Re: [gentoo-user] Intel dilemma

[Simon Hunt <chesemonkyloma@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 03:48:59PM -0500, Andr??s Becerra Sandoval wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a 865G too, the only combination that works for me with the
> i915 intel driver is:
> 
> kernel: gentoo-sources-2.6.28
> driver: xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1
> 
> Anything above that (>=gentoo-sources-2.6.29, >=xf86-video-intel:
> 2.7.1) fails for my setup with freezes like the ones you describe.
> 
> As my box is ~x86, I have installed many versions of xorg-server
> without varying  the kernel and driver, and they worked all right.
> 
> I am thinking in giving up to using the intel driver in order to user
> the latest kernel, with an /etc/X11/xorg.conf using a VESA card
> configuration and I have not tested the i830 option.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> -- 
>   Andr??s
> 

Thank you very much! That is very helpful to know and I will get back to
you on how it works for me. Also, let me know how the VESA card
configuration works. What does that mean exactly, it's just a generic
solution?