Intel Extreme Graphics 2 - Revision history

Bugmenot2: changed category

2021-01-22T12:55:11Z

changed category

Tonko: /* Intel video driver */

2010-03-19T08:30:46Z

‎Intel video driver

Tonko: /* Legacy mode setting */

2010-03-19T08:29:38Z

‎Legacy mode setting

Tonko: /* Disabling KMS */

2010-03-19T08:29:04Z

‎Disabling KMS

Tonko: /* Configuration */

2010-03-19T08:27:18Z

‎Configuration

Tonko: /* Status */

2010-03-19T08:26:39Z

‎Status

Tonko at 14:24, 5 August 2009

2009-08-05T14:24:01Z

Tonko: /* Linux X.Org driver */

2009-07-13T20:23:20Z

‎Linux X.Org driver

MarcH: typo

2007-12-21T16:48:54Z

typo

MarcH: the new intel Xorg driver

2007-12-21T16:48:12Z

the new intel Xorg driver

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−	[[Category:~~Components~~]]	+	[[Category:Video Controllers]]

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 = Intel video driver =
 The Intel opensource videodriver is maintained by Intel at [http://intellinuxgraphics.org/ intellinuxgraphics.org].
-Intel releases a new driver once per quarter. The latest stable release is 2.8.
+Intel releases a new driver once per quarter. The latest stable release is 2.10.
 == Kernel mode setting (KMS) ==

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	== Legacy mode setting ==		== Legacy mode setting ==
−	Legacy mode setting means the Intel Xorg driver does the mode setting.	+	Legacy mode setting means the Intel Xorg driver does the mode setting. This is no longer supported as of version 2.10 of the Intel Xorg driver.

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 === Disabling KMS ===
-If KMS causes you problems, you can disable it and return to legacy mode setting by booting with the {{bootparm|nomodeset|}} kernel boot option.
+If KMS causes you problems, you can disable it and return to legacy mode setting by booting with the {{bootparm|nomodeset|}} kernel boot option. But note that starting with the Intel Xorg driver version 2.10 legacy UMS mode is no longer supported.
 == Legacy mode setting ==

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 === Configuration===
-In this mode, ideally you do not configure any settings through xorg.conf but by using xrandr, or a graphical front-end to xrandr such as gnome-display-settings.
+In this mode, ideally you do not configure any settings through xorg.conf but by using xrandr, or a graphical front-end to RandR such as gnome-display-settings.
 === Disabling KMS ===

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 Note that KMS does not eliminate the need for the Intel Xorg driver, it just frees that driver from the hardware setup functions.
 === Status===
-Right now KMS is still in heavy development, and officially requires at least kernel 2.6.30 with version 2.7 of the Intel driver. But in reality you should really be running the very latest 2.6.31 kernel and version 2.8 of the Intel driver.
+Right now KMS is still in heavy development, and officially requires at least kernel 2.6.30 with version 2.7 of the Intel Xorg driver. But in reality you should really be running at least the 2.6.31 kernel and version 2.8 of the Intel driver.
 === Configuration===

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-=== Linux X.Org driver ===
+== Kernel mode setting (KMS) ==
-This chip is supported by the 'intel' driver as part of the X.Org distribution.
+KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) as the name suggests moves some video setup functions to the kernel. This should have the following benefits over legacy mode setting
-==== ThinkPad LCD ====
+Note that KMS does not eliminate the need for the Intel Xorg driver, it just frees that driver from the hardware setup functions.
-Display on the internal LCD works find, and is automatically detected.
+=== Status===
-==== External VGA port ====
+=== Configuration===
-==== SVideo port ====
+=== Disabling KMS ===
 You should be able to activate Svideo using xrandr, similar to this [[How to get TV-Out working on ATI graphic cards]]
-==== DVI port ====
+=== DVI port ===
 DVI Pass-through to a Dock or Port Replicator is not supported on any ThinkPad with this chipset.
 === Linux kernel Framebuffer driver ===
-This chip will work with either the 'vesafb' or 'intelfb' driver as part of any recent 2.4 or 2.6 kernel.
+This chip will work with either the 'vesafb' or 'intelfb' driver. Note that these framebuffers cannot be used in combination with KMS as that provides its own framebuffer.
-=== External Sources ===
+== External Sources ==
 *[http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/eg2/ Intel Extreme Graphics 2 overview]
-=== ThinkPads this chip may be found in ===
+== ThinkPads this chip may be found in ==
 * {{G41}}
 * {{R50e}}, {{R51}}

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 === Linux X.Org driver ===
-This chip is supported by the 'i810' driver as part of the X.Org distribution. A new 'intel' driver is meant to replace it, but as of end 2007 it seems, not as stable as i810 yet, notably it [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/138256 crashes at suspend time]
+This chip is supported by the 'i810' driver as part of the X.Org distribution. A new 'intel' driver is meant to replace it, but as of end 2007 it seems not as stable as i810 yet, notably it [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/138256 crashes at suspend time]
 Hardware 3-D acceleration is available using DRI and kernel i915 module (2.6 kernel)