On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 03:01:53PM -0600, rhubarbpieguy via blfs-support wrote:
>
> I've developed a thin vertical line about three quarters to the right of my
> screen. Frankly, I'm uncertain this is a BLFS question as I considered it a
> hardware problem but ...
>
> My old box ran BLFS 8.2 and developed an identical problem. As a result, I
> replaced it with my current box (BLFS 8.3) , which just developed the same
> line. It seems highly unlikely I'd develop the same hardware problem on two
> entirely different boxes. My old box was a laptop while my current is a
> desktop with an external monitor.
>
> Might the Intel driver be the problem? What should I check?
>
No idea, but it sounds very strange.
Perhaps the quickest way to identify if the intel driver is the
problem would be to switch to modesetting. That is now part of
xorg-server, so I guess that you can force it to be used by putting
a file, e.g. 20-modesetting.conf, in your xorgconf.d/ containing:
# try the modesetting driver
Section "Device"
Identifier "modesetting"
Driver "modesetting"
EndSection
(If you already have a conf file telling X to use the intel driver,
move that away temporarily)
Then see if the problem goes away. If it remains, double-check in
the Xorg log to confirm that it is now using modesetting.
ĸen
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