Comment 10 for bug 204065

It really is a bug in the "intel" driver!

I could only install Hardy Beta with the Alternate CD because of this bug. When I booted the laptop after the installation, a seemingly normal login screen appeared. However: when I typed in my login name, the letters were absurdly huge and didn't fit in the login screen input field. After filling out my password and pressing Enter, X wouldn't show: the screen became black and stayed black.

So I had to reboot into recovery mode and run "apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-intel"
This way I uninstalled the "intel" driver, leaving only the "i810". Then I rebooted the laptop. Now Hardy boots correctly into X.

This happens only with the Intel 945 chip: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller. On another laptop with the Intel 915, there was no problem at all. Also there is no problem on a desktop computer with the Intel 946.

I have attached the output of lshw.

I hope you can fix this bad bug in the "intel" driver, before Hardy ships in its final version. It's almost impossible now, to run Hardy on a laptop with the Intel 945.

Greetz, Pjotr.