On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 04:55:03PM -0400, Joey L wrote: > I did not get an answer last time - so I thought I would try this > again - please help. > > I have an ibm x3650 7979 -- when the system boots up and goes into > grub - and starts to initialize, I get a black screen console. > No login prompt at all. > If i enable gdm3 on bootup - i get the gui interface to come up at the > end of the boot sequence on the console. > > Can someone help me ? I have installed a couple of non-free drivers > and still I have the issue. > > my dmesg log looks like this : > 5.812200] [drm] Encoders: > [ 5.812201] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC1 > [ 5.812203] [drm] Connector 1: > [ 5.812205] [drm] DVI-D > [ 5.812206] [drm] HPD2 > [ 5.812208] [drm] DDC: 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 0x64 > [ 5.812210] [drm] Encoders: > [ 5.812211] [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_DVO1 > [ 6.048505] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0040000 > [ 6.048507] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000 > [ 6.048508] [drm] size 786432 > [ 6.048510] [drm] fb depth is 8 > [ 6.048511] [drm] pitch is 1024 > [ 6.296024] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x08 0x30 write failed > [ 6.392023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x09 0x00 write failed > [ 6.488023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x0a 0x90 write failed > [ 6.584023] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x0c 0x89 write failed > [ 6.680024] [drm:radeon_i2c_sw_put_byte] *ERROR* i2c 0x08 0x3b write failed > [ 6.697915] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48 > [ 6.716915] fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device > [ 6.716917] registered panic notifier > [ 6.716929] [drm] Initialized radeon 2.0.0 20080528 for > 0000:01:06.0 on minor 0 > [ 6.953645] Adding 6081528k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1 > extents:1 across:6081528k > [ 7.042746] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal > [ 7.094902] loop: module loaded > [ 8.096668] fuse init (API version 7.13) > [ 8.742893] RPC: Registered udp transport module. > [ 8.742897] RPC: Registered tcp transport module. > [ 8.742899] RPC: Registered tcp NFSv4.1 backchannel transport modul > > > Can someone tell me how i can find out what video card I have ?
Looking at the messages above, you have an ATI Radeon-based video card. 'lspci' should confirm that. > Where can I get an updated firmware or driver ? > Is there a simple 80X25 console screen that I can get to -- i am just > concerned that if i have to troubleshoot a server issue - i will not > be able to do it - if i have a black screen./ Try appending "video=radeon:off" to your kernel line to get VGA mode (not guaranteed to work, but worth a try).
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