RHBA-2011:1619 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-intel packages that fix two bugs and add one enhancement
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-intel packages contain an Intel integrated graphics video
driver for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System.

The xorg-x11-drv-intel packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.16,
which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#713767)

This update fixes also the following bugs:

• A black screen could appear when attempting to turn on a Lenovo ThinkPad T500

laptop after suspending it. As a consequence, the laptop could not recover from
suspend. The source code has been modified so that Lenovo ThinkPad T500 laptops
now recover from suspend successfully. (BZ#699933)

• Prior to this update, arithmetic rounding in the panel fitting algorithm did

not work as expected. As a result, the screen was staggered in a diagonal way
when scaling up the 1360x768 mode for the Intel Ironlake driver with Low-voltage
differential signaling (LVDS) while the scaling mode was set to "None" or "Full
aspect". This update modifies the rounding in the panel fitting algorithm so
that the screen resolution can now be changed correctly. (BZ#720702)

This update adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds support for future Intel embedded graphics controllers and

enables additional 3D features. (BZ#684313)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-intel are advised to upgrade to these updated
xorg-x11-drv-intel packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 713767 - Rebase -drv-intel for the 6.2 Xorg rebase

CVEs

(none)

References

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