[Bug 406460] Re: [i845] xorg hang on video driver 2.8.0

[jerrylamos]

Current status of Ubuntu on my i845G:

Karmic runs solid with kms and intel driver.

Lucid will run intel driver only with ubuntu-proposed fix see  launchpad
bug #539772

Maveric Alpha 1 ran kms & intel driver however kernel updates since
black screen hang dead the instant kms is tried or startx is used.

Lucid & Maverick run fine with i915.modeset=0 in boot line and with
/etc/X11/xorg.conf specifying Driver "vesa".

Entering this comment from my older 2004 Thinkpad R31 1GHz Celeron i830
intel video that sits beside my breakfast table, with Lucid, with
i915.modeset=0 and "vesa".  This older laptop runs just fine with Ubuntu
for mail etc, a bit jerky with video.

Should be easy for Ubuntu to just blacklist i830, i845, ... from kms and
default to "vesa",  I don't know why they won't do it.

By the way, Slax, Sitaz, Debian CD live, openSUSE, ... all run fine as
is.  None of the problems X has with Ubuntu.  I just run Ubuntu because
of the nice online community.

Jerry

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[i845] xorg hang on video driver 2.8.0
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