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Created attachment 672349[details]
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Description of problem:
when booted with nomodeset and after switch to VT I can see only white/grey screen, same when switching back to X from VT.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.32-350.el6
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.8-1.el6
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.13.0-10.el6
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot nomodeset
2. switch to VT
3. switch back to X
Actual results:
grey screen
Expected results:
should work as with KMS enabled
Additional info:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core process
or Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:053e]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at f6400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
AFCap: TP+ FLR+
AFCtrl: FLR-
AFStatus: TP-
Kernel modules: i915
# dmidecode -t system
# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: Precision M4700
Version: 01
Serial Number: GB069W1
UUID: 4C4C4544-0042-3010-8036-C7C04F395731
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Not Specified
Yeah, that'll happen. Many Intel video BIOSes these days are garbage, and nomodeset uses the VBIOS code. There's usually nothing we can do about that.
nomodeset isn't a supported path, moving to 6.5 (but probably just going to close eventually).
(In reply to Adam Jackson from comment #2)
> nomodeset isn't a supported path, moving to 6.5 (but probably just going to
> close eventually).
Now sounds good.
Created attachment 672349 [details] messages Description of problem: when booted with nomodeset and after switch to VT I can see only white/grey screen, same when switching back to X from VT. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.32-350.el6 xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.8-1.el6 xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.13.0-10.el6 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot nomodeset 2. switch to VT 3. switch back to X Actual results: grey screen Expected results: should work as with KMS enabled Additional info: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core process or Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:053e] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 0: Memory at f6400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=64] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features AFCap: TP+ FLR+ AFCtrl: FLR- AFStatus: TP- Kernel modules: i915 # dmidecode -t system # dmidecode 2.11 SMBIOS 2.7 present. Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Precision M4700 Version: 01 Serial Number: GB069W1 UUID: 4C4C4544-0042-3010-8036-C7C04F395731 Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: Not Specified Family: Not Specified