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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

Using xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting results in a blank screen

Bug #82189 reported by Tim Kersten
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xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting (Debian)
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xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting

After installing xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting, and restarting, the screen goes blank. I can hear the sound of gdm starting, so I know the computer has not crashed - but the screen stays blank. Installing xserver-xorg-video-i810 and restarting the computer resolves the problem. I don't know which additional logs I can post, but please let me know and I will get what ever information may be required to help resolve this.

Steps to reproduce:
Install xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting via apt and restart the laptop.

Version:
1.6.5.git20061014.ac1-1ubuntu4

Hardware:
Dell Inspiron 640m Laptop
i915 graphics chipset
14" LCD Screen
1440x900 native resolution.

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Tim Kersten (timkersten) wrote :

I forgot to mention, that I am using feisty with updates from the repository.

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José P Valdés (sevmpe-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I have the same problem, same hardware. It might be related to this: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9076

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Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín (snifer) wrote :

Same problem here, using Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop, Intel 945GM video card, 17'' LCD screen, 1440x900 native resolution.

According to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=415061,

"getting the current Debian package source from experimental and changing the value of I9XX_P2_LVDS_SLOW_LIMIT to 90000 helped. The recompiled driver now works."

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Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín (snifer) wrote :

confirmed

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting:
status: Unknown → Confirmed
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Taylor Mitchell (tmitchell) wrote :

Also occurs on my Dimension E510. Core 2 Duo 1.866 on Intel 965G

Running Feisty Beta

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Please try 2.0rc3 in Feisty:

http://users.tkk.fi/~tjaalton/dpkg/xserver-xorg-video-intel_1.9.93-1ubuntu1_i386.deb

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Tim Kersten (timkersten) wrote :

2.0rc3 works perfectly for me in Feisty!! I removed 915resolution and the normal i810 driver, then switched the laptop off to make extra sure. It worked like a charm :-)

I did not reconfigure X though, so I'm still using the old xorg.conf file. I'm assuming that that's ok.

:-D

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Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín (snifer) wrote :

I can confirm the same as Tim.
I can add that in System -> Preferences -> Screen resolution, I'm offered 1440x1440 (among others). My laptop's screen native resolution is 1440x900. If I choose 1440x1440 then my desktop is bigger than my screen.

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Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín (snifer) wrote :

I found a new issue in 2.0rc3: Suspend hangs my computer.
This is not an issue using xserver-xorg-video-i810 + 915resolution in Feisty.

It can be solved by setting USE_DPMS=false in /etc/default/acpi-support.

I had a similar issue in Edgy using xserver-xorg-video-i810, reported as bug #74330 (the difference is that in Edgy I ended up with no video and was able to ctrl+alt+del, but in Feisty + intel 2.0rc3 the system hangs), but I solved it the same way.

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Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

The original problem is solved, closing.

Juan, please file a new bug if it doesn't work out-of-the-box in Gutsy.

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i810-modesetting:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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