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  1. Bug #126425
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 126425

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Conn O Griofa (psyke83) wrote : [Fixed] Intel driver (using EXA) crashes system when starting compiz

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-core

I have detailed the problem extensively upstream, so I'll post a summary here:

I have discovered that the patch "120_fedora_disable_offscreen_pixmaps.diff" causes a system freeze when using a combination of the Intel driver with EXA enabled (XAA is fine) and compiz. It has been reproduced on two of my systems using 855GM and 865G respectively).

I recompiled xserver-xorg-core with the aforementioned patch disabled, and all is well. I would appreciate if the Ubuntu Xorg maintainers could revise this patch or drop it entirely. Everything is detailed upstream, which I will tag here.