Hi.
katif software <
katifsoft@gmail.com> (20/02/2011):
> 1. What are the disavantages of using a generic driver instead of
> this one?
You may lack features like acceleration etc. But you gain stability.
> 2. Is this problem related to using Debian, or is it for any Linux
> distro I will use?
That's an upstream issue.
> 3. Maybe the installer program should be aware of the i8xx compatibility
> problem, and not install this driver on the first place?
We made several attempts at fixing it. Introducing chipset detection
late in the release cycle could have lead to more issues.
> > How can I know for sure that I have i8xx card?
From the output of the bug script (included in your report), lspci returned:
| 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)
> > If I do have an i8xx card - I understood from the FAQ you linked
> > that I should change my video driver to vesa or fbdev. Which is
> > prefered? How can I make this change?
I think the FAQ tells you exactly how to do it? IIRC, vesa only does
4/3 resolutions. fbdev uses the framebuffer. I'd say fbdev (spares you
a reboot to disable KMS), and vesa if it doesn't work well.
KiBi.