> The in-kernel GMA500 driver is being used with xf86-video-modesetting and it > has some advantages over xf86-video-fbdev (like xrandr 1.2 so you can > configure the resolution of your external monitor). > > I have seen occasional reports from users that the modesetting driver > fails to detect the Poulsbo graphics, but due to lack of hardware > I could not investigate further. If the modesetting driver does > not work for you, then it would be a good idea to report a bug at > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ and include the relevant logs.
Xorg appears to segfault with the xf86-video-modesetting driver. This includes "Xorg -config". Normally, I run with no xorg.conf, no evdev, and no udev (I use mdev) and the machine works. I don't know if they'll accept a bug report due to my non-standard setup. I did some Google-searching. The vast majority of hits either had links to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Poulsbo (the Arch Linux wiki) or else copied large portions of that page. I followed their instructions, but it did not help. I'll do some more testing first, to see if I can narrow down the bug. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
