Comment 27 for bug 462349

(In reply to comment #14)
> (In reply to comment #13)
> > I am having the same trouble I downloaded the latest drivers ran
> > ./configure
> > make
> > make install (as root)
> >
> > all appeared to work ok but I do not know if and how to use the new driver as
> > the program still appears not to render any text.
>
> "make install" places the new drivers in an incorrect directory.
>
> Switch to a text console (ctrl-alt-f1) and execute:
> # sudo service gdm stop
> # sudo cp /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/* /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
> # sudo service gdm start
>
> Check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for the driver version currently in use. It should
> say something like:
>
> (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> compiled for 1.6.4, module version = 2.9.1
> Module class: X.Org Video Driver
> ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
>
> Switching to the new drivers solved the problem for me.

Thanks so much for this info I have not compiled much and this was exactly the step that I was missing.

For everyone's info this driver update solved the problem for me so it would look like the Intel driver is definitely the source of the problem.

Thanks again