update graphics driver and google earth

[Ant2ne]

Re: update graphics driver and google earth

Sounds like you got a similar laptop to my dell. I have the 945GM and the same processor. Can I assume that you use integrated memory as well? If so, how much memory does your graphics card use?

K-System Settings->Monitor And Display->Hardware->Administer Mode Button->Configure On this "Choose Graphics Cark" window, check the bottom right of the window for your RAM usage. Bottom Left should say your selected graphics card hardware. The driver should still be i810 (same familiy of cards, this confused me for weeks) If your not using enough RAM, you can specify it SOMEHOW in your xorg.conf. I can't find the exact syntax for that specification. (If you search my name you'll find a post about that) How much RAM? Does it desplay the proper hardware? Does it display the proper driver?

Fiesty Successfully set up my driver and configuration at install, so lets look at your xorg.conf

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Be sure you back it up first!!

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bk

in your xorg.conf, you might want to be sure you have entries like

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

and

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

(Except yours will not say 945, obviously)
And

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
#[section continues with a list of subsections with different Depth]#
EndSection

(Except yours will not say 945, obviously)

You could copy and paste your xorg.conf, that might help.

[heylookitsmewow]

Re: update graphics driver and google earth

Sounds like you got a similar laptop to my dell. I have the 945GM and the same processor. Can I assume that you use integrated memory as well? If so, how much memory does your graphics card use?

I don't know if I use integrated memory.

K-System Settings->Monitor And Display->Hardware->Administer Mode Button->Configure On this "Choose Graphics Cark" window, check the bottom right of the window for your RAM usage. Bottom Left should say your selected graphics card hardware. The driver should still be i810 (same familiy of cards, this confused me for weeks) If your not using enough RAM, you can specify it SOMEHOW in your xorg.conf. I can't find the exact syntax for that specification. (If you search my name you'll find a post about that) How much RAM? Does it desplay the proper hardware? Does it display the proper driver?

It displays Intel945 and video ram 256 kb

Fiesty Successfully set up my driver and configuration at install, so lets look at your xorg.conf

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Be sure you back it up first!!

I am not sure what you mean by back it up first. Do you mean just make another copy of xorg.conf?

[heylookitsmewow]

Re: update graphics driver and google earth

Here is my etc/X11/xorg.conf

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 28-64
VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection

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

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection