The
intel
driver seems to have gone a few optimizations too far – so that it hangs the machine in its default state. Here’s what works for me (start with
Option “NoAccel” “true”
, and work your way up as far as possible without crashing):
# From /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section “Device” Identifier “Videocard0″ Driver “intel”# Option “NoAccel” “true”
Option “FramebufferCompression” [...]