[arrandale] Integrated intel graphics GMA HD doesn't work
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Baltix |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xserver-xorg-video-intel (Arch Linux) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The new Intel processors have the graphics card integrated on themselves. As it turns out, current stable ubutnu (10.04) with all updates applied cannot boot with this graphics adapter,.
The only working solution as of now is to: set Xorg driver to vesa and pass i915.modeset=0 parameter to kernel in grub.
It is possible to use x-updates ppa to get newer intel driver, which allows to use external monitor, however, if one doesn't connect external monitor to the computer, the system won't boot. So, the workaround is the only solution for a notebook at the moment
Seems that a newer kernel (branch 2.6.33 at minimum) and new intel driver are both needed to get this work properly. The current Maverick Meerkat alpha fails to boot as well.
I found a bug on LP related to this, but reported only with new MacBooks and it's connected with ATI driver. I think that this bug probably affects all notebooks which use Core i5 and it's integrated graphics chip. Confirmed on 2 different Lenovo models and a Dell laptop.
[lspci]
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0044] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2193]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:215a]
affects: | ubuntu → xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: lucid |
summary: |
- Integrated intel graphics GMA HD doesn't work + [arrandale] Integrated intel graphics GMA HD doesn't work |
tags: | added: arrandale |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Released → Confirmed |
tags: | added: maverick |
description: | updated |
I have the same problem in Lucid. I also have installed latest Maverick and run into the same issue.