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Comment 24 for bug 500999

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Geir Ove Myhr (gomyhr) wrote : Re: [Bug 500999] Re: [i965gme] Freezes when attempting to switch to projector (or just detect them)

On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, djinn wrote:
> This bug occurs with Karmic release on my pineview based netbook. What
> are my options?

1. Don't use the projector (bad option)
2. Pretend that the freeze is a feature, not a bug (really bad option)
3. Try Lucid (good option)
4. Install the Lucid kernel (the linux-image deb-package from [1]) or
the latest 2.6.33.x or 2.6.34.y mainline kernel ([2], see [3]) on your
Karmic system (it does not replace the Karmic kernel, you can choose
to boot either). (intermediate option)

The Pineview chipset is so new that the Karmic graphics drivers for it
is at best immature. There may still be some issues with Pineview on
Lucid that will only be resolved in future releases, but for now Lucid
is your best option. You may try a LiveCD to check that it works well
on your system before you install/upgrade.

[1]: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux
[2]: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=M;O=D
[3]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds