> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 23:53:02 +0100 > From: Dimitris Papastamos <s...@2f30.org> > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:47:58PM +0100, Dimitris Papastamos wrote: > > Hi, > > > > In an attempt to fix video tearing in fullscreen mode I used the > > following config in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-intel.conf > > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Intel Graphics" > > Driver "intel" > > Option "Tearfree" "true" > > EndSection > > I just noticed that even if I comment out the TearFree option > but leave the driver option set to "intel" I still experience > weird artifacts.
There is a reason why we use the modesetting driver on Broadwell by default.