Description of problem: When "intel" driver is specified in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and machine is rebooted, monitor goes completely blank. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): I don't know which package contains the "intel" driver. xorg-x11-drivers-7.1-3 xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.5-9.fc6 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-47.fc6 How reproducible: Completely Steps to Reproduce: 1. setup /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use "intel" driver 2. reboot 3. Actual results: Blank screen Expected results: X login screen Additional info: Hardware is Commell LV-677 mobo with intel 945GM chipset and Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) CPU. Typical LCD monitor is attached to the VGA connector.
Created attachment 140259 [details] X log file
Created attachment 140260 [details] X config file
Created attachment 140261 [details] output from dmesg Does the second last line mean anything: ACPI: PCI Interrupt... ?
Created attachment 140322 [details] X log file from startx set inittab level to 3, started from "startx". Screen is all blank. Network link is still OK.
This happens to me on FC6/X86 on Dell E1705 as well. I have to revert to using 915resolution and i810 driver to get the LCD native resolution. (Intel driver makes the display go blank.)
X driver "intel" also fails for me with the same hardware and the FC6 i386 distribution.
Created attachment 140521 [details] Xorg.0.log with intel driver and i386 distribution of FC6
I am making some progress. I am back to the x86_64 distribution. I added a "MonitorLayout" command to my xorg.conf, and now I get a display on my monitor. The resolution was very low, so next I removed all resolutions except the desired one from my Modes line. Now I get the appropriate resolution (1280x1024). The system still reboots every time I log out.
Created attachment 140699 [details] My current xorg.conf file, with MonitorLayout, etc
Created attachment 140700 [details] Current Xorg.0.log
As of xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.5-19.fc7, 915GM and all 945 and 965 chips will use the intel modesetting driver by default. Please update, and test with that driver, and reopen if you have further issues.
Just to confirm - the latest intel driver works for me even in latest patched FC6 - on both x86_64 and i386. (Hardware is Macbook and MacMini with cinema display). It does the right mode setting in both cases. Thanks.