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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

e machines T2984 Black Screen

Asked by Tim Myers

Installed 10.04 on a Emachines T2984 after a little while the screen goes black. and starts to flake out. I have to reboot and then its ok for awhile. Started with 1024 x 768 graphics now running 800 x 600. Can force it when I run the screen saver. also I will lose the mouse when changing the graphics settings.

SpecificationsCPU : Intel® Celeron® D 340 Processor
Operates at 2.93GHz
256KB L2 cache & 533MHz FSB
Operating System : Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Chipset : Intel® 845GV chipset
Memory : 512MB DDR (PC 2700)
Expandable to 2GB
Hard Drive : 80GB HDD
Optical Drive : 48x Max. CD-RW Drive; 16x Max. DVD Drive
Media Reader : 8-in-1 digital media manager (USB 2.0, Secure Digital™ (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO, Micro Drive, Multimedia Card)
Video : Intel® Extreme Graphics 3D
64MB Shared memory
Sound : AC '97 Audio
Network : Intel® PRO 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Modem : 56K ITU v.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals : Standard Multimedia Keyboard, 2-Button Wheel Mouse, Amplified Stereo Speakers
Ports/Other : 5 USB 2.0 ports (1 in Media Manager; 4 in back), 1 Serial, 1 Parallel, 2 PS/2, Audio-In & Out
Dimensions : 7.25"W x 14.125"H x 16"D

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Allan Shand (ashand79) said : 		#1

If you could run this command - sudo lshw -C video - by pressing alt+f2 and pasting the command less dashes into the text box that appears you will also need to tick the box marked run in terminal. When the terminal ask's for a password you will need to enter your login password.

This command will give you detailed information about your graphics card/chipset which will make it easier to find a solution for your problem.

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Tim Myers (lumpman77) said : 		#2

Ok here's the results of running the command you suggested.

*-display UNCLAIMED
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:f0000000-f7ffffff(prefetchable) memory:ffa80000-ffafffff

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

reading Ubuntu 10.04 release note:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes#Intel 8xx X freezes/crashes

Intel 8xx X freezes/crashes
The -intel driver fails with X freezes or crashes on certain i8xx hardware. The issue is known upstream but solutions are still under development. For now, to work around the issue, boot with the -vesa video driver. See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes for further details.

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Tim Myers (lumpman77) said : 		#4

Thanks marcobra (Marco Braida), that solved my question.