Configure Intel 915 graphics card

[The Liquidator]

Hi

Dell Inspiron 630m laptop with Intel 915 graphics. Succesfully running in 1280x800. However, I ran Google Earth last night and got the warning that the machine is running in opengl software installation and will accordingly be slow. That was right. Also, if I use any of the 3d screensavers available on the system they are extremely jerky.

Is there anything I can do here, for example are there drivers available for this laptop. I have seen something on the Intel Website that look promising but am a little reluctant to experiment.

Thanks

Ian

[sky]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

Hi,

In the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf, you should see a section device with your card.
If you have the driver i810 or i915 (I don't know if this exists) you should be able to add the following line inside to use hardware accel :
Option "RenderAccel" "true"

Then restart your X and it should be better (even for OpenGL screensavers)

Cheers

[The Liquidator]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

Hi

It was actually fixed for me by an IT guy at work. H suggested there may be drivers for this card in the restricted modules packages. Didn't tell me how he did it, but it works. 1280x800 resolution and I can play planet penguins racer I'll have to get him to write it down step by step in case I need a reinstall. If/when he does, I'll post it here for others.

Thanks

Ian

[lesskiller]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

I am also having a problem with my Latitude X1 running on a 915 graphics card. The gory details:

- Display stuck at 1024x768 instead of 1280x768 (max res for this display)
- Graphics Card/Driver showing as I810 instead of 915
- Once logged on in Administrator Mode, won't let me change from 810 to 915 or set monitor #1 aspect ratio to 16:9 (apply and test buttons are not available).

I have downloaded a linux driver for the 915 graphics card from intel, but not sure how to install it. This is my first go with linux, so any help would be good. Thanks in advance.

[sky]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

Hi,

It's never mind what is written, I'm using a i915 and in the file it's using driver i810, it's working fine...
Maybe you for your resolution trouble, I would get into the config file to change it by hands (no really nice but usually working). To do so :
open a konsole :
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then look for the part with Screen and find the DefaultDepth Go to the corresponding subsection and modify the 1024*768 by 1280*768.
Then save it and restart X, if you've saved all your document and working application, just type <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Backspace>

Hope it helped

[lesskiller]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

Yeah, I tried this yesterday. The xorg.conf file already had the following settings:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

It is supposed to be running at 1280x768, but I'm still limited to 1024. I still can't change any of the settings thru the hardware gui (see attached snapshots). Thanks for the reply, but I'm still lost.

[maedox]

Re: Configure Intel 915 graphics card

I too have a Dell Latitude X1 and problems with the display-resolution same as lesskiller.

I've seen others who have fixed it by installing a package called 915resolution. I'm a total idiot-newbie at Kubuntu so I would really like to know where to find it and how to install it. Others say to use Synaptic or something, but there is no such package-manager in Kubuntu(?).

Thanks for any help at all.


EDIT: Fixed it. I forgot to add universe in the repositories. :P Now I found and installed the 915resolution package. Works like a charm at 1280x768 now.