Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Lucid (10.04)
  2. Bug #541492
  3. Comment #55

Comment 55 for bug 541492

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

Geir, I'm retired from IBM where among other things I did system testing, so here to try out new Ubuntu releases I run 4 test pc's i830, i845, ati Mobility 7500, and ati Express 200. Within my linux capabilities and time I can run some tests where people are interested.

Here's the Xorg.0.log since I haven't re-booted yet. I'll do an aptitude update, aptitude safe-upgrade shortly.

Thanks for your explanations. Mostly from what I see Ubuntu changes "just appear" where someone in the know must understand why the changes are being done and what they are good for.

I do multi-boot so I can compare previous Ubuntu's usually when the latest update breaks things. My impression is Lucid Beta 2 is quite responsive to the keyboard with nice boot up and shutdown times and is my preferred version.

If what "vesa" lacks is 16:9 resolution since I'm not a coder it would seem to me to be easier to add that than whatever development effort the "intel" driver is taking. My narrow view I'm the only user so there are just two accounts, root and jerry, and I never switch accounts, so I'm not sure what KMS would do for me. With the amount of work and trouble KMS must have some value to someone.

Thanks, Jerry