Bug 8650

Summary:	blank desktop with new linux kernel (ATI Radeon 6870)
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	brian lee <leebrianr>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	critical
Priority:	release_blocker	CC:	tmb
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	NEEDINFO
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel fglrx	CVE:
Status comment:

Description brian lee 2013-01-10 23:24:56 CET

Description of problem:after installing newest kernel 3.8rc4, reboot brings me to a blank desktop with no option at all. No cursor, no keyboard functions. Have to manually reboot to fix. Can still boot into previous kernel (3.7). 


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):3.8rc4


How reproducible:
unknown

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install 3.8rc4 from MCC
2.reboot
3.get blank screen

brian lee 2013-01-10 23:25:35 CET

Priority: Normal => release_blocker

Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2013-01-10 23:43:13 CET

and your graphical card is ?

Source RPM: linux kernel 3.8rc4 => kernel

Comment 2 brian lee 2013-01-11 03:17:57 CET

ATI Radeon 6870 PCI Express 2.0
Works fine in 3.7

Comment 3 Manuel Hiebel 2013-01-11 03:43:19 CET

update your cauldron see http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view=revision&revision=344786 https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8649 and there was also a thread on the ml

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Source RPM: kernel => kernel fglrx

Comment 4 brian lee 2013-01-11 08:12:09 CET

I have updated it as best I know how but still does not work. Can I uninstall that kernel and perhaps reinstall it?

Comment 5 brian lee 2013-01-11 22:43:13 CET

Also, I was not using the proprietary video driver to the best of my knowledge. I never told it to use it anyways.

Manuel Hiebel 2013-01-11 22:45:00 CET

CC: (none) => tmb
Summary: blank desktop with new linux kernel => blank desktop with new linux kernel (ATI Radeon 6870)

Comment 6 brian lee 2013-01-12 19:35:16 CET

update, i have removed the kernel and reboot just fine. then i reinstalled the kernel and the issue comes right back. it is definitely the 3.8kernel rc4 that's the issue. not sure why though.

Comment 7 brian lee 2013-01-25 06:38:56 CET

decided today to try the kernel again. somehow, for whatever reason, having kept all my other files updated as well, it decides to work! so for now, this can be closed.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED