Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #477256
  2. Comment #84

Comment 84 for bug 477256

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Geir Ove Myhr (gomyhr) wrote : Re: [Bug 477256] Re: [i855] Xserver freezing on Toshiba Satellite A10 (Intel 82852/855GM)

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Irihapeti <email address hidden> wrote:
> Sorry, it totally refuses to boot with "nomodeset". In recovery mode, I
> get as far as the recovery menu, choose "continue", get the message
> "rc.sysinit....." and then it stops.

Okay. It has been disabled for a while but we re-enabled it in
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.9.1-1ubuntu12. If it doesn't work with that
or -1ubuntu13, then never mind.

> "nomodeset" with the vesa driver used to be a workaround for me, but I
> haven't used it for a while. Should I test that?

No, that shouldn't be necessary.