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Ubuntu Defaults To Intel Kernel Mode-Setting

Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 23 June 2009 at 08:19 PM EDT. 5 Comments

Canonical's X.Org guy, Bryce Harrington, has announced the switch to using Intel kernel mode-setting by default beginning with the new Linux 2.6.30 kernel update that was just committed to the Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" repository. Cheers! For those unfamiliar with what Intel kernel mode-setting means or would like more information, check out the mailing list announcement.

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