I've noticed an interesting difference between the new driver, and the
old/existing driver in the April 15th i386 snapshot (dmesg below).
With the old/existing intel driver in the snapshot, my 845G uses EXA
acceleration, and Xv doesn't work. Attempting to force the driver to use
UXA acceleration via xorg.conf results in X crashing and leaving the
system without video output.
With the new driver, the 845G uses UXA acceleration and Xv works.
Whether or not you're using UXA acceleration with the old or new driver
is probably something testers should note. Also, virtual terminal
switching has been problematic over here with the new driver, so
testing it thoroughly on other systems is wise. Over here, to hit the
bug you'll have to start x, then virtual terminal switch a few times.
The following seems to trigger the bug consistently over here:
CTL-ALT-1
CTL-ALT-2
CTL-ALT-3
CLT-ALT-4
CLT-ALT-5 (back to X)
You might need to enter/exit graphics mode (CTL-ALT-5) multiple times.
jcr
