[i815] background only - no panels

[Jim Tarvid]

Binary package hint: xorg

Boots to login
After login only background displayed
Alt-F2 will run ubuntu-bug

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 13 16:11:45 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 15d9:0a4c Dexon
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation OptiPlex GX150
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=33f11cc2-aaf8-4658-99d8-e753a53465ad ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 11/02/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: OptiPlex GX150
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA11:bd11/02/2004:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnOptiPlexGX150:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorporation:rnOptiPlexGX150:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct15:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex GX150
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic

[lspci]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82815 Chipset Graphics Controller (CGC) [8086:1132] (rev 02)
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00be]

[Jim Tarvid (tarvid)]

workaround
custom xorg.conf
Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "LCD Panel 1024x768"
 Option "DPMS"
 HorizSync 28-64
 VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Intel Corporation 82815 CGC"
 Monitor "LCD Panel 1024x768"
 DefaultDepth 16
 SubSection "Display"
  Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

joe@joe-desktop:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1280x1024 60.0*
   1024x768 60.0
   1280x960 60.0
   1152x864 60.0
   800x600 60.0 56.0
   640x480 60.0
joe@joe-desktop:~$ killall gnome-panel

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Hi, sorry you had trouble getting Ubuntu working on your 8xx chip. I'd like to have you re-test against natty and if it's still not working right, please file a bug upstream at bugs.freedesktop.org against Xorg / Intel.

The intel driver seems to not get tested well against the 8xx chips and we've seen lots of regressions and mis-features. Unfortunately the driver code seems to be rather fragile as well, so we've found we cannot effectively patch and maintain the driver at the distro level, and thus are no longer providing development support, nor will be backporting fixes to older Ubuntu releases. You may still be able to get some technical support from places like http://askubuntu.com and similar to work around problems.