Bug#647858: linux-image-3.0.0-1-686-pae: loading kernel module viafb blacks out Sylvania G netbook

2011-11-18 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Update: The system does not freeze on a 'modprobe viafb'. It merely blanks the screen. If I disable loading this module, I will basically load. The system will still hang at random a while later (several hours? more?). I also tried a self-compiled 3.2.0-rc2 with the same results. I was not able

Bug#647858: linux-image-3.0.0-1-686-pae: loading kernel module viafb blacks out Sylvania G netbook

2011-11-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 02:22:00AM +, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 09:57:21PM +, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > Package: linux-2.6 Version: 3.0.0-3 > > Severity: important > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > System in question is a Sylvania G netbook. It is an older model based >

Bug#647858: linux-image-3.0.0-1-686-pae: loading kernel module viafb blacks out Sylvania G netbook

2011-11-08 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 09:57:21PM +, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 Version: 3.0.0-3 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > System in question is a Sylvania G netbook. It is an older model based > on a VIA CPU (C7-M, CX700/VX700 UniChrome display card). [...] What is the

Bug#647858: linux-image-3.0.0-1-686-pae: loading kernel module viafb blacks out Sylvania G netbook

2011-11-06 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 3.0.0-3 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, System in question is a Sylvania G netbook. It is an older model based on a VIA CPU (C7-M, CX700/VX700 UniChrome display card). Running 'modprobe viafb' will blank the screen and also aparantly completely hang the system. I