Bug#622308: xserver-xorg-video-intel: sporadic graphics corruption after upgrade to 2.6.38

[Nathan Stine <nathan.stine@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Nathan A. Stine <nathan.stine@gmail.com> (11/04/2011):
> > I've noticed that after an upgrade to kernel version 2.6.38 from
> > 2.6.37
>
> interesting, you just upgraded that?

I was on .37 for awhile until I started running .38.

>
> > I also apologize if I'm reporting this bug against the wrong
> > package.  This is a driver issue as near as I can tell (maybe kernel
> > related or a compatibility issue), but it may be something
> > completely different.
>
> Yeah, X's fun, plenty of possibly guilty packages. :) Your guess looks
> fine for now, feel free to report your bug upstream directly:
>  https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ (product xorg, component Driver/intel)
>
> I had the same kind of issues but a kernel upgrade fixed it (during
> the .38 release cycle), maybe there are some glitches left.
>
> We're AFAICT only lacking a package for latest libdrm; not sure it's
> worth waiting until (say..) tomorrow for an updated libdrm package to
> be available, I think opening a bug upstream is the right thing to do.
>
> Also, feel free to Cc me while submitting it, so that I can keep an
> eye on its status, and mark this bug as forwarded there.

Sure thing...just as soon as my new heatsink/fan comes in.  My main
box is out of commission right now and when it comes back up, I'll
file the bug upstream.

>
> Thanks!
>
> KiBi.
>

Best regards,

Nathan A. Stine