Reinstall that intel driver you downloaded previously. then use the
following command to prevent Ubuntu automatically updating the package

sudo apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-video-intel

Ubuntu will always try to upgrade that package because there are more
recent versions of it. The above command will prevent Ubuntu automatically
upgrading it. It will still appear in your package update dialogue that
pops up but unchecked. Just don't mark it for upgrade yourself in that and
you will be fine.


On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Juan Pablo Rinaldi <email address hidden>wrote:

> The issue is back. Ubuntu told me there were updates for my system, so I
> installed them, and now the issue has returned.
>
> I'm pretty sure what happened was that Ubuntu upgraded the old xserver-
> xorg-video-intel package to the most recent version.
>
> How can I prevent Ubuntu from trying to upgrade that package every time?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068404
>
> Title:
>   Low graphics mode in muxless hybrid ATI/Intel GPU systems after fglrx
>   upgrade
>
> Status in X.org xf86-video-intel:
>   Won't Fix
> Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu:
>   In Progress
> Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
> Status in “fglrx-installer” source package in Quantal:
>   Confirmed
> Status in “fglrx-installer-updates” source package in Quantal:
>   Triaged
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in openSUSE:
>   In Progress
>
> Bug description:
>   [Impact]
>
>    * Hybrid systems with ATI/intel GPUs using fglrx get a segmentation
>   fault in X when using 12.10. In stock 12.04.1 these systems were
>   working fine.
>
>    * This bug represents a severe regression from precise to quantal,
>   since is crashing on startup
>
>    * The proposed patch updates the driver to version 13.2beta3 of
>   upstream which seems to resolve this issue
>
>   [Test Case]
>
>    * Get an hybrid ATI/intel system.
>      Install quantal: The system should boot fine
>      Install the proprietary fglrx package and reboot: The X server
> crashes on startup
>
>   [Regression Potential]
>
>    * This solution does not need any change on the intel driver (as a
> previous workaround needed).
>    * No regressions have been reported so far using this most recent fglrx
> upstream, by the people affected by this bug
>
>   ======
>
>   After installing the latest fglrx-updates package on Ubuntu 12.10
>   (fglrx-updates_9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64) I have the same issue that was
>   present before AMD fixed switchable graphics on PowerXpress 4.0 cards
>   (such as my HD 6470M coupled with the intel HD Graphics 3000 of my
>   intel Core i5-2430M). The X server has a segmentation fault and the
>   low graphics mode is activated.
>
>   WORKAROUND: Follow carefully the instructions here:
>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI#WORKAROUND
>
>   As per Nick Andrik, this is a version regression of xserver-xorg-
>   video-intel from 2.20.2 (working and in below mentioned PPA) and
>   2.20.3. The regression commit is
>   http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-
>   intel/commit/?id=05dcc5f1699ba90fc14c50882e8d4be89bc4a4f9 .
>
>   Upstream fglrx has published a new version (> 13.1 ) of the driver
>   which seems to solve this issue. No need to revert the commit in the
>   Intel driver any more.
>
>   ATTENTION:
>   1. If you choose the integrated GPU (via Catalyst or via amdconfig
> --px-igpu) and your X server crashes on startup, then your are probably
> affected by this bug:
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1088220
>
>   2. If your system includes an old ATI GPU card (Radeon HD 2x00 3x00
> 4x00) which is not supported any more by fglrx drivers, then probably you
> suffer from this bug:
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1058040
>   Subscribe and comment there please.
>
>   If the X server loads (so you see no low graphics mode window) but you
> get no menu bars, window decorations, etc, then press Ctrl+Shift+T to open
> a terminal, write in there:
>   unity --replace &
>   and post a comment with the result.
>
>   The logs from the intial bug report follow:
>
>   Here is the Xorg log:
>   [    20.924]
>   X.Org X Server 1.13.0
>   Release Date: 2012-09-05
>   [    20.924] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>   [    20.924] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
>   [    20.924] Current Operating System: Linux
> marco-HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9
> 19:31:23 UTC 2012 x86_64
>   [    20.924] Kernel command line:
> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
> root=UUID=5374f779-2ae8-4842-a390-e21317364c6c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   [    20.924] Build Date: 08 October 2012  03:34:01PM
>   [    20.924] xorg-server 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 (For technical support please
> see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
>   [    20.924] Current version of pixman: 0.26.0
>   [    20.924]  Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>    to make sure that you have the latest version.
>   [    20.924] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
> setting,
>    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>   [    20.924] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Oct 19
> 02:42:21 2012
>   [    20.924] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>   [    20.924] (==) Using system config directory
> "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
>   [    20.924] (==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
>   [    20.924] (**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
>   [    20.924] (**) |   |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
>   [    20.925] (**) |   |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically adding devices
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically enabling devices
>   [    20.925] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" does not
> exist.
>   [    20.925]  Entry deleted from font path.
>   [    20.925] (==) FontPath set to:
>    /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
>    /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
>    /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
>    built-ins
>   [    20.925] (==) ModulePath set to
> "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>   [    20.925] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input
> devices.
>    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable
> AutoAddDevices.
>   [    20.925] (II) Loader magic: 0x7fed9d5d2c40
>   [    20.925] (II) Module ABI versions:
>   [    20.925]  X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
>   [    20.925]  X.Org Video Driver: 13.0
>   [    20.925]  X.Org XInput driver : 18.0
>   [    20.925]  X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
>   [    20.925] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
>   [    20.926] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0116:103c:1670 rev 9, Mem @
> 0xc0000000/4194304, 0xb0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00005000/64
>   [    20.926] (--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 1002:6760:103c:1670 rev 0, Mem @
> 0xa0000000/268435456, 0xc2600000/131072, I/O @ 0x00004000/256, BIOS @
> 0x????????/131072
>   [    20.926] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
>   [    20.926] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
>   [    20.926] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
>   [    20.926] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
>   [    21.055] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/extensions/libglx.so
>   [    21.055] (II) Module glx: vendor="Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
>   [    21.055]  compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
>   [    21.056] Loading extension GLX
>   [    21.056] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
>   [    21.057] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
>   [    21.562] (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc."
>   [    21.562]  compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 9.0.2
>   [    21.562]  Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>   [    21.563] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
>   [    21.563] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
>   [    21.563] (II) Loading
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules/extra-modules.dpkg-tmp/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
>   [    21.581] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies
> Inc."
>   [    21.581]  compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 9.0.2
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:9.00.2
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier:
> 9.00.11
>   [    21.581] (II) AMD Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Sep 20 2012
> 11:56:16
>   [    21.581] (++) using VT number 7
>
>   [    21.581] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
>   [    21.624] (II) Loading PCS database from /etc/ati/amdpcsdb
> /etc/ati/amdpcsdb.default
>   [    21.639] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 251
>   [    21.639] ukiDynamicMajor: found major device number 251
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID PCI:1:0:0
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenDevice: node name is /dev/ati/card0
>   [    21.639] ukiOpenDevice: open result is 10, (OK)
>   [    22.206] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiOpenMinor returns 10
>   [    22.206] ukiOpenByBusid: ukiGetBusid reports PCI:1:0:0
>   [    22.234] (--) Chipset Supported AMD Graphics Processor (0x6760) found
>   [    22.246] (II) fglrx: intel VGA device detected, load intel driver.
>   [    22.247] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
>   [    22.263] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
>   [    22.263] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>   [    22.263]  compiled for 1.13.0, module version = 2.20.9
>   [    22.263]  Module class: X.Org Video Driver
>   [    22.263]  ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
>   [    22.264] (II) AMD Video driver is running on a device belonging to a
> group targeted for this release
>   [    22.276] (II) AMD Video driver is signed
>   [    22.276] (II) fglrx(0): pEnt->device->identifier=0x7fed9df19450
>   [    22.276] (II) intel(1): pEnt->device->identifier=(nil)
>   [    22.276] (EE) Screen 1 deleted because of no matching config section.
>   [    22.276] (EE)
>   [    22.276] (EE) Backtrace:
>   [    22.277] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x36) [0x7fed9d35dac6]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x1ac8f9)
> [0x7fed9d3618f9]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
> (0x7fed9c4db000+0xfcb0) [0x7fed9c4eacb0]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
> (0x7fed9903c000+0x15080) [0x7fed99051080]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
> (0x7fed9903c000+0x16365) [0x7fed99052365]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 5: /usr/bin/X (xf86DeleteScreen+0x84) [0x7fed9d2538b4]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 6: /usr/bin/X (xf86BusConfig+0x216) [0x7fed9d23eb16]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x9ea) [0x7fed9d24c9da]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x44386) [0x7fed9d1f9386]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
> (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fed9b16076d]
>   [    22.277] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (0x7fed9d1b5000+0x448ad)
> [0x7fed9d1f98ad]
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   [    22.277] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0
>   [    22.277]
>   Fatal server error:
>   [    22.277] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
>   [    22.277]
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>     at http://wiki.x.org
>    for help.
>   [    22.277] (EE) Please also check the log file at
> "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
>   [    22.277] (EE)
>   [    22.295] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
>
>   The system is a Hp g6-1279sl notebook with a discrete AMD HD 6470M card
> and an Intel Core i5-2430M CPU with Intel HD graphics 3000. I'm running
> Ubuntu 12.10 desktop 64 bit version. The driver (both the 12.9 beta on AMD
> site and the 12-9 beta  driver from the Quantal Quetzal
> fglrx-installer-updates repository) worked correctly on Ubuntu 12.4.1
> 64-bit.
>   Using fglrx (fglrx_9.000-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb) instead of fglrx-updates
> doesn't solve this problem.
>
>   Potential duplicate https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-
>   installer-updates/+bug/1069199 .
>
>   ---
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>
>   ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperVersion: 1.315
>   CompizPlugins:
> [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: precise
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1670]
>    Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Seymour [Radeon HD 6400M Series]
> [1002:6760] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1670]
>   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120823.1)
>   MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
>   Package: fglrx-installer (not installed)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    TERM=xterm
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: bootkbd=it console-setup/layoutcode=it
> console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys locale=it_IT noprompt
> cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper
> initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
>   Tags:  precise running-unity ubuntu referred-by-support compiz-0.9
>   Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
>   dmi.bios.date: 03/22/2012
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
>   dmi.bios.version: F.63
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>   dmi.board.name: 1670
>   dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   dmi.board.version: 09.4B
>   dmi.chassis.type: 10
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.63:bd03/22/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliong6NotebookPC:pvr0691120000204610000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1670:rvr09.4B:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
>   dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
>   dmi.product.version: 0691120000204610000620100
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.4
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.3+8.0.2-0ubuntu3.2
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.7
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
> 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
> 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
>
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