I built 3.19.0-18 from master-next (commit ccb645c) and my Dell 1545 boots, but X doesn't run. I was able to SSH to the machine and find this in dmesg output:
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[ 18.128117] kernel BUG at /home/aaron/work/kernel/build/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c:11705!
[ 18.128163] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 18.128197] Modules linked in: arc4 b43 dell_wmi uvcvideo bcma gpio_ich sparse_keymap mac80211 dell_laptop dcdbas i8k snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_codec_generic cfg80211 videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core v4l2_common i915 videodev snd_hda_intel media coretemp snd_hda_controller joydev snd_hda_codec serio_raw snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi lpc_ich drm_kms_helper snd_seq_midi_event drm snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer shpchp snd i2c_algo_bit soundcore wmi mac_hid video cuse parport_pc ppdev lp parport autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid ums_realtek uas usb_storage psmouse ahci sky2 libahci ssb
[ 18.128735] CPU: 1 PID: 272 Comm: plymouthd Not tainted 3.19.0-18-generic #18
[ 18.128771] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545 /0G848F, BIOS A13 10/23/2009
[ 18.128814] task: ffff8800d7dbebf0 ti: ffff88011a2f8000 task.ti: ffff88011a2f8000
[ 18.128851] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffc04d1fa8>] [<ffffffffc04d1fa8>] intel_primary_plane_disable+0xe8/0xf0 [i915]
[ 18.128933] RSP: 0018:ffff88011a2fbb78 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 18.128963] RAX: ffffffffc051df40 RBX: ffff8800d6713b90 RCX: ffff8800d7ef0000
[ 18.128999] RDX: 0000000080000000 RSI: 0000000000000297 RDI: ffff8800366c5c00
[ 18.129034] RBP: ffff88011a2fbb98 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff88011a2fbb0c
[ 18.129069] R10: 0000000000000297 R11: 0000000000001e85 R12: ffff8800d6713800
[ 18.129104] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8800d6713800 R15: ffff880119c02000
[ 18.129140] FS: 00007f1c049b2740(0000) GS:ffff88011fd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 18.129184] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 18.129213] CR2: 00007f68e43c7000 CR3: 000000011a2f5000 CR4: 00000000000407e0
[ 18.129248] Stack:
[ 18.129263] 0000000000000002 ffff8800d6713b90 0000000000000002 0000000000000001
[ 18.129318] ffff88011a2fbc78 ffffffffc04d52ff 0000031600000308 0000000000000000
[ 18.129373] 0000003c00000000 ffff880119c01000 ffff8800d6713b60 ffffffffffffffea
[ 18.129428] Call Trace:
[ 18.129465] [<ffffffffc04d52ff>] __intel_set_mode+0x8df/0xb70 [i915]
[ 18.129518] [<ffffffffc04dbf4b>] intel_crtc_set_config+0xc0b/0xfe0 [i915]
[ 18.129574] [<ffffffffc0352ac6>] drm_mode_set_config_internal+0x66/0x100 [drm]
[ 18.129618] [<ffffffffc03c3298>] restore_fbdev_mode+0xc8/0xf0 [drm_kms_helper]
[ 18.129661] [<ffffffffc03c5309>] drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked+0x29/0x80 [drm_kms_helper]
[ 18.129730] [<ffffffffc04e947e>] intel_fbdev_restore_mode+0x1e/0x50 [i915]
[ 18.129788] [<ffffffffc050e28e>] i915_driver_lastclose+0xe/0x20 [i915]
[ 18.129830] [<ffffffffc0345cde>] drm_lastclose+0x2e/0x150 [drm]
[ 18.129872] [<ffffffffc0346130>] drm_release+0x330/0x520 [drm]
[ 18.129906] [<ffffffff811f6617>] __fput+0xe7/0x250
[ 18.129933] [<ffffffff811f67ce>] ____fput+0xe/0x10
[ 18.129961] [<ffffffff81093e27>] task_work_run+0xb7/0xf0
[ 18.129992] [<ffffffff81014ff7>] do_notify_resume+0x97/0xb0
[ 18.130026] [<ffffffff817cb16f>] int_signal+0x12/0x17
[ 18.130055] Code: 00 00 48 8b 3b 48 8d b3 88 00 00 00 e8 a2 e1 ff ff e9 69 ff ff ff 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 ff eb aa 0f 1f 40 00 31 ff eb 88 0f 1f 40 00 <0f> 0b 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 66 66 66 66 90 55 41 01 c9 48 89 e5 41
[ 18.130438] RIP [<ffffffffc04d1fa8>] intel_primary_plane_disable+0xe8/0xf0 [i915]
[ 18.130502] RSP <ffff88011a2fbb78>
[ 18.130523] ---[ end trace 7037451fb494950a ]---
The machine works fine with 3.19.0-16, which I built with one extra commit for bug 1448942. Since that fix has since been merged in master-next I was trying to test a newer kernel to see when I can get back out of the business of building my own. My first try failed due to a hang that was later fixed by commit 1ece1db, and my second try left me here.
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