[SOLVED] no video with Dell 760 and Slackware 13.1 RC2
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Hi - I have been trying to install 13.1rc2 on a Dell 760 (built-in video). After installation, the Dell starts to boot but after so many boot messages the video disappears permanently. I can CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot so the system is not hung. I tried different lilo options to no avail so I need some help at this point.
Hi - I have been trying to install 13.1rc2 on a Dell 760 (built-in video). After installation, the Dell starts to boot but after so many boot messages the video disappears permanently. I can CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot so the system is not hung. I tried different lilo options to no avail so I need some help at this point.
Thanks
Does it run in text mode?
Here is part of my lilo.conf file:
Code:
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 795
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
I run in the framebuffer. How many penguins do you get while booting? If you run with framebuffer as well, chances are you have the penguin in the top left corner.
First try running with vga = normal and if that works, try something rather 'normal' like 1024/x758.
My Acer E-book runs a 1280x800 screen and Xorg.conf thinks it is a 1280x1024 screen... Works great.
Do you know this site: http://tuxmobil.org/ ? I bet your machine has been linuxised before...
Hi - I have been trying to install 13.1rc2 on a Dell 760 (built-in video). After installation, the Dell starts to boot but after so many boot messages the video disappears permanently. I can CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot so the system is not hung. I tried different lilo options to no avail so I need some help at this point.
Thanks
At 'boot:' try passing 'noapic' & 'noapci' for the kernel you have selected. The boot message provides details as to how to pass parameters.
fruttenboel - I tried with vga = 795 as suggested. When I rebooted I didn't have any penguins appearing as I did with 13.0 and the graphics failed again.
The boot messages go by fast but I thought I saw INTEL displayed just before the screen went blank. Probably detected the internal graphics on the PC and got lost.
If you have a Dell Optiplex 760 (or perhaps some other machine that has the
newer ICH10 chipset), and it won't boot, try one of these:
1. Update the BIOS image to at least A03
2. Turn C-States control off in the BIOS
3. Boot with "hpet=disabled"
I knew that something was amiss but investigation brought this up. The above is from the 'Slackware 13.0 CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT' so try it before you launch the CD/DVD for '-current'. See if the BIOS update along with disabling the timer (hpet) will allow the system to boot.
Onebuck - I tried the options you suggested - thanks again. I should note that the on-board video on this computer worked fine without BIOS/kernel changes using v13.0 but does not in v13.1rc2.
I have set up at static ip so I can ssh into the box. If there is some information I can get to pass on - let me know.
One additional thing I noticed. If I boot off the DVD, which I have done to change lilo.conf and reboot, the system hangs and I need to power cycle.
Since you can 'ssh' then look at 'dmesg' and other logs. Do a 'lspci -vv', 'lsmod' to check the loaded modules. In the dmesg do you see your video? Which driver?
Notice there is no module for the display controller.
Following is the portion of the console output I don't see and a part of tail -100 /var/log/messages. Things go by pretty fast and then a totally blank screen with the monitor saying nothing there. The last things I can see is "HDA Intel" which one can see below.
Quote:
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: Intel Q45/Q43 Chipset
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: detected 32764K stolen memory
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0xd0000000
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: input: No brand KVM as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/input/input3
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: generic-usb 0003:10D5:5A08.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [No brand KVM] on usb-0000:00:1a.1-2/input0
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: input: No brand KVM as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.1/input/input4
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: generic-usb 0003:10D5:5A08.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [No brand KVM] on usb-0000:00:1a.1-2/input1
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: usbhid: USB HID core driver
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
<><><> below is the last line that I can see - then black screen<><><>
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: [drm] set up 31M of stolen space
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: No connectors reported connected with modes
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: Adding 2104504k swap on /dev/sda2. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2104504k
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: fuse init (API version 7.13)
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: EXT3-fs (sda3): using internal journal
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 kernel: lp0: console ready
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/ifconfig eth0 134.29.23.7 broadcast 134.29.23.255 netmask 255.255.255.0
May 21 21:06:44 dell760 logger: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/route add default gw 134.29.23.254 metric 1
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 kernel: lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 sshd[1610]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 sshd[1610]: Server listening on :: port 22.
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 acpid: starting up with proc fs
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/..
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/.
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 acpid: 1 rule loaded
May 21 21:06:45 dell760 acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off
May 21 21:06:46 dell760 kernel: e1000e: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX
May 21 21:06:46 dell760 kernel: 0000:00:19.0: eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO
May 21 21:06:46 dell760 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
May 21 21:06:50 dell760 acpid: client connected from 1665[82:82]
May 21 21:06:50 dell760 acpid: 1 client rule loaded
May 21 21:06:50 dell760 kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
May 21 21:06:53 dell760 /usr/sbin/gpm[1706]: *** info [startup.c(95)]:
May 21 21:06:53 dell760 /usr/sbin/gpm[1706]: Started gpm successfully. Entered daemon mode.
May 21 21:06:53 dell760 /usr/sbin/gpm[1706]: *** info [mice.c(1766)]:
May 21 21:06:53 dell760 /usr/sbin/gpm[1706]: imps2: Auto-detected intellimouse PS/2
May 21 21:08:11 dell760 sshd[1720]: Accepted password for root from 134.29.23.114 port 37698 ssh2
les: i2c-i801
You should do the BIOS update. Go through the Dell site and follow the instructions for BIOS update(s). Follow explicitly!
The newer Intel packages are being used by 13.1 rc2.
I am currently at A03 and v13.0 works fine but I will do the BIOS update and try that.
From the dell site, they have two ways for updating - one from a windows machine and the other a non-windows machine with a floppy. Is there a way to do the BIOS update without a floppy and without loading windows on the machine?
i reported a similar issue sometime ago: in my work netbook I had to patch and rebuild the kernel to have a working KMS with an intel GMA 450 and stock generic, with this (if the patch doesn't apply you can backup and edit the file by hand, it's just the matter of deleting some lines), it seems like a common issue (the display of the laptop is seen as disconnected).
in another case I had the same behaviour on my work dell desktop with intel 3100 but this time the cause was a custom kernel config: I rebuilt using .config from stock generic removing what I don't need and that fixed it (but I have not caught the CONFIG_ option interested).
but really don't know if your problem is related: if someone wants to try it it's welcome, I report these two as "works-for-me-for-black-screen-post-boot-running-current".
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