I found this another post regarding the jaunty xorg repo and I thought I bookmarked it but I can't find it, or maybe it was here and I just could not find it again. At any rate, it seems to be a 'partial' solution for me so far.
1. Downgrading the driver would not work. I found several posts to confirm this.
2. I don't think it has anything to do with desktop effects or compiz. I had the issue with effects on or off.
Here is what I did:
I am using Intrepid on an Asus EEE-BOX with an Intel 945GME (posted earlier) I added these two repos:
I hit upgrade via synaptic to see what might be affected: 8 packages. The the intel driver and some mesa related items were upgraded. Seemed worth a try, because as it stands now, (K)Ubuntu is pretty much unusable if I can't trust it not to tank on stuff I am working on.
I then disabled the repo, as I know it is never a good idea to mix and match different versions of a distro.
Being this is actually a desktop PC connected to a VGA - I disabled the TMDS-1 output in my xorg.conf file:
And lastly, since I use Kubuntu, in SystemSettings --> Advanced --> Service Manager
I stopped "xrandr detecting monitor changes," and then unchecked the box. In other posts, this has been reported to reduce/stop flickering.
The screen still occasionally flickers, but the desktop and applications are MUCH sharper. Resizing icons on the desktop and such "re-drawings" used to stick and be sluggish and now I don't notice that either.
So far, my performance is notably better. I am not sure if it is more stable yet BUT I am hoping to be able to report back that I no longer get a blank screen where I have to reboot and lose what I was working on!
I found this another post regarding the jaunty xorg repo and I thought I bookmarked it but I can't find it, or maybe it was here and I just could not find it again. At any rate, it seems to be a 'partial' solution for me so far.
1. Downgrading the driver would not work. I found several posts to confirm this.
2. I don't think it has anything to do with desktop effects or compiz. I had the issue with effects on or off.
Here is what I did:
I am using Intrepid on an Asus EEE-BOX with an Intel 945GME (posted earlier) I added these two repos:
deb http:// ppa.launchpad. net/xorg- edgers/ ubuntu jaunty main ppa.launchpad. net/xorg- edgers/ ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://
I hit upgrade via synaptic to see what might be affected: 8 packages. The the intel driver and some mesa related items were upgraded. Seemed worth a try, because as it stands now, (K)Ubuntu is pretty much unusable if I can't trust it not to tank on stuff I am working on.
I then disabled the repo, as I know it is never a good idea to mix and match different versions of a distro.
Being this is actually a desktop PC connected to a VGA - I disabled the TMDS-1 output in my xorg.conf file:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "intel"
Option "ForceEnablePipeA" "true"
Option "monitor-TMDS-1" "ExternalMonitor"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "ExternalMonitor"
Option "Ignore" "True"
EndSection
And lastly, since I use Kubuntu, in SystemSettings --> Advanced --> Service Manager
I stopped "xrandr detecting monitor changes," and then unchecked the box. In other posts, this has been reported to reduce/stop flickering.
The screen still occasionally flickers, but the desktop and applications are MUCH sharper. Resizing icons on the desktop and such "re-drawings" used to stick and be sluggish and now I don't notice that either.
So far, my performance is notably better. I am not sure if it is more stable yet BUT I am hoping to be able to report back that I no longer get a blank screen where I have to reboot and lose what I was working on!