Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:59:58 +1000 | From | "Dave Airlie" <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.27-rc8 |
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On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Jiri Kosina wrote: >> >> Intel is working with us on tracking down and resolving the issue, but >> this is not going as well as one would like to see (one attempt, one card >> with completely hosed EEPROM contents ... and restoring the contents is >> not *that* trivial). > > What's the magic to trigger it? I've got a laptop with that e1000e chip in > it, and am obviously running a recent kernel on it. Do people have a > handle on it? Is it actually verified to be kernel-related, and not > related to the X server etc?
If we had the magic we'd have fixed it by now, the current working theory is its X server related. This hasn't been proven, though my ATI GPU e1000e seems fine so it may have some legs.
If it is X related then its both a kernel + X server issue, the e1000e driver opens the barn door, the X server drives the horses through it.
Of course until someone produces a way to fix the hw after it breaks, reproducing this isn't something for the feint hearted. I'm hoping my laptop comes back today with a brand new motherboard in it.
Dave.
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