Bug#484049: xserver-xorg-video-intel: [G965] Ring buffer overflow after starting scorched3d in Normal or Faster mode

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Lee Cremeans wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.3.1-1
> Severity: important
>
>
> I'm running Debian lenny amd64 on a Gateway ML6720 laptop with 1024 MB 
> RAM. The Intel video in this laptop works well in 2D mode with either 
> acceleration engine, but when I use 3D, things get trickier.
>
> If I start scorched3d with default settings, the X server will 
> eventually crash and leave the screen in a corrupted state. Depending on 
> what state the crash leaves the hardware in, it may also leave me with a 
> black screen. The console is black and unusable, but SSH still works. 
> Turning scorched3d down to either Safe or Fastest modes seems to avoid 
> the crash.
>   

Does it occur with intel 2.3.2 and libgl1-mesa-dri 7.0.3-4 from unstable?

Brice