Intel 810 Video Issues & Lockups

[Mike A. Harris]

fedora at gxconcepts.com wrote:
> I installed Fedora Core 3, but seem to be having lots of issues with video
> display and lockups.  I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron 2500 laptop, which
> has the Intel 810 video chipset.
> 
> I first installed FC3 with SELinux Active and then installed a second istalled a
> second time with SELinux Disabled.  I am working with a fresh install on both
> cases.
> 
> I'm unable to track down the source of the problem, has anyone seen this?

The i810 driver in X.Org X11 6.8.x is broken on i810 and i815 video
hardware.  The exact cause of the problem is not yet known.  It could
be a bug in the i810 video driver, the core X server code, or in the
kernel side of the driver (DRM).

The bug has been filed in Red Hat bugzilla already, and is also filed
in X.Org bugzilla and officially being tracked there.  Anyone
experiencing problems with i810 or i815 video on Fedora Core 3
can add themselves to the CC of the upstream bug report if they
would like to track the issue and any progress being made on it
by upstream X.Org developers/maintainers.  The upstream bug report
is locate at:

     http://freedesktop.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1817

Red Hat is tracking the issue in X.Org bugzilla above, and once a patch
is available that fixes this issue, we will review it for consideration
for any future FC3 X.Org update releases.  In the mean time, any users
who may be experiencing this issue can temporarily work around the
issue by editing their /etc/X11/xorg.conf by hand, and adding the
following line to the driver section:

     Option "noaccel"

This will disable 2D acceleration in the driver, which should result in
slower but working video.  Alternatively you can try using the "vesa"
driver, but it is also unaccelerated and will likely be even slower.

Once X.Org has tracked down the cause of the issue and a patch is made
available that fixes it, we will review it for future updates as
mentioned above.

Hope this helps.