edwin wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel > Version: 2:2.3.1-1 > Severity: normal > > --- Please enter the report below this line. --- > > I was writing an email in icedove, suddenly the screen went black > (backlight still on). > I switched to VTYs, and I could run commands, but switching back to X > gave me a blank screen again. I tried typing, moving the mouse, with no > results. > > I have started x11vnc from a terminal, and connected remotely, however > all I got was a black screen. > I also tried suspend-to-RAM, but it didn't bring me back the X console > either (and neither did vbetool dpms off/on). > > I had to reboot (restarting just the X server didn't work either) > > I don't know how to debug this if it happens again. Any suggestions? > > Also, I never had such problems before upgrading to version 2.3.1 of the > intel video driver. > E.g. now sometimes when I login X is killed, and restarted, the 2nd > login works fine. Unfortunately it is not always reproducible. > > I am running a 2.6.26-rc1 kernel, should that matter.
Can you try with latest upstream git? Some possibly related lockup were fixed today (see https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13326). Some things that may somehow be related to such lockups: using EXA (i.e. not having Option AccelMethod XAA), using multiple monitors at the same time, having framebuffercompression enabled, ... Please send the full output of <output> after running "/usr/share/bug/xserver-xorg/script 3> output". And please do not use reportbug-ng since it does not automatically include all required info that we need to diagnose the problem. Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
