New xorg update gives horrible display - long

[Thomas Janssen]

2010/4/23 Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com>:
> I'm utterly confused.  Downgrading the intel driver didn't cure the display
> problem, yet I didn't have it with the old driver.  It was basic - no
> compositing etc - but no display distortion either.  I've tried to find out
> what's happening, but I'm completely lost.
>
> Installed Packages
> xorg-x11-drv-intel.i686         2.10.0-4.fc13          @fedora
> Available Packages
> xorg-x11-drv-intel.i686         2.11.0-1.fc13          updates-testing
> ....
> Removing:
>  xorg-x11-drv-intel     i686     2.10.0-4.fc13      @fedora     789 k
> Removing for dependencies:
>  xorg-x11-drivers       i686     7.3-14.fc13        @fedora     0.0
> ....
> Updating:
>  xorg-x11-drv-intel   i686   2.11.0-1.fc13    updates-testing   191 k
> ....
> Complete!
>
> [root at tecraA11 ~]# yum install xorg-x11-drivers
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Setting up Install Process
> Package xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-14.fc13.i686 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
>
> !! It said it removed it - and it didn't say that it put it back as a
> dependency.  I'm utterly lost.  Meanwhile, it's not obvious what is causing
> the display problems, as the previously installed version also has it.  There
> must be some interaction with one of the other packages.

Next suspect would be xorg-X11-* packages. Guessing you know that the
HW is still ok ;)

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LG Thomas

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