diff -up xf86-video-intel-2.5.99.1/src/i830_driver.c.nogem1 xf86-video-intel-2.5.99.1/src/i830_driver.c
--- xf86-video-intel-2.5.99.1/src/i830_driver.c.nogem1	2008-12-15 11:14:01.000000000 +1000
+++ xf86-video-intel-2.5.99.1/src/i830_driver.c	2008-12-21 08:29:58.000000000 +1000
@@ -3098,7 +3098,7 @@ I830ScreenInit(int scrnIndex, ScreenPtr 
 
    if (pI830->directRenderingType == DRI_XF86DRI) {
        pI830->allocate_classic_textures =
-	   xf86ReturnOptValBool(pI830->Options, OPTION_LEGACY3D, TRUE);
+	   xf86ReturnOptValBool(pI830->Options, OPTION_LEGACY3D, FALSE);
    }
 #endif