On Fri, 23 Jan 2009, Mark Stodola wrote:
I've used intel graphics in SL since 4.1 using the vesa driver with little to no problems. Unless you need acceleration of sorts, I don't see any reason to beat yourself up to get the i810/i915 drivers working.
I've often found that the vesa driver doesn't do DPMS screen/power-saving with intel chipsets. And yes, DPMS does make a difference on a flat panel - 29 Watts on my 19" Samsung 920N. -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [email protected] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna
