[Bug 74167] [i915] Colors seem inverted on Dell 3737 Laptop IntelHD4400

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74167

--- Comment #21 from Eric <eric.kelly85 at gmail.com> ---
Hey Charles, you need to edit the grub config. For Linux Mint it should be
in /etc/default. Look for the below line and change it,

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

change to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i915.modeset=0"

afterwards, you need to run update-grub2 as root.



On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:35 AM, <bugzilla-daemon at freedesktop.org> wrote:

>   *Comment # 20 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74167#c20>
> on bug 74167 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74167> from
> Charles <charles_smee at yahoo.com> *
>
> (In reply to comment #19 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74167#c19>)
> > (In reply to comment #18 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74167#c18>)
> > > If anyone can give me instructions on how I can fix this video problem I'd
> > > be very grateful, even if its a temporary or partial fix that has drawbacks
> > > associated with 3D.  I'd just like to get useable graphics.
> >
> > You can try i915.modeset=0 to disable the Intel driver stack. You have to
> > rely on UEFI or VESA actually working, but it will get you running - if a
> > little sluggish.
>
>
> I appreciate the suggestion very much, and I'd like to try it.  Although I've
> been a Linux user for more than 10 years on several older machines, and have
> edited grub on occaision, I'm not expert enough to implement your advice.  Can
> you be more specific on exactly which files I should edit, etc.  In reality,
> I'm a near-noob.  By the way, I'm running with UEFI enabled (not Legacy) and
> Secure Boot disabled.
>
> Thanks  Charles
>
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