On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 03:48:59PM -0500, Andr??s Becerra Sandoval wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a 865G too, the only combination that works for me with the > i915 intel driver is: > > kernel: gentoo-sources-2.6.28 > driver: xf86-video-intel: 2.7.1 > > Anything above that (>=gentoo-sources-2.6.29, >=xf86-video-intel: > 2.7.1) fails for my setup with freezes like the ones you describe. > > As my box is ~x86, I have installed many versions of xorg-server > without varying the kernel and driver, and they worked all right. > > I am thinking in giving up to using the intel driver in order to user > the latest kernel, with an /etc/X11/xorg.conf using a VESA card > configuration and I have not tested the i830 option. > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Andr??s >
Thank you very much! That is very helpful to know and I will get back to you on how it works for me. Also, let me know how the VESA card configuration works. What does that mean exactly, it's just a generic solution?
