Applying patch for bug 22383

[Tormod Volden]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:46 PM,
Mike.lifeguard<mikelifeguard at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> For bug 22383 (X server stuck in infinite loop on laptop lid close), Jesse
> Barnes has asked to try applying a very simple patch. However, I don't know
> how to do that - I've only used packaged code from Ubuntu and/or from
> various PPAs. Is there a how-to on x.org somewhere I haven't found, or would
> someone be able to give me some pointers?

The patch in bug 22383 is for the DDX so that should be fairly simple
to try out. How to apply a patch to a Debian/Ubuntu package
(xserver-xorg-video-intel in your case) is explained on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XorgOnTheEdge

HTH,
Tormod