Video driver fails on Intel 810 card

[ramkiraman]

Yes! this worked for me on UBuntu Breezy and a Dell C400 laptop!

thanks!

R



Joeak Wrote: 
> I had exactly the same problem and after a WEEK OF FIDDLING I got it to
> work.  Here are the changes I made to my default Breezy install that I
> think mattered:

> 

> Boot to rescue (text) mode

> 

> sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.1st

> on kernel line, add "vga=771" (without the quotes) to kill the flashing
> boot screen

> ctrl-x to save

> 

> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

> Yes detect video hardware

> i810

> No don't use kernel framebuffer device interface

> Yes autodetect keyboard

> verify videomodes 1024x768, 800x600, and 640x480 are all available

> Medium monitor characteristics

> 1024x768 @ 60Hz

> 

> (ran startx from the # prompt and then ctrl-alt-f1 and ctrl-alt-f2
> locked it up.  skip this test yourself.)

> 

> sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

> In the screen section, change the defaultdepth to 16:

> DefaultDepth    16

> SubSection "Display"

> Depth           16

> Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

> EndSubSection

> 

> sudo shutdown -r now

> 

> The ctrl-alt-f1, ctrl-alt-f2, ctrl-alt-f7 switching works.  Please post
> here if you try this it works or not.


-- 
ramkiraman