> Hi, Miguel > The computer I'm typing on is a Lenovo Z570. I7-2670 processor, 8 gigs > ram, 480 gig ssd. Snappy as hell. Running Debian Bullseye. I've made > it usable by: > Adding a 20-intel.config file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d > Adding the Ubuntu graphics PPA > Modifying the /etc/default/grub file > Modifying the grub command line to disable modesetting. This one you > have to get just right or > you'll end up with a black screen.
This is exactly the kind of things I was afraid of... > If you are OK with much more fan running and slightly poorer 2D and 3D > graphics, with substantially poorer battery life, just do the > 20-intel.config with, instead of "intel" as the driver, make the > driver line "modesetting". I always used modesetting, because the xserver-xorg-video-intel doesn't work at all for me: Flashing screens, big rectangles blinking... totally unusable. Anyway I will look for the Ubuntu graphics PPA and how it differs from the Debian packages. Thank you!
