On Feb 14, 2015 6:58 AM, "Liam Proven" <<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > On 14 February 2015 at 02:59, Chris <<a href="mailto:cpollock@embarqmail.com">cpollock@embarqmail.com</a>> wrote: > > Who can give me some pointers on doing a kernel bisection on either > > 3.13.0-35 or -36 kernels? Ever since one of those two were installed, > > I'm on -45 now, my system will lockup (black screen, cursor moves, but > > CTRL-ALT-F1 will not take me to a terminal log-in. This is the error I > > see - Feb 13 19:05:22 localhost kernel: [807775.808019] > > [drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... render > > ring idle. I've reported this last year on Launchpad as bug - > > <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1402331">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1402331</a> I've jumped > > through all the hoops that have been suggested there except doing a > > kernel bisection which seems to have me confused. I'm really getting a > > bit tired of these continued 'lockups'. > > > I have to ask. WTF is a "kernel bisection"? > > You want to... cut your kernel in half? Is this some kind of Solomonic > judgement? Because, you know, like half a baby doesn't work, half a > kernel won't, either. > Oh wait - the Kernel goes both ways??? ;)