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Scott:
Just leaving this here as an information resource. Don't know if it speaks to the original poster's problem but it appears to cover intel graphic drivers for 14.04 *buntu based installations.

http://www.noobslab.com/2014/03/intel-graphics-installer-helps-you-to.html

Wirezfree:

--- Quote from: linux noob on May 10, 2014, 11:47:13 PM ---Bottom line for those looking to buy a comp with on board graphics and a free Linux os. I suggest staying away from intel and going with one of the brands that is supportive of the free os community.

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A bit late,, but for info..
I have 1 Laptop & 2 PC's all Intel with Integrated Graphics, and all running Linux Light perfectly

HP Laptop i5-4200u with integrated HD4400 Graphics

ASUS P8H61 i5-3450S(3rd Gen) with Integrated HD2500 Graphics

ASUS H87I-Plus i5-4570S(4thGen) with Integrated HD4600 Graphics
(Brand new selfbuild mini PC, done a quick test install, but going to re-install with my specific partition config, was going to be Win7 Pro, but I'm kind of hooked on LL :) :) )

Cheers - Dave

gold_finger:

--- Quote from: linux noob ---Bottom line for those looking to buy a comp with on board graphics and a free Linux os. I suggest staying away from intel and going with one of the brands that is supportive of the free os community.
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Sorry you had such problems.  I don't have any computers that use Intel integrated graphics, but in their defense, they actually do have good Linux support for many of their devices and actively develop the drivers -- which is much more than most companies do.  Looks like you just unluckily picked one of ones they don't support well.

Generally speaking, from what I've read and seen on forums, most i3, i5, & i7 processor/integrated graphics combo's will work without issue in Linux.  Only caveat is when the graphics chip is a very recent model -- then Linux drivers may not be immediately available.  Xeon processor combos on the other hand, I have seen a number of posts regarding issues with them.  (There are other exceptions as well -- some older ones that have problems -- but generally speaking Intel is pretty good with their Linux support.)  I know that doesn't help you much, linux noob, but just wanted to make sure others don't get the wrong impression.

P.s.  I have absolutely no affiliation with Intel at all.  As a matter of fact, I happen to prefer AMD processors myself and have 5 computers that all have AMD in them.  (Intel's over-priced in my opinion -- but that's a different issue.)

linux noob:
I have talked with intel about this issue after chatting with intel customer service. I was informed that Intel has not released basic xeon support drivers for linux users on their new c226 chip set which appears to be the new standard for onboard server graphics by both intel and supermicro boards. They have plenty of drivers for windows support however none for Linux graphics. The customer service rep claimed that the paid versions of Linux Redhat and SuSE have overcome this by embedding the support in their OS without the use of an intel driver. I tried the free version of SuSE Linux and I was at least able to surf the net without the graphic lag. However, I was unable to load even a simple game of tf2 due to graphic issues and SuSE also did not label my graphics as intel. I bit the bullet today and bought the $130.00 win 8.1 pro.

Bottom line for those looking to buy a comp with on board graphics and a free Linux os. I suggest staying away from intel and going with one of the brands that is supportive of the free os community.

Scott:
The previous post from N4RPS sounds like great advice. It appears LL108 won't work with the current Intel drivers (aka graphics installer) and LL106 *might* work with an old version that is no longer supported. Sort of defeats the purpose of installing proprietary drivers for better performance.

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