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[Norbert Preining <preining@xxxxxxxx>]

On Di, 16 Aug 2011, Nicklas Overgaard wrote:
> So, KMS is not working with the intel card, neither is the brightness
> controls. I have read elsewhere on the internet that linux in general
> has problems with the new Sandy Bridge GPU's, which this laptop sports.
> Which is one of the main reasons why i'm asking "what to dump, and where
> to report bugs.."
> 
> But thanks for the quick feedback, I will try do dig around in some of
> the threads.

Try linux kernel 3.0 or 3.1-pre, there are permanent improvements
in the Sandy Bridge support.

For more technical questions, contact dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
but be prepared to send exact versions, dmesg output, X output etc.

Best wishes

Norbert
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