On 20/12/16 06:08, marc wrote:
>> Hi devuanfanboy,
>>
>> Thanks but no, that dind't work.
>
> I have also had an interesting time getting the devuan beta to
> run with a newer kernel.
>
> In my case I have forgone the entire initrd, and built the newest
> stable kernel from kernel.org with the necessary drivers built in.
> In some kernel configurations the system boots into a blank screen.
> In others X doesn't come up.
>
> I suspect (but can't confirm) that it has something to do with how
> the framebuffer or related kernel graphics drivers are initialised.
>
> I think there was some sort of changeover between the old style
> framebuffers and simpleframebuffer ? Please regard this as a
> rumor, and somebody correct me if it is obviously wrong - as I
> haven't gotten around to looking at it more. For the record: I was
> doing this on an intel graphics chipset.

Just as a test, try CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION=y

I had a hells own time upgrading an older system to a newer kernel and
not getting any console until I enabled that legacy option.

It might help, then again maybe not. Your post just triggered me to look
back through my upgrade notes. I think that came in around 4.4 (ish).

Regards,
Brad