Control: tag -1 moreinfo On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 12:48:56 +0100 =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= Ducoulombier <seb@ldd.fr> wrote: > Package: src:linux > Version: 4.4.2-3 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > > I have an external screen plugged into the VGA socket of my laptop. > I rebooted to use the newly installed 4.4 Linux image. > GDM still works, I can log in, but then while the X session starts, > the system freezes : the mouse pointer is stuck. > Pressing NumLock does does not update its LED. > > Possible workarounds : either > - do not attempt to start an X session, press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to stay in textmode > - or unplug the external VGA screen and only use the laptop screen > - or use linux-image-4.3.0-1-amd64 > > Starting the X session THEN pluging in the external screen works for a few > seconds, then this same bug occurs again. > > This issue is not specific to Gnome, I tried with Gnome Classic and XFCE and > got the very same behaviour. Gnome on Wayland seems usable for a few seconds, > one can open a few windows, then the screens blink a few times, then the linux > kernel crashes. [...] Please provide a log of the crash. You can use netconsole or a serial console to capture kernel output if it's not visible on-screen. If it *is* visible on-screen then send a photograph to the bug address. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. - Anne Morrow Lindberg
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