From 96cee1c52034cbc1f095864888fe20060e6c89ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: taradiddles Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:26:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add mention about UXA vs SNA accel method --- docs/troubleshooting/intel-igfx-troubleshooting.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting/intel-igfx-troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting/intel-igfx-troubleshooting.md index cbb843d..c61b39d 100644 --- a/docs/troubleshooting/intel-igfx-troubleshooting.md +++ b/docs/troubleshooting/intel-igfx-troubleshooting.md @@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ Workarounds: * or switch to the `intel` driver. **Note: for some users the `intel` driver is unstable, triggering crashes/reboots !** - either reproducible (eg. moving a floating window to another monitor when using `i3wm`) to random and - infrequent (eg. 1-3x a day with XFCE). + infrequent (eg. 1-3x a day with XFCE). In that case using the "UXA" + acceleration method instead of the default "SNA" method seems to + [fix](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubesos-freeze-crash-and-reboots/12851/177) + some crashes but [may + introduce](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubesos-freeze-crash-and-reboots/12851/178) + other crashes. Create `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf` with the following content: @@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ Workarounds: Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" Driver "Intel" + # UXA is more stable than the default SNA for some users + Option "AccelMethod" "UXA" EndSection ```