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xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #516909
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 516909

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KeithM (keithvz) wrote :

Ok, so I loaded Lucid, and then upgraded the kernel to

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.33-rc7/linux-image-2.6.33-020633rc7-generic_2.6.33-020633rc7_amd64.deb

a couple points for the uninitiated like me:

1. Lucid seemed to require a cold reset to boot properly after installation. Warm reboots kept bringing me back to a black screen. I don't want to digress here, but this was my experience.

2. The grub configuration/version included with Lucid does not display a menu for selecting the new kernel you added with the "sudo dpkg -i *.deb" command. It, does, however, make the new kernel the new default. You can also hold down SHIFT key on bootup and you'll get a menu. This is diff from previous ubuntu versions/configs of grub.

I made an educated guess on which kernel to use, since the link Geir provided was full of directories. (note: not blaming here, I'm the ignorant one) I selected the latest RC for 2.6.33, the "v2.6.33-rc7/" directory from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=M;O=D

LONG AND SHORT:

Loading Lucid and replacing the kernel did the trick. I haven't had a single lockup since I've upgraded.