[i915G] xserver-xorg-video-intel_2:2.7.99.902 crashes X on jaunty

[Guenther Palfinger]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel

Both xserver-xorg-video-intel_2%3a2.7.99.902+git20090715.b74bf3f9-0ubuntu0sarvatt~jaunty_i386.deb and xserver-xorg-video-intel_2%3a2.7.99.902+git20090713.82905c7c-0ubuntu0sarvatt~jaunty_i386.deb crash X startup;

After running
$ kpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-intel_2%3a2.7.99.901+git20090709.9155cfca-0ubuntu0sarvatt~jaunty_i386.deb

the system works fine.

Note: Xorg.0.log.old refers to 2.7.99.902+git20090715, Xorg.0.log to 2.7.99.901+git20090709

$ lspci
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82915G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04)

$ grep xorg /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.7.99.901+git20090709.9155cfca-0ubuntu0sarvatt~jaunty
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-13-generic (buildd@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #45-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 30 19:49:51 UTC 2009
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-13-generic i686
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Please collect a full backtrace - see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Backtracing for directions.

[Guenther Palfinger (guenther-palfinger)]

The problem is fixed with the new package:
xserver-xorg-video-intel_2:2.7.99.902+git20090716.r1.bb300738-0ubuntu0sarvatt~jaunty_i386.deb

Thanks

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

closing as fixed in 9.10 (it has 2.8.0).