okay now got it working with the intel driver using the settings below. add to linux boot params in grub video=VGA-1:1368x768
create the below then your desktop will work with intel driver /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf Section "Monitor" Identifier "T100 Display" Modeline "1368x768_60.00" 85.25 1368 1440 1576 1784 768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync Option "PreferredMode" "1368x768_60.00" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Valley View" Driver "i915" Option "Monitor-DVI-0" "External DVI" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Primary Screen" Device "Intel Valley View" Monitor "T100 Display" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1368x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Primary Screen" EndSection -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263034 Title: ASUS T100TA intel driver not loaded forced to used fbdev Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: tried 13.10 and 14.04 both do not load the intel driver. to reach a desktop you need to specify nomodeset and fbdev at boot and remove the vesa driver. the vesa driver just corrupts the display, if you have any suggestions for me to try fire a way and i will see what i can do would like to help get this fixed for 14.04 release. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Dec 20 09:00:39 2013 DistUpgraded: 2013-12-19 07:37:49,901 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation ValleyView Gen7 [8086:0f31] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:14ed] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-18 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b05:17e0 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0b05:17e4 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. T100TA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-7-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mmcblk0p5 nomodeset SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-19 (1 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 09/22/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: T100TA.214 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: T100TA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrT100TA.214:bd09/22/2013:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnT100TA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnT100TA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: T100TA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.49-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.0-1ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Fri Dec 20 08:13:28 2013 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1263034/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp