Thank you for the suggestion, gmud. That's a good idea. Unfortunately I do not have the resources to install a fresh copy of Ubuntu on top of the existing Ubuntu partition that I am using. The Puppy Linux distro is running fully off an 8GB pendrive.
Earlier today I installed the Glasen 0.7.7 driver fix for the i855, in my Dell Latitude D400. Both the stable version, of the driver, and the experimental (exp) version acted the same way:
1. I could now run Videos (like, with VLC) with no problem. Until this fix, my GPU would lock up immediately, the second I invoked any video. The fix allows video.
2. Now, the GPU locks up when I run certain graphics only. This is an improvement.
I can make it fail consistently when I run Google Chrome with the facebook game: "Mafia Wars". The page that causes the lockup is "NewYork" stage> "properties" page. After less than a minute of pressing various buttons on this page, the GPU locks up. My xorg.conf is the standard one.
Good work, Stephan. Thank you for the fix. Good progress.
Thank you for the suggestion, gmud. That's a good idea. Unfortunately I do not have the resources to install a fresh copy of Ubuntu on top of the existing Ubuntu partition that I am using. The Puppy Linux distro is running fully off an 8GB pendrive.
Earlier today I installed the Glasen 0.7.7 driver fix for the i855, in my Dell Latitude D400. Both the stable version, of the driver, and the experimental (exp) version acted the same way:
1. I could now run Videos (like, with VLC) with no problem. Until this fix, my GPU would lock up immediately, the second I invoked any video. The fix allows video.
2. Now, the GPU locks up when I run certain graphics only. This is an improvement.
I can make it fail consistently when I run Google Chrome with the facebook game: "Mafia Wars". The page that causes the lockup is "NewYork" stage> "properties" page. After less than a minute of pressing various buttons on this page, the GPU locks up. My xorg.conf is the standard one.
Good work, Stephan. Thank you for the fix. Good progress.