Re: [PLUG] Today's Kubuntu Gutsy updates broke my display

["Will Dyson" <will.dyson@gmail.com>]

On 9/10/07, Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> wrote:
> I can't do a screen shot because that doesn't show the problem.  After running
> the daily updates via aptitude and rebooting (there was a kernel update) a
> horizontal black band, approximately 1/6 of my screen in vertical height,
> running the full width of my screen obscures my work space.  I tried poking
> around in xorg.conf, but I'm not sure what to change.
>
> Hardware is Intel i810 video chipset and a Dell 4:3 flatscreen monitor which
> likes 1280x1024 60hz

Which driver are you using? Gutsy includes two different drivers for
intel video hardware, in the packages xserver-xorg-video-intel and
xserver-xorg-video-i810. The "i810" driver is the old and reliable
(but feature-limited) driver. The "intel" driver is newer and more
featureful (but you know what that means in terms of bugs).

Also, can your monitor's on-screen display show the resolution that it
is currently being driven at?

Also, consider posting your Xorg log and config files.

This problem rings a bell for me,  but my google-fu seems weak right now :(

-- 
Will Dyson
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