[Intel-gfx] Fedora Core 12 x86_64 lockup/crash

[jens.mittag at prime23.de]

Exactly the same problem here with FC12. But it's distribution
independent, Ubuntu 9.10 and 9.04 show the same behavior. I hope this
issue on GM45 will be fixed soon. I'm fighting with it for months now.

> Hi Guys,
>
> I've been trying to get FC12 x86_64 working on a system with an Intel GM45
> graphics chipset.
> What I am seeing is about 7 times out of 8 once Linux switches to graphics
> mode, the system locks up.
> It seems to lock up (caps lock and all other keyboard presses not
> accepted) at various / random points
> In graphical mode startup. I've seen it lock up when X is started, when
> the login panel comes up, or even after
> Logging in before the gnome desktop is displayed.
>
> Booting into run level 3 is not an issue. In fact, issuing a startx
> command from a run level 3 console seems to lock
> The system up as well.
>
> I've installed all available rpm updates and that did not seem to help.
>
> It looks like a problem in the graphics pipeline/stack.
>
> Has anyone else seen this problem?
>
>
> Vahé Avédissian
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> Software Architecture Requirements and Test
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