misc/150590: Screen goes blank when PC-BSD graphic install is loaded (Suspect DVI to SVGA converter problem)

[Rob Fortune]

>Number:         150590
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Screen goes blank when PC-BSD graphic install is loaded (Suspect DVI to SVGA converter problem)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Sep 15 13:40:01 UTC 2010
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rob Fortune
>Release:        PC-BSD 8.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
Never got that far
>Description:
As soon as I load the PC-BSD graphical installer, my monitor goes to sleep. I've had this problem before under Linux and I reported the bug here:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29478

#pcbsd at freenode

[14:27] <dlavigne> and that the fix requires a change to i915 driver
>How-To-Repeat:
As above
>Fix:
Copy Linux :D

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