I didn't see the "Edit" link because I wasn't logged in, so I figured it was a locked page or something. Since it isn't, I'll add the instructions right now. Thanks~
On 08/11/2010 08:59 PM, Steven wrote: > Taylor, > > No one's "in charge of" the wiki; that's why it's a wiki. If people find > ways to improve it, they can do so. I think your uninstalling > instructions are a great thing to add to the wiki. Just hit the "Edit" > button on the top left and copy'n'paste :) > > > Jerry (re: i915.modeset), > > The legacy driver is xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.12 with the addition of > the UMS code from before Karmic (so no GEM memory management, which > might be causing the problems). This UMS code is what needs testing, > since the X team is thinking about canning KMS for i8xx cards. > > Now, in Lucid, KMS has been blacklisted for i8xx cards since the > 2.6.32-21 kernel. So if the only change you've made is to add this > aubergine PPA, then your system will boot into that UMS code. But if > you've enabled any workarounds to re-enable KMS (UMS was sending a bunch > of people into black screens in Lucid), or are running Maverick (which > has *not* blacklisted KMS on i8xx cards), then you'll need to boot with > i915.modeset=0 (or nomodeset) to get into that UMS code. > > So if setting i915.modeset=0 does anything funky, that's a good thing to > let us all know about, because that's the change that's supposed to fix > everything (at least with this legacy driver). Testing i915.modeset=1 > (the '1' means KMS, the '0' means UMS) doesn't help at all, because that > just boots into KMS which everyone already knows is causing problems, > especially with XVideo. > > I hope that helps clear things up. So the wiki instructions aren't > "wrong", it's just that the legacy driver doesn't work for you. Those > are two very different things. > > -Stenten > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Taylor Brown <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestion, Jerry. > > I wanted to further report that the driver doesn't work on my system > whether I use i915.modeset=0, =1, or whether I omit the option entirely. > At least my system only crashes after resuming from suspend... > > I don't know who's in charge of the wiki page, but for those users who > find themselves with a broken X server it might be helpful to add a > quick note about /uninstalling/ the legacy driver: > > 1. Login as root in recovery mode, > 2. Find and remove the ppa entry in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, > # cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ > # rm raof[something] > 3. Find the newly created-added apt key and delete it and update, > # apt-key list > # apt-key del [whatever] > # aptitude update (or apt-get update) > 5. Downgrade xserver-xorg-video-intel, > # aptitude remove xserver-xorg-video-intel (or apt-get > remove) > (choosing the option to downgrade to the earlier version) > 6. Remove the modesetting line from GRUB if it's been added, > # nano /etc/default/grub > # update-grub > 7. Exit recovery mode, login as user, and start X, > # exit > (log in as user) > $ sudo gdm > > > Hope this feedback helps someone, > > Taylor > > Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS > Linux 2.6.32-24-generic > Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller > (rev 04) > > On 08/11/2010 06:21 AM, [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > Taylor, > > > > Many of us found the wiki instructions don't work. However the > driver does. > > > > Putting i915.modeset=0 or =1 or nomodeset in the linux line as in the > > wiki instructions does NOT work. Fails every time. > > > > What works for me is "quiet" for options in the linux line, and from > > posted comments for others as well. > > > > I've got an i845G which has had tons of kernel and driver > problems but > > is now working. "Until the next update." > > > > Good luck, Jerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried the legacy driver per the wiki instructions > > > > > > [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes#Legacy%20Driver] > > > > > > because I've been having trouble with X freezing after resuming from > > > > > > suspend (bug #582057 in xserver-xorg-video-intel > > > > > > > > [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/582057]). > > > > > > > > > > > > After booting, the screen cycled repeatedly between trying to > load GDM > > > > > > and crashing, obviously rendering the driver unusable on my system. > > > > > > > > > > > > System: > > > > > > > > > > > > Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS > > > > > > Linux 2.6.32-24-generic > > > > > > > > > > > > Graphics: > > > > > > > > > > > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL > > > > > > Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > > > > Taylor Brown > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Ubuntu-x mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe > at:https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-x > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > End of Ubuntu-x Digest, Vol 36, Issue 10 > > > > > > **************************************** > > > > > > -- > Ubuntu-x mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-x > > -- Ubuntu-x mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-x
