https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633044
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633044#c29
--- Comment #29 from Michael Schmuker
The reason why we don't use intel's legacy driver is that it is no longer supported by Intel at all. Also it doesn't support the latest Intel GPUs like Ironlake, let alone SandyBridge.
Ironlake works well with the intellegacy driver on my Lenovo T410s (Core i5 M 520). But now I understand that we should not take this functionality for granted, i.e., it may break any time. Having a working intel driver in the near future is definitely the better option.
We package it as a fallback for users, for whom the current intel driver still doesn't work. Looks like this has been a good decision. Unfortunately these persons now request to have it as default driver for any Intel GPU:-(
Well, the point is that this is a regression. Dual-head configs were no problem until that new kernel came in with an official update. And sorry if my tone became a bit harsh in my comment above. It's just that I'm hit by the second regression in OpenSUSE within a few weeks.
In case you're interested in testing the latest X/Kernel bits including latest Intel driver development,here is my HOWTO:
Sounds interesting, but does testing kernel HEAD and latest Xorg help fixing this regression in the released version?
No promises given that this fixes your issues. It might even break your system completely.
My problem is that I'm using 11.3 on a _productive_ system, and I can't afford breaking it completely. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.