Bug#481579: xserver-xorg-video-intel: grub2 splash image causes invisible text

[Jayen Ashar <j__n@yahoo.com>]

I added both of those lines and it seems to work fine now.

Thanks!

--Jayen

--- Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org> wrote:

> Jayen wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> > Version: 2:2.3.1-1
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > I've recently installed grub2, and even more recently set it up
> with a splash image.  However, this configuration causes my X session
> to not display text.  Only text from xterm and xemacs appear.  Not
> windowmaker, gnome, kde, pidgin, firefox, thunderbird, etc.
> > It works fine with the xorg vesa driver, just not the intel
> drivers.  I've tried 2.2.1 and 2.3.1.
> > It doesn't matter (in my xorg.conf) if I set up multiple monitors,
> enable the frame buffer, set the videoram, enable dri, use aiglx,
> change the colour depth, resolution, or many other options.  The
> splash image just seems to hose the text in the X server.
> >   
> 
> Does adding
>     Option "AccelMethod" "XAA"
> or
>     Option "EXANoComposite"
> to the Device section of xorg.conf help?
> 
> I don't see why grub2 splash image would be related to EXA, but text
> not
> being displayed looks like many other EXA composite bugs.
> 
> Brice
> 
> 



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