Comment 41 for bug 370292

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Mike Rose (mr79) wrote : Re: [Bug 370292] Re: [i855] X freezing on intel 855GM

> And since you have tested your Panasonic under Karmic, could you install
> the old driver too? What is your advice? Karmic is available soon. I was
> planning to install it on the notebook.

Don't touch Karmic until it's released. It's the same story there,
you'll need to install the 2.4 drivers. I've been using linux for close
to 10 years now and even I tend to stay away from development versions.
For you, I'd suggest you wait for the actual release as karmic is
currently in development/testing and things can and will go wrong. And
I'm not just talking about your graphics driver.

I would also suggest staying away from custom kernels if you're a
newcomer to linux, as it's not very user friendly. Don't get me wrong,
it's a lot better than what it used to be, but I'd suggest trying the
other options first and only go to the custom kernel route if you really
have to.

Mike