Re: New install (intel) can't video mode-switch - SOLVED

[Frank Miles <fpm@u.washington.edu>]

On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:30:02 +0100, Frank Miles wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:20:02 +0100, Georgi Naplatanov wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> I have similar motherboard - ASUS H87-PRO, but a very kind man
>> explained to me on this list that Haswell video won't work with Wheezy
>> so I'm going to use my old Radeon video until Jessie become stable.
>> 
>> In my opinion your options are:
>>   - use external/additional video card what is compatible with Wheezy -
>>   try to use VESA X.org driver with Haswell video - upgrade to testing
>>   (Jessie)
>>   - use another Linux distribution - check for other options
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> Best regards Georgi
> 
> Thanks, Georgi!  I'll probably try testing/Jessie, perhaps along with
> another system so that I can personally test updates before introducing
> them to this new system (which once up must stay running reliably...).
> 
>    -Frank

Jessie (with its newer 3.11 kernel and newer libc6, perhaps other libs) works!
A second attempt with Wheezy (was going to try again at a backported 3.11
kernel) failed.

Whatever else is changed in the update, frame rate is less than 10% of what
it was before (~60fps << ~750fpm), but that's not critical for me.  At least
now I can login - use X apps - and logout while the server keeps chugging.

Thanks Bob and Georgi!