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On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 03:48:59PM -0500, Andr??s Becerra Sandoval wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I have a 865G too, the only combination that works for me with the |
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> i915 intel driver is: |
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> kernel: gentoo-sources-2.6.28 |
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> driver: xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1 |
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> Anything above that (>=gentoo-sources-2.6.29, >=xf86-video-intel: |
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> 2.7.1) fails for my setup with freezes like the ones you describe. |
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> As my box is ~x86, I have installed many versions of xorg-server |
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> without varying the kernel and driver, and they worked all right. |
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> I am thinking in giving up to using the intel driver in order to user |
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> the latest kernel, with an /etc/X11/xorg.conf using a VESA card |
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> configuration and I have not tested the i830 option. |
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> Hope this helps. |
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> Andr??s |
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Thank you very much! That is very helpful to know and I will get back to |
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you on how it works for me. Also, let me know how the VESA card |
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configuration works. What does that mean exactly, it's just a generic |
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solution? |
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