Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

2006-12-17T16:09:16Z

AnyoneEB: /* Unsupported video modes */ Added note on 24-bit color that worked for me

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=== Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 ===
This is an Intel video adapter

=== Features ===
* Integrated into the following chipsets:
** [[Intel 945GM]]
* PCI ID: 8086:27a2
* Uses up to 224MB of main memory for video usage
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=== Linux X.Org driver ===
Supported by Xorg http://www.xfree86.org/current/i810.4.html. The driver supports hardware accelerated 3D via the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI), but only in depths 16 and 24.

=== Linux Intel driver ===
There is a Graphics driver for the Mobile IntelÂ® 945GM Express Chipset Family at [http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2301&OSFullName=Linux*&lang=eng&strOSs=39&submit=Go%21 Intels Support Site]. This driver is just a snapshot of the Xorg/XFree86 driver.

In my case, the i810 driver recommended by multiple sources for this graphics card did not work, leaving a message of "No device found." Running against the generic vesa drivers solves that problem, but does not allow use of the external VGA port.

In Fedora Core 5 at least, the correct i810 driver can be obtained from the updates (in updates-testing as of Aug 15, 2006). With that, the i810 driver seems to work.

==== ThinkPad LCD ====
Display on the internal LCD works as long as you set the monitor settings correct.

==== External VGA port ====
Works. Dualhead is supported.

There are two options for running the external VGA port - either as a copy of the LCD (clone) or as a separate workspace. Here is an example for the separate workspace mode for xorg.conf for the X60s:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
Option "DevicePresence" "true"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller External CRT"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LCD"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "External CRT"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-75
VertRefresh 43-100
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "External Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller External CRT"
Monitor "External CRT"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "LCD"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
Screen 1 "External Screen" RightOf "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Did not work for me (FC6 test3, x60s) but this one did:
(as the x-server crashes at startup if the external port is the primary display you need to change the bios option BIOS>Config>Display>Boot Display Device to "ThinkPad LCD")

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
Screen 1 "Screen1" LeftOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "DDC" "false"
Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "DDC" "false"
Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 305 230
HorizSync 28-60
Identifier "Monitor0"
ModelName "1024X768@60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VertRefresh 30-60
UseModes "Modes0"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
Modeline "1024x768" 61.89 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 794
Modeline "1024x600" 47.26 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 621
Modeline "800x600" 36.88 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 621
Modeline "768x576" 33.74 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 596
Modeline "640x480" 23.06 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
Modeline "1024x768" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
Modeline "1280x1024" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060
Modeline "1280x960" 102.10 1280 1360 1496 1712 960 961 964 994
Modeline "1280x800" 83.46 1280 1344 1480 1680 800 801 804 828
Modeline "1152x864" 81.62 1152 1216 1336 1520 864 865 868 895
Modeline "1280x768" 80.14 1280 1344 1480 1680 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795
Modeline "1280x600" 61.50 1280 1336 1464 1648 600 601 604 622
Modeline "1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
Modeline "800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622
Modeline "768x576" 34.96 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 597
Modeline "640x480" 23.86 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Videocard1"
Identifier "Screen1"
Monitor "Monitor0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Videocard0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
EndSection

Here is the relevant text for running the VGA port as a true clone (so even things like Xine video playback appears on both screens) of the internal LCD display:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "MonitorLayout" "NONE,LFP+CRT"
Option "DevicePresence" "true"
Option "CheckLid" "false"
VendorName "Lenovo"
BoardName "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
EndSection

==== Unsupported video modes ====
Largest video resolution, supported by VESA for T60 is 1280x1024. You can set that for console in grub or lilo by adding vga=794 option.

Default video modes does not support resolution 1400x1050. You can use [http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/ 915resolution] to change that.

# To show supported video modes:
915resolution -l

# To add 1400x1050 support:
915resolution 5a 1400 1050

# You may need to specify 24-bit color:
915resolution 38 1400 1050 24

Xorg will be able to use this resolution after that.

==== SVideo port ====
??

==== DVI port ====
DVI passthrough is only supported on the T60.

Linux support status is unknown

==== Suspend behaviour ====
* Required kernel parameters for suspend to ram: none
* Additional notes:
** switch to/from X11 to reinitialize display properly (stays black)
** DO NOT use vbetool to save/restore the video mode, this breakes resume!

=== ThinkPads this chip may be found in ===
* {{R60}}
* {{T60}}
* {{X60}}, {{X60s}}

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