[COLUG] OpenOffice vs. Intel 810 Chipset

[Duane]

Josh wrote:
> 
> Howdy All,
> 
> A while back I posted about X.org locking up hard when my fiancee used
> certain openoffice functions.  This was on CentOS 5 using an Intel 810
> chipset.  (Unfortunately the Xorg logfile I sent to the list didn't make
> it through...)  We didn't think much of it as I was generally able to
> SSH in and fix it.
> 
> Just now, on the shiny new Dell Inspiron that came pre-loaded with
> Ubuntu, she saw the same thing.  We were able to jolt the laptop out of
> its state by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 numerous times, and then the Fn button
> while also pressing the suspend, CRT, and other blue-labeled buttons. 
> Getting a terminal on tty1 allowed me to kill OpenOffice and proceed
> normally.
> 
> I'd think that with something this prevelant - a Dell with the Intel 810
> series chipset, using Ubuntu Feisty, running OpenOffice - people would
> complain about it locking up hard.  I guess I'll post on UbuntuForums
> about this.
> 
> Anyone else noticing a similar problem?

I run Feisty/OOo on a Sony Vaio laptop that uses an intel 910/915
chipset without issue (I know you said 810, but I assume there isn't
much difference)...

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