On Thursday 29 Aug 2013 09:18:31 Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > I have an old HP 625 laptop with an ATI RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD > 4200 Series] > chip on board. > > The xf86-video-ati driver needs DRM (direct rendering support) in the > kernel. > Unfortunately, if (and only if) I enable DRM (built in or as module) in > a recent kernel > like gentoo-sources-3.10.9, the kernel freezes with a blank screen > during boot, i.e. > long before xorg-server is started (only by hand in my case). > > So, what can I try to fix this (some IOAPIC switches on the boot > command line)?
Unless you want to venture into a trial and error kernel line fest, it may help if you post the point at which the kernel blanks out with any message just prior to the screen freezing. -- Regards, Mick
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