On Sun, September 11, 2011 14:56, "Guillem Jover" <guil...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi! > > On Sun, 2011-09-11 at 12:38:16 +0200, Jeroen N. Witmond [Bahco] wrote: >> Package: libsvga1 >> Version: 1:1.4.3-27 >> Severity: normal >> File: /usr/lib/libvga.so.1 >> >> When I boot my computer, my Philips 192E LCD Monitor displays all >> console messages from the BIOS, the bootloader and Linux correctly >> before starting X-Windows. However, both on shutdown and on switching >> to a textmode virtual console (using Ctrl+Alt+F1) this monitor >> complains: 'Cannot display this video mode'. On reboot, the shutdown >> messages are not displayed, but the startup messages are displayed >> correctly. >> >> Switching the monitor's power off (either before or after the >> Ctrl+Alt+F1) and on again does not bypass this problem. This monitor >> uses a VGA cable for the connection with the computer. >> >> This is a problem as I require a textmode virtual console to safely >> upgrade from lenny to squeeze. I cannot find a telinit runlevel that >> starts my computer without starting X-Windows. I doubt that I can >> perform this upgrade after booting Debian into single user mode. >> >> This bug may be related to #125819: svgalib: doesn't switch back to >> framebuffer mode. However, the last activity on that bug was on 01 >> Dec 2002 21:13:50 +0100. >> >> Please correct me if I have entered this report against the wrong >> package. > > Given your explanation I don't see how libsvga1 is involved here. It > seems to me this is just a Linux kernel issue if using KMS, or a X > server issue. In that either of them cannot restore the video card > to the previous text mode.
Thanks for your quick reply. I'm sorry, but I don't know what KMS is. I cannot find any packages in oldstable (lenny) whose names contain 'KMS'. If there is no KMS in lenny, could you please reassign this bugreport to the X server package? If there is a KMS in lenny, could you please explain what it is, or provide a reference to it? Thanks. Jeroen. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
