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onboard intel gmx3000 goes to blank white screen in X

Bug #110124 reported by dean
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
X.Org X server
Won't Fix
Medium
xorg (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
High
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-i810

This is happening on feisty gold with dimension e520.
onboard intel gmx3000 using default i810 driver

steps to reproduce:
After installation switch to a virtual console from X (ctrl-alt-F1-F6)
then switch back to X (alt-F7) screen will go blank white, and have not been able to recover X at this point without reboot.
I have attempted ctrl-alt-bkspace and booting to runlevel 1 and then back to runlevel 3

can work around by setting to vesa driver instead in xorg.conf

connected monitor(s) are dell 1707FP, E156FP, 2007FPW

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dean (dean-oliver) wrote :

a work around is confirmed by adding (Option "VBERestore" "True") to this i810 device section in xorg.conf

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stuart hayes (stuart-hayes) wrote :

The latest intel video driver, 2.0.0, (which is called intel_drv rather than i810_drv for versions later than the included 1.7.4), works fine without the workaround. The 2.0.0 driver no longer depends on the video BIOS, apparently.

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In , Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

This is reported by a Ubuntu user in Launchpad bug 110124:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-i810

This is happening on feisty gold with dimension e520.
onboard intel gmx3000 using default i810 driver

steps to reproduce:
After installation switch to a virtual console from X (ctrl-alt-F1-F6)
then switch back to X (alt-F7) screen will go blank white, and have not been able to recover X at this point without reboot.
I have attempted ctrl-alt-bkspace and booting to runlevel 1 and then back to runlevel 3

can work around by setting to vesa driver instead in xorg.conf

connected monitor(s) are dell 1707FP, E156FP, 2007FPW

a work around is confirmed by adding (Option "VBERestore" "True") to this i810 device section in xorg.conf

The latest intel video driver, 2.0.0, (which is called intel_drv rather than i810_drv for versions later than the included 1.7.4), works fine without the workaround. The 2.0.0 driver no longer depends on the video BIOS, apparently.

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in xorg:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in xorg:
importance: Undecided → High
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xorg-server:
status: Unknown → Confirmed
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In , Jesse Barnes (jbarnes-virtuousgeek) wrote :

We recommend the use of the new native modesetting drivers rather than the old ones that rely on the BIOS. No further development is planned on the 1.7.4 line...

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xorg-server:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

As reported upstream, the preferred driver is the new -intel driver.

Changed in xorg:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
dean (dean-oliver)
Changed in redfish:
status: New → Won't Fix
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xorg-server:
importance: Unknown → Medium
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xorg-server:
importance: Medium → Unknown
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xorg-server:
importance: Unknown → Medium
Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez)
Changed in somerville:
status: New → Won't Fix
no longer affects: dell
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Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez) wrote :

The bug task for the somerville project has been removed by an automated script. This bug has been cloned on that project and is available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305980

no longer affects: somerville
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