Bug#443315: xserver-xorg-video-vesa: switching the resolution crashes the xserver
On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 07:16:58PM +0200, Brice Goglin wrote:
> Christian T. Steigies wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg-video-vesa
> > Version: 1:1.3.0-1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > I am trying to set up a Dell D830 which has an Intel graphics controller and
> > a 1920x1200 screen. The only way to use the full resolution I found was to
> > use 915resolution to create 1920x1200 entries in the video bios. I compiled
> > 915resolution from the Debian/unstable sources on this etch box:
> >
>
> This bug was probably in the server but you're using a very old one
> (1.1.1). A very recent one is available in unstable (1.4) and a good one
> in testing (1.3). Also, your i965 board should be well supported by
> Intel driver 2.1.1 currently in testing and unstable. Is there any
> chance you upgrade to testing or unstable instead of trying to debug
> some code that changed a lot in the last year?
As I said, I upgraded to unstable and got no video at all with the intel
driver, and I think also with the vesa driver. I just installed a testing
snapshot on a spare partition from scratch and the intel driver works great,
no crash, 32 bpp, resolution switching, and a working console. So why
didn't this work when I upgraded xorg in the etch system? Do I need to
upgrade the kernel as well? More than the kernel?
Christian
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