Bug#481036: xserver-xorg-video-intel: blank or rapidly flickering display
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 01:03:41PM +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.2.1-2
> Severity: important
>
> Display: Eizo S2431W TFT display with 1920x1200 resolution connected
> via DVI cable.
> Graphics Chipset: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics
> Controller (rev 02)
>
> With xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.1.0 this worked fine (except that the
> timing was slightly off and the display reported 1202 vertical lines -
> easily corrected with xrandr). After the upgrade to 2.2.1 the login
> screen of gdm is not visible - the display is flickering very rapidly,
> showing whitish clouds (which are probably an optical illusion induced by
> the flickering). The display reports 1920x1200 at 60 Hz. If I start the
> X server from the command line, the display is completely black, not
> even the mouse cursor is visible. Again, the display thinks that the
> signal is ok. I can switch between the text and graphics display, so the
> X server hasn't crashed.
Does this still happen with latest intel driver from unstable
or experimental?
Brice
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