[gentoo-user] Fwd: [OT] atom+nouveau

[Jorge Almeida]

Reposting due to original getting lost in black hole.

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From: Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 2:06 AM
Subject: [OT] atom+nouveau
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o


I have a problem I know is not Gentoo related (because it happens also
in Slackware, in the same computer). The motherboard is not that
widely used, so before filing a bug I would like to know if someone
out there has the same problem, or is ot just me.

 AT3IONT-I DELUXE with Nouveau driver


The problem: screen completely black, both in X and in virtual
consoles, the system boots (I can ssh into it, and X is up). I can
even type commands (blindly, of course).


** It happens only with 4.8.* kernels **

It works fine with 4.7.10. I use custom kernels, but the configuration
of 4.8.* was inherited from 4.7.* via make oldconfig.

I will never ever again buy Nvidia, but I'm not ready yet to ditch
this low power, noiseless computer, and I would prefer not to get
stuck with 4.7.*.


TIA

Jorge Almeida