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Installing Intel video driver - paul1149 - 07-20-2015 On a Vista-era machine with an Intel 945G chipset, LL is apparently running generic drivers. Everything seems good, but I would like to know if it is feasible to install the proper Intel drivers. I came across instructions here. What I would like to know is if it hoses the system, how could it be undone in LL? My alternative would be to take a disk image using a boot disk program. Thanks. Re: Installing Intel video driver - shaggytwodope - 07-20-2015 There is some misunderstanding with all these older articles like the one you shared. The kernel module i915 that is provided by default in the newer kernel series will run almost ALL intel gpu's just fine (with exception of newer cards, that requires a newer kernel in some cases). Intel does this work on the driver offically, it is by no means a generic driver. One option may be to use the 4.0* series kerenel linuxlite provides in it's repo. This however isn't going to improve on an older series chipset. The series your on right now would gain little if anything. Bottomline, it's rare to need to use externel drivers. And in intel's case... unless your running VERY new hardware (4th/5th gen cpu's basicly haswell+) you should be completely fine with the current drivers. With ALL that said, are you experiencing any issues or troubles to warnt a different driver or experience? Re: Installing Intel video driver - rokytnji - 07-21-2015 errr Code: harry@misohorny1:~$ inxi -G On the Dell 755 Server tower integrated graphics with the Code: $ inxi -S Not sure what this thread is about as mine does everything I tell it to without running the Nvidia PCIE card I pulled out of it. Oh, age of machine Code: $ inxi -M It was a freebie from City Hall with no hard drive. So No telling what Windows was on this previously. Front sticker says XP. Could have been, but I don't know. Another P4 server (IBM E50) I got from City Hall has a Windows 98 sticker on it. All freebies came with no drives though. Clicking your link. Quote:This does not work. The files do not exist anymore.Oh and the installer doesn't work either Seems enuff said on that link, with 2 out of 5 comments in that link. But it is your box. Check it before you wreck it. Re: Installing Intel video driver - Wirezfree - 07-21-2015 Just a comment, early on in my Linux days, when I was trying Mint I tried the Intel drivers, couple of things: The installer does not work unless you do various things, the installer expects vanilla Ubuntu. These are my notes from my Mint 16 Installing Intel Graphic Installer in Non Vanilla Ubuntu Create lsb config file backup: $ sudo mv /etc/lsb-release /etc/lsb-release_backup Then: $ sudo leafpad /etc/lsb-release Edit TO DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=saucy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 16 Petra" Save, Close and Reboot Then: "Trust" Intel Graphic Installer: $ wget --no-check-certificate https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg -O - | \ $ sudo apt-key add - $ wget --no-check-certificate https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg-2 -O - | \ $ sudo apt-key add - Then: download the Intel installer package: $ cd /tmp && wget https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/13.10/main/pool/main/i/intel-linux-graphics-installer/intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.3_amd64.deb Then: execute the Intel installer: $ sudo intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.3_amd64.deb Then: revert original lsb config file: $ sudo rm /etc/lsb-release $ sudo mv /etc/lsb-release_backup /etc/lsb_release $ sudo reboot (Note : Every time you update the driver you need to edit /etc/lsb-release file) https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/how-to-use-intel-linux-graphics-drivers.html After all of this, you get an Intel Installer in System I could not detect any difference in Graphics, so never bothered again. NOTE: The above links may now not even be valid Re: Installing Intel video driver - paul1149 - 07-21-2015 Thanks much, guys. I really appreciate your insight. Quote:With ALL that said, are you experiencing any issues or troubles to warnt a different driver or experience? No, there's nothing at all wrong with the graphics as-is. There doesn't seem to be any option to change resolution or refresh rate, but that's not a real problem. I started thinking about this because the laptop I just did a 2.4 install on benefited greatly by installing the nVidia driver. It took the 14" screen from 1768 up to the 1280 rez it's supposed to be, and dropped the refresh rate down to the proper 60 hertz, from 76, which had really concerned me, as the GPU runs hot on that machine. The resulting display is spectacular. The nVidia driver also gives nice sensor feedback. Re: Installing Intel video driver - Valtam - 07-21-2015 Rule of thumb with regards to Intel video driver's, if it ain't broke... Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |