reconstructing xorg.conf from memory (on another machine not booted and i gotta run out the house):
Section "Device" Identifier "Builtin Default intel device 0" # I stole the identifier from Xorg.0.conf run with no xorg.conf Driver "intel" Option "ForceEnablePipeA" "True" EndSection ...and that's it; everything else is autodetected. for thoroughness sake, i ought to test without it, but i haven't yet. also, it's a driver bug. drivers are part of the kernel, but also their own separate projects. -- [i855GM] Lid close with intel 82852/855GM provokes black screen, loss of control and overheat https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462939 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs