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#1 2014-04-29 20:37:24
- bfortified
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[SOLVED] Black screen after disk check > 3.13.8-1 upgrade
EDIT: fixed adding nomodeset to /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet nomodeset"
When upgrading to anything > 3.13.8 the screen works normally untill the disk check message then the screen flickers with the disk check message at the top for a few seconds then goes blank. I can then blind restart the system. Downgrading to 3.13.8-1 and problem goes away.
Not sure where to start with this kind of stuff
Dell ATI video card - xf86-video-ati
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#2 2014-04-30 09:04:24
- Rexilion
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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen after disk check > 3.13.8-1 upgrade
Looks like an ATI regression. I don't think that disabling kms is a good idea, unless you happen to be using fglrx.
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#3 2014-04-30 14:54:17
- bfortified
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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen after disk check > 3.13.8-1 upgrade
Looks like an ATI regression. I don't think that disabling kms is a good idea, unless you happen to be using fglrx.
Im not using fglrx
I do get some whining about UMS being unsuported in xf86-video-ati or something along those lines but I can see my screen.
Should I just downgrade to a a suitable kernal and wait for a fix? Im not sure what to do.
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#4 2014-04-30 15:00:34
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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen after disk check > 3.13.8-1 upgrade
No KMS also implies no DRI. Videoplayback should also be sluggish, let alone games.
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#5 2014-04-30 19:36:55
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Re: [SOLVED] Black screen after disk check > 3.13.8-1 upgrade
This is a long shot, but my machine did this after a recent update. The screen brightness got "reset" somehow and it was black. I just used the Fn/Key combination to increase the brightness and it worked fine. I had to do that on every boot for a few days, but some other update must have fixed it -- because it doesn't happen any more.
Again, this is a loooooong shot, but it's a simple thing to try.
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