Bug#496838: xserver-xorg-video-intel: black screen with mouse cursor returning from gdmflexiserver
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 02:49:40PM -0700, Kevin Mitchell wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.3.2-2+lenny3
> Severity: normal
>
>
> Feel free to refile this under the appropriate package, I'm not exactly
> sure if this driver is the problem, but it is a candidate.
>
> Everything seems to work normally as long as I do not use
> gdmflexiserver. If I do, the new server is created and everything works
> as expected however returning to the original server that spawned
> gdmflexiserver is not possible regardless of whether the new server is
> still running or if it is terminanted normally.
>
> If I try to return to the original server either by terminating the new
> one or hitting the Alt-Ctrl-F7 combination, I am greeted only by a blank
> screen with a working mouse cursor. No screensaver process is running
> and nothing short of killing the restarting the server will restore it
> to a working state. I also cannot see anything in the frame buffer
> consoles (Alt-Ctrl-F1) until the errant server is reastarted. Before
> the server goes off the rails and after it has been restarted, I am able
> to see a login prompt on the the first virtual terminal.
Does this problem still occur with latest intel driver
in unstable or in experimental?
Brice
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