Window manager problems

[Rick Stevens]

On 01/05/2015 04:06 AM, Tethys wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Rick Stevens <ricks at alldigital.com> wrote:
>
>> A lot of things have changed since F13. First, see if you have an
>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. If so, rename it to something else and reboot.
>
> No, this was a fresh install. I didn't keep anything from the old
> installation. There is no xorg.conf file.
>
>> Check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file and verify that the Intel driver is
>> loading and not something else such as "vesa" or something.
>
> Yeah, I've already checked that. It's running the Intel driver and
> there is nothing else obvious in the log file. I agree that it doesn't
> seem to be redrawing the backing store. I just wish I knew *why*.

There are options to force the driver to do "special" things via an
xorg.conf file (I know there's none now, but you can add one). Have
a look at the various options in "man 4 intel". Perhaps one of those is
the "magic bullet" for you (you did say it was older hardware).
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