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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #477256
  2. Comment #24

Comment 24 for bug 477256

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Jane Atkinson (irihapeti) wrote :

@Ben

Yes, there is a workaround.

1) Add "acpi=off" (without the quotes characters) to kernel line in Grub. It should end like this: .... acpi=off quiet splash

2)Edit /etc/modules and add a new line: "apm power_off=1"

I'm still getting the screen suddenly go blank from time to time, but I restore it by pressing an arrow key or by touching the touchpad. No data is lost.