I ran a simple diff on the 9.04 (working back then, with 2.6.28) and the 9.10 (with 2.6.31) kernel versions, and verified that there were severe changes on the i915 chip inside the kernel, possibly resulting on the errors we are facing now (lucky guess, but it is a point to start looking).
Attached the diff: diff linux-2.6.28/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/ linux-2.6.31/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/ > kernel_diff_2.6.28-2.6.31_i915.diff ** Attachment added: "Kernel Diff 2.6.28 (Ubuntu 9.04) to 2.6.31 (Ubuntu 9.10) - i915 driver" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35315449/kernel_diff_2.6.28-2.6.31_i915.diff -- Ubuntu freezes when opening gnome-display-properties with multiple displays https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/466539 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs