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#1 2010-09-30 14:36:45

rohit_b
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From: Mumbai, India
Registered: 2010-09-28
Posts: 3

[FIXED] kernel26-lts for Intel driver's conflict with KMS in kernel26

Hi,

I am running on a GM965/GL960 Intel video card. During the install (and later use) of Arch, I had to add i915.modeset=0 on the kernel line in grub when booting to get to a visible terminal; otherwise I used to get a blank screen after udev loaded. However, taking a leaf from Ubuntu on same laptop (and since most fixes for this issue recommended downgrading the kernel), I installed kernel26-lts. This works quite well with the latest xorg (1.9) and intel driver (2.12.0-3).

kernel26 - 2.6.35
kernel26-lts - 2.6.32-23

1. Are desktop users recommended to use the LTS kernel?

2. For certain components (Broadcom wi-fi), where I intend to install drivers from the AUR - will they work on LTS kernel?

3. Is this a good strategy? I intend to keep kernel26 also on my machine and when the Intel issue gets fixed, I will switch back to kernel26.

Last edited by rohit_b (2010-10-01 02:00:30)

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#2 2010-09-30 15:17:09

karol
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Registered: 2009-05-06
Posts: 25,440

Re: [FIXED] kernel26-lts for Intel driver's conflict with KMS in kernel26

1. If it works for you, use it.
2. There are -lts versions of some packages and compiling others against any supported kernel should be fine.
3. Seems nice and simple.

You can also try .34 version or the regular kernel.

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#3 2010-10-01 01:58:29

rohit_b
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From: Mumbai, India
Registered: 2010-09-28
Posts: 3

Re: [FIXED] kernel26-lts for Intel driver's conflict with KMS in kernel26

Thanks! I made the mistake of taking the wrong package from AUR. I had simply taken the first package based on vote count. broadcom-wl-lts works correctly.

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