Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Lucid (10.04)
  2. Bug #541492
  3. Comment #255

Comment 255 for bug 541492

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jerrylamos (jerrylamos) wrote : Re: MASTER: [i845] GPU lockup (apport-crash) (Should KMS be blacklisted?)

peakit, as a user/tester "what so fundamental changed:"

Back on Intrepid Compiz decided to use some video code paths no one else does so wham black screen. Easy fix, don't run Compiz eye candy. Doesn't have anything to do with applications as they run.

Next the dread "KMS" showed up where the kernel as it was booting up turned on video graphics mode. Oops, X windows uses video graphics mode too. Seems to me lots of problems co-ordinating the kernel use of video graphics vs. X windows use. Some of the developers claim KMS is a big advantage switching users since no graphics mode reset is needed. I never ever switch users. Ever. Also switching to command line with Ctrl-Alt-F1 and back to X with Ctrl-Alt-F7 works better too. Only time I ever do that is for chasing bugs where Ubuntu is broken big time. The developers also allude to some future plans which I haven't seen elaborated.

At various update levels the "KMS" code has killed my ati video graphics to say nothing of the many trials and tribulations on my two intel pc's.

That's my viewpoint just looking at Ubuntu as a "black box". I haven't the faintest idea why developers want to affect video graphics all the time as it runs just so switching users will go more smoothly. Must be some other reason....

Jerry