After talking to the Intel graphics guys, it's pretty clear to me the current driver is a dead-end. They essentially said it would be impossible to integrate into any modern X/DRI system.
However, it looks as if a new one is on the way: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nzg2MA If you click through the links you'll find stories about not just the binary 3D driver but a new open-source 2D one as well. I think it would be more productive to work on packaging these as the current package is preventing me from upgrading X. That said, I very much appreciate having a fairly functional netbook thanks to all of you! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org