xorg-7.3_1 runs only once, i810 error

[J.R. Oldroyd]

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On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:35:54 +0100, Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd at davenulle.org> wrote:
>
> > xorg-7.3_1 runs fine, but it runs just once.
> > 
> > Subsequent attempts to start xorg result in:
> > 	(EE) I810(0): V_BIOS address 0x0 out of range
> > 	(EE) I810(0): VBE initialization failed.
> > 	(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> 
> I've got this problem too. Try with the Intel driver
> (ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel). It works for me.
> 
> Regards.
> 

Merci!  That works.  Two questions:

1. Is ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel a permanent replacement for
   ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-i810 or should I consider this a
   temporary work-around until I figure out what's wrong with the
   i810 driver?  If I stick with the intel driver, am I still getting
   all the benefits (e.g., hardware acceleration and things like that)
   that I had with the i810 driver?

2. I notice with the intel driver that there are random garbage bits
   in xterm windows.  Is this a known issue?  Any fix?

	-jr
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