As of bug 19635, video tearing has been fixed but only in a non-composited environment. As using compositing is very usual, this is quite a big problem.
haihao commented in bug 19635:
"Jesse has some commits to eliminate tearing when using composite manager, but
he doesn't push them out now."
System environment:
-- chipset: G45 / ICH10R
-- system architecture: 32-bit
-- Linux distribution: Debian unstable
-- Machine or mobo model: Asus P5Q-EM
-- Display connector: DVI
As of bug 19635, video tearing has been fixed but only in a non-composited environment. As using compositing is very usual, this is quite a big problem.
haihao commented in bug 19635:
"Jesse has some commits to eliminate tearing when using composite manager, but
he doesn't push them out now."
System environment:
-- chipset: G45 / ICH10R
-- system architecture: 32-bit
-- Linux distribution: Debian unstable
-- Machine or mobo model: Asus P5Q-EM
-- Display connector: DVI
-- xf86-video-intel: 4a0d19ef4f210ce a9e60c5acc355df 03723ef808 bdc727f1181f7db fcc78e8028 a9e60c5acc355df 03723ef808 a1f2d8dfc72e444 e572bcafb7
-- xserver: 1.5.99.901
-- mesa: 2305642b2e8edce
-- drm: 4a0d19ef4f210ce
-- kernel: drm-intel-next 126fd9c96d80260