Bug#601889: xserver-xorg-video-intel: i830 does not work with kms and 2.12.0+shadow-2

[Alain Prignet <alain.prignet@univ-mlv.fr>]

Hello,

Le 18/08/2013 a 02:54:41 +0200, Julien Cristau a ecrit :
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 13:30:26 +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> 
> > tag 601889 moreinfo
> > kthxbye
> > 
> > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 19:25:21 +0200, Alain Prignet wrote:
> > 
> > > Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> > > Version: 2:2.12.0+shadow-2
> > > Severity: important
> > > 
> > > I have updated my laptop (a Dell X200 with i830 graphic card) 
> > > today with the latest squeeze. So 2.9.1-4 has
> > > been replaced by 2:2.12.0+shadow-2, which needs KMS to work.
> > > 
> > > But when inserting i915 module with modeset=1, I get a blank screen.
> > > 
> > > I use the Debian kernel : Linux version 2.6.32-5-686 (Debian 2.6.32-26).
> > > and libdrm-intel1 2.4.21-1~squeeze3.
> > > 
> > > With several 2.6.32-5-686 kernel, I never get i915 and KMS worked.
> > > 
> > > So I have installed 2:2.12.0+legacy1-1 which works with UMS.
> > > 
> > Is this still an issue with an updated stack (linux 3.0 or 3.1, X 1.11,
> > mesa 7.11 and intel 2.16)?  If yes please include dmesg when booting
> > with drm.debug=6.
> > 
> Without followup in almost two years I assume this is fixed with a
> current stack.  Thanks for your report anyway.
> 

I still use the old driver without KMS on this computer waiting for a
recent xserver-xorg-video-intel in Debian testing or stable. I have
seen that the unstable has now 2:2.21.14-4 which should work on this
computer.

Thanks,

Alain