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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #259385
  2. Comment #59

Comment 59 for bug 259385

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jerrylamos (jerrylamos) wrote : Re: Intrepid Compiz hangs on login for i830MG and i845 video cards

Booted with compiz removed, the only way I could boot.
Updated & reloaded Synaptic today Nov 1.
Compiz 1:0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1 now shown, the .1 indicating an update.
Installed compiz with Synaptic.
Visual Effects Normal
"searching for available drivers"
"Desktop effects could not be enabled"
Hooray. The computer ran!
Rebooted and it did!

So the fix to "blacklist" this Intel graphics worked so compiz won't be run.

Important point - on Ubuntu Forum Installation & Upgrades there are many! people getting black or tan or orange screens on boot, or other very similar problems, with a number of different computers and makes of graphics chips. I've gotten thanks for posting my workaround to remove compiz before the desktop is activated. How do the developers know how many of those to "blacklist"?

Thanks much for the fix!

Jerry