system lockups. > > The screen just freezes, still showing the old content of VT1. ACPI buttons > don't work, and ctrl-alt-del doesn't cause a restart. I haven't tried remote > ssh login yet, nor magic SysRq (going to do this next). > > To emphasize this: Just doing work on the first console is perfectly fine - the > system is rockstable this way. So it's not some instability that is triggered > by the VT switch. > > Anyway, I'm using uvesafb here (gfx card is a integrated Radeon HD 3200). > More informations to follow. hm, 2.6.27->2.6.30 is a large hop. Perhaps you were using vesafb in 2.6.27 and you're now using uvesafb? |