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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #761065
  2. Comment #63

Comment 63 for bug 761065

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Stephen Rees-Carter (valorin) wrote :

The fix in #18 solves micro-freeze problems with OpenGL (i.e. games), but it does not solve them for normal usage.
For example, it has locked up 3 times during the writing of this message.

Also note, I have 'noapic' in my GRUB config as well, as that is the only way I can get my laptop to successfully boot.
The full line is:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash noapic i915.semaphores=1"

Bug #806434 has the full specs of my laptop for those who are interested.