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 :: [[http://bugs.debian.org/524243|#524243]], since 2009-04-15  :: --([[http://bugs.debian.org/524243|#524243]])-- fixed in 1.2.5-2

KernelModesetting (KMS)

To enable Kernel Modesetting, you need:

  • a kernel image > 2.6.29 (in Sid since 2009-04-04)

  • supported graphics card

Intel

i915

To enable KMS on i915 hardware, just add the following lines to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules :

# Enable Kernel Modesetting
intel_agp
drm
i915 modeset=1

And regenerate your initramfs:

# update-initramfs -k `uname -r` -u

At the next boot, the kernel should be handling modesetting.

Known bugs

pm-utils

#524243 fixed in 1.2.5-2