[ubuntu-x] Ubuntu-x Digest, Vol 36, Issue 10

[Taylor Brown]

Thanks for the suggestion, Jerry.

I wanted to further report that the driver doesn't work on my system 
whether I use i915.modeset=0, =1, or whether I omit the option entirely. 
At least my system only crashes after resuming from suspend...

I don't know who's in charge of the wiki page, but for those users who 
find themselves with a broken X server it might be helpful to add a 
quick note about /uninstalling/ the legacy driver:

1. Login as root in recovery mode,
2. Find and remove the ppa entry in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/,
	# cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
	# rm raof[something]
3. Find the newly created-added apt key and delete it and update,
	# apt-key list
	# apt-key del [whatever]
	# aptitude update	(or apt-get update)
5. Downgrade xserver-xorg-video-intel,
	# aptitude remove xserver-xorg-video-intel	(or apt-get remove)
	(choosing the option to downgrade to the earlier version)
6. Remove the modesetting line from GRUB if it's been added,
	# nano /etc/default/grub
	# update-grub
7. Exit recovery mode, login as user, and start X,
	# exit
	(log in as user)
	$ sudo gdm


Hope this feedback helps someone,

Taylor

Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Linux 2.6.32-24-generic
Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04)

On 08/11/2010 06:21 AM, jerrylamos at aim.com wrote:
>   Taylor,
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> Many of us found the wiki instructions don't work. However the driver does.
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> Putting i915.modeset=0 or =1 or nomodeset in the linux line as in the
> wiki instructions does NOT work. Fails every time.
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> What works for me is "quiet" for options in the linux line, and from
> posted comments for others as well.
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> I've got an i845G which has had tons of kernel and driver problems but
> is now working. "Until the next update."
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> Good luck, Jerry
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> I tried the legacy driver per the wiki instructions
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> [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes#Legacy%20Driver]
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> because I've been having trouble with X freezing after resuming from
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> suspend (bug #582057 in xserver-xorg-video-intel
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> [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/582057]).
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> After booting, the screen cycled repeatedly between trying to load GDM
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> and crashing, obviously rendering the driver unusable on my system.
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> Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
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> Graphics:
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> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL
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> Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04)
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> Sincerely,
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> Taylor Brown
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