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Stubborn Intel Graphics Bug Haunts Ubuntu 12.04

Posted by timothy on from the stupid-ghosts dept.

jones_supa writes "The current long-term support version of Ubuntu (12.04) has been experiencing a remarkably tough-to-crack and widely affecting bug related to laptops using an Intel graphics solution. When the lid is closed, every now and then the desktop freezes and only the mouse cursor can be moved. Compiz is usually found hung in the process, switching to a VT afterwards works. The Freedesktop guys are also informed. Have Slashdotters been bitten by this bug and possibly could offer some detective work to help the OSS community find and apply the correct fix?"

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  1. What they are actually reporting an Issue. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have been reporting that problem for a while, but they just assume that I am an idiot who just doesn't know how to use a computer.

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    1. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Funk_dat69 · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yeah, this issue has been around long before 12.04. Glad its getting some attention. My workaround was to switch to a different distro. :)

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    2. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by muszek · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have been reporting that problem for a while, but they just assume that I am an idiot who just doesn't know how to use a computer.

      Have you tried turning it off and on again?

    3. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      but they just assume that I am an idiot who just doesn't know how to use a computer.

      And this is why Linux will never be more than just an "alternative" desktop OS. Because its user base is always assumed to just KNOW how everything works, and if you pose a question that some neckbeard thinks is "stupid", he'll let you know it, and you'll be the focal point of mockery and derision. Linux needs to stop being that exclusive club for the cool kids and know-it-alls and start being a more user-oriented (rather than developer-oriented) community.

      The Linux community needs a drastic culture-change before it's ready to compete on any meaningful level with Windows and OS X.

      Oh, and I WILL be modded down for this, and it WILL validate my point even more.

    4. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      Except this Intel driver IS open source.

    5. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Robert+Zenz · · Score: 4, Insightful

      As far as I know, you don't get hand-holding with a purchase of Windows. Not sure about OSX.

    6. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by riondluz · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Tho I prefer E17 to compiz I have CCM running on a toshiba that had this problem. The only fix (for me) that i found is to enable screen-locking.

      It brings up the login dialog and restores the desktop

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    7. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Informative

      So do the same with linux, you can call red hat and pay them. or any other linux support company... there are tons to choose from. Linuxcare, redhat, Emperor, etc...

      Just like Microsoft and OSX. because they dont give you tech support for free. MSFT requires a credit card, Apple does too if you dont pay for applecare...

      Oh wait, we cant compare that way, it would be fair and balanced... we cant have that....

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    8. Re:What they are actually reporting an Issue. by Microlith · · Score: 5, Informative

      Why are you not on their forums having a fucking shitfit?

      Cause we aren't all vulgar assholes?

      Why are you not telling the devs to stop acting like douchebags and quit fucking with the internals so shit isn't constantly fucking breaking like this?

      What internals, precisely, were broken? Oh, closed source drivers from an uncooperative company? You should blame the company rather than demanding others comply to the whims of lazy corporations that refuse to support their products.

  2. Wow! Common bug reports get front-page stories! by CajunArson · · Score: 4, Funny

    How about this one:
        KDE 4 has issues with displaying changes made to files in Dolphin. Sometimes the changes show up fine, other times they don't and you have to refresh manually.

    Oh and... "Ubuntu" because that magic word has to be inserted for Slashdots "editors" (and I use the term loosely) to care.

    There! Now give me a front-page story!

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  3. And this is why... by ilsaloving · · Score: 4, Funny

    And this is why I use a Mac. I don't have to worry about any of that unreliable unix-y stuff and shoddy quality from Intel!

  4. 12.10 better not be the fix by Concern · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's an awful problem.

    LTS release that can't reliably suspend (which means, it can't suspend) on Lenovo Thinkpads...

    Ubuntu fixes this rapidly, in-stream or they cease to be credible.

    Thank you Slashdot, for bringing attention to this.

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  5. sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative

    You didn't really need to switch to Fedora over that. What I did when Unity got on my nerves was sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop