On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 16:33:49 +0000, Russel Winder wrote:

> Package: base
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> A report was filed on Launchpad against Ubuntu Lucid reporting that the 
> kernel upgrade from Karmic to Lucid
> introduced irregular sync flashes on the screen.  cf.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/538648.
> 
> The problem reported there is also seeming to affect Debian Squeeze.
> 
> The upgrade to Ubuntu Maverick has caused the problem to go away when using 
> that OS.  Sadly though the
> problem still afflicts Debian Squeeze.  Is there any way the information from 
> the Ubuntu-oriented
> investigation can be applied to Debian Squeeze?
> 
The ubuntu bug doesn't seem to point to a fix (or it's to much of a mess
for me to find it).  Somebody would have to bisect between 2.6.33 and a
fixed kernel to find out what fixed this, I guess.

Cheers,
Julien

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