Re: The nightmare of Intel Integrated GPUs under Linux in general and Debian in particular
Miguel A. Vallejo wrote:
>> I've never had an Intel GPU but always had the impression they
>> were pretty solid, but my opinion is changing.
>
> As a user of Intel GPUs for the last 5 years I can tell you Intel GPUs
> and Linux are just a nightmare. A truly pain in the ass.
>
May be in yours but not in mine and I think it is valid for many others.
>> Note that kernel 5.5 may still have issues
>
> Yeah, I read it. I have been playing with the xserver-xorg-video-intel
> in Buster with kernel 4.19.0-8 and trying different options in
> xorg.conf I didn't get any hang since 10 hours ago, almost a new
> record for me. Also text console corruption has disappeared, so I will
> use this configuration to try to get pending work done, and then.... I
> will see. I still don't rule out buying a new graphics card.
>
> Thank you for all your comments and suggestions. They are really helping
> me.
My PC is running sometimes for months as mentioned before with earlier
kernel versions there were indeed issues, but 4.19.25 was the hit for me.
If you look at the changelog - many things changed and improved.
I already forgot what was your board, but it could be something else in your
configuration that causes those issues. Many people use some experimental
options etc. in Xorg and then complain.
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