Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

[raffytaffy]

I am unable to install the graphics driver. Anyone else use this laptop and got it working?
I get the No pro drivers are being used on this system and none are listed. I have tried manually with a bunch of different ways 173, 185, 196 ( 64bit ) and I am still stuck using vesa.

[Snowhog]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

L655 is the 'series', but what 'model' do you have: L655-Sxxxx

A quick review of Toshiba for the L650 Series shows that all the L655 models have Intel Integrated Graphics, which means you don't require any proprietary drivers. Launch KPackagekit and search on xserver-xorg-video- and verify that you have the following intel drivers installed:

xserver-xorg-video-intel
xserver-xorg-video-i740

From a console type:

lspci | grep aphic

Copy/paste the output in your reply. This will tell us exactly what VGA compatible controller and Display controller you have.

[raffytaffy]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Ok here we go
Model L655 S5106


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci | grep aphic
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$


i740 is NOT installed, intel is.

[raffytaffy]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Hmm strange. New fresh install and glxinfo seems to spit out direct rendering:yes. Now onto my sound issues

[Snowhog]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Well that's intersting - a display controller isn't listed in the output.

Rerun the command with:

lspci | grep isplay

Copy/paste the output.

[raffytaffy]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Well that's intersting - a display controller isn't listed in the output.

Rerun the command with:

lspci | grep isplay

Copy/paste the output.

Will do in a jiffy.

[raffytaffy]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Well that's intersting - a display controller isn't listed in the output.

Rerun the command with:

lspci | grep isplay

Copy/paste the output.

ralph@ralph-Satellite-L655:~$ lspci | grep display
ralph@ralph-Satellite-L655:~$ lspci | grep isplay
ralph@ralph-Satellite-L655:~$

Since we are on subject with the toshibas perhaps I can inquire as to the sound issue in here and not take up more thread posts. I am unable to connect speakers to my headphone output which does not work period. Some info which I am sure you will ask for.

:ralph@ralph-Satellite-L655:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xd6400000 irq 46


ralph@ralph-Satellite-L655:~$ head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec*==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 <==
Codec: Conexant CX20585

==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#3 <==
Codec: Intel IbexPeak HDMI

My laptop speakers work ok, but no juice in the headphone output. My speaker icon lists device as *iNTERNAL AUDIO ANALOG STEREO*

Solution was found in SOUND thread above this one, I installed pavucontrol and opened it up and switched CONFIGURATION from ANALOG STEREO DUPLEX to > DIGITAL STEREO + DIGITAL OUTPUT and I now have sound, in case anyone else runs into this issue

[Snowhog]

Re: Toshiba L655 Laptop graphics refuse to work

Please don't 'mix' different issues/problems in a thread on another subject. It makes it difficult to follow, and is considered poor forum etiquet. Start a new post for your sound issues, please.

I'm still concerned about you not having a display controller. That, I'm sure, is the root cause of your problem, and not normal. Is this a new installation? How did you install? From my point of view, something must have gone wrong when Kubuntu was installed.

If this is a new install and you have done no customization, I would suggest, and I would if this were happening to me, reinstall. I would just boot the LiveCD and test it out, run it through it's paces, ensuring that from a LiveCD environment, everything that I needed to work, works. Then opt to install from the LiveCD session.

Is Windows installed on the laptop? If it is, do you wish to keep it - have a dual-boot system?