I've put a patched version of the Intel driver in ppa:robert-ancell/xorg [1]. I think the change might cause a DPMS regression as described in the upstream bug so it probably should get some more testing before uploading.
[1] https://launchpad.net/~robert-ancell/+archive/ubuntu/xorg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1501941 Title: Screen turned off after X server exits To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1501941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs