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(In reply to Richard van der Hoff from comment #4)
> As for updating the graphic drivers: I'm using the latest packages in Ubuntu 20.04. 

You would neeed to switch to the modern modesetting driver.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Debian-Abandon-Intel-DDX
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel#Modesetting_DDX
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/259733/this-driver-is-deprecated-in-favor-of-the-server-builtin-modesetting-driver-t
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Installation

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1731411#p1731411
> Just remove the xf86-video-intel package, no other configuration is needed.

https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-intel/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.99.917+git20200226-1/changelog
>  sna-let-modesetting-
>    handle-gen9+.diff: Dropped as the fallback to modesetting will be
>    fully handled in the xserver.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:34:40 +0300

>  * Disable the patch to use modesetting on skylake for now, since it reveals
>    modeset/server bugs. (Closes: #817784)
>
> -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:16:19 +0200

>   * sna-let-modesetting-handle-gen9+.diff: Use modesetting+glamor on
    Skylake and up.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:26:17 +0200

>  deprecated in favor of -modesetting.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:56:38 +0200

https://packages.debian.org/en/stretch/xserver-xorg-video-intel
> You can try uninstalling this driver and let the server use it's builtin modesetting driver instead. 


Can this bug be fixed with `$ sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-video-intel` and a reboot?
(In reply to Richard van der Hoff from comment #4)
> As for updating the graphic drivers: I'm using the latest packages in Ubuntu 20.04. 

You would neeed to switch to the modern modesetting driver.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Debian-Abandon-Intel-DDX
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Intel#Modesetting_DDX
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/259733/this-driver-is-deprecated-in-favor-of-the-server-builtin-modesetting-driver-t
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/intel_graphics#Installation

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1731411#p1731411
> Just remove the xf86-video-intel package, no other configuration is needed.

https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/x/xserver-xorg-video-intel/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.99.917+git20200226-1/changelog
>  sna-let-modesetting-
>    handle-gen9+.diff: Dropped as the fallback to modesetting will be
>    fully handled in the xserver.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:34:40 +0300

>  * Disable the patch to use modesetting on skylake for now, since it reveals
>    modeset/server bugs. (Closes: #817784)
>
> -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:16:19 +0200

>   * sna-let-modesetting-handle-gen9+.diff: Use modesetting+glamor on
    Skylake and up.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 09 Mar 2016 21:26:17 +0200

>  deprecated in favor of -modesetting.
>  -- Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton@debian.org>  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:56:38 +0200

https://packages.debian.org/en/stretch/xserver-xorg-video-intel
>  The use of this driver is discouraged if your hw is new enough (ca. 2007 and newer). You can try uninstalling this driver and let the server use it's builtin modesetting driver instead. 


Can this bug be fixed with `$ sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-video-intel` and a reboot?

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