Bug#783719: xserver-xorg-video-intel_2:2.99.917-1~exp1 scrolling bug
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Hi,
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 6:18 AM, Nima Maleki <nima@nmaleki.com> wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Version: 2:2.99.917-1~exp1
>
> Dear all,
>
> I'd like to apologize for any failings in this report, this is my first
> bug report. Suggestions on how to improve future reports are welcome.
Please use reportbug so that pertinent information like package
versions, etc., is collected automatically.
> This package results in black lines that obscure across rows after
> scrolling within certain text fields. I experienced this problem when
> trying to add to the Debian wiki and tried to scroll down the website's
> text box in order to add comments to an article.
>
> This bug does not occur when scrolling through any other browser
> interface or when scrolling down a text document with a text editor (I
> used Geany) or using LibreOffice.
>
> I solved the error by doing the following:
>
> I creating a configuration file in the following location:
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
>
> The file included the following content:
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "Intel Graphics"
> Driver "intel"
> Option "AccelMethod" "uxa"
> EndSection
>
> I tested with AccelMethod "glamor" and "sna" as well. Those did not
> resolve the problem. Only "uxa" worked for me.
>
> This seems to have, thus far, solved the problem. I've yet to encounter
> any other issues.
>
> I'm using Debian 8
> DE: Gnome 3.14, stock provided by Jessie installation
> My kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64
> Using (Debian GLIBC 2.19-18) 2.19
>
> Package info:
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libdrm-intel1 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>=
> 2.4.25), libpciaccess0 (>= 0.8.0+git20071002), libpixman-1-0 (>=
> 0.30.0), libudev1 (>= 183), libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb-dri2-0,
> libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-util0 (>= 0.3.8), libxcb1,
> libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3,
> libxinerama1, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.2), libxrender1, libxshmfence1,
> libxtst6, libxv1, libxvmc1, xorg-video-abi-18, xserver-xorg-core (>=
> 2:1.15.99.903)
>
> CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz
> Graphics: Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics, i915 driver
Please file a bug report upstream; instructions can be found at [1].
Regards,
Vincent
[1] https://01.org/linuxgraphics/documentation/how-report-bugs
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