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Information for Intel graphics driver users
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Eric Anholt
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2007-07-02
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xf86-video-intel
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Open-source X.org graphics driver for Intel graphics
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http://www.intellinuxgraphics.com/
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This document provides a brief summary of the Intel graphics support provided
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by the xf86-video-intel driver. More information can also be found in the
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intel(4) manual page.
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What is xf86-video-intel
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------------------------
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The xf86-video-intel module is an open-source 2D graphics driver for
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the X Window System as implemented by X.org. It supports a variety of
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Intel graphics chipsets including:
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Supported Hardware:
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i810,
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i810-dc100,
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i810e
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i815
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i830
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i845
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i852
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i855
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915G
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915GM
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945G
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945GM/GME
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946GZ
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G965
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GM/GME965
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G33/Q33/Q35
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i810/i810e/i810-dc100,i815,
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i830M,845G,852GM,855GM,865M,
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915G/GM,945G/GM/GME,946GZ
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G/GM/GME965,
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G/Q33,G/Q35,G41,G/Q43
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G/GM/Q45
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Features
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- Full support for 8, 15, 16, and 24 bit pixel depths.
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- Hardware accelerated 2D drawing engine support for 8, 15, 16 and 24 bit
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pixel depths.
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- Hardware accelerated 3D drawing using OpenGL and the DRI.
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- Hardware cursor support to reduce sprite flicker.
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- Textured video XV implementation on i915 through i965.
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- Hardware overlay XV implementation up through i945.
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- Screen resize and rotation.
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Where to get more information about the driver
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----------------------------------------------
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The primary source of information about this and other open-source
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drivers for Intel graphics is:
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Technical Notes
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- Interlace modes cannot be supported.
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- This driver requires kernel support for AGP, which is included in Linux
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kernels 2.3.42 and higher, and FreeBSD 4.1 and higher.
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- This driver may be built against xserver 1.2.0 or newer. If built
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from git source against an older server, a copy of xserver 1.3.0 source is
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needed to complete the build, which is chosen with the --with-xserver-source
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argument to ./configure. The compatibility mode with xserver 1.2.0 will have
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limited functionality, in particular by not supporting RandR 1.2 or the
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new Damage 1.1 updated needed for 3D applications to work with display
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rotation.
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http://intellinuxgraphics.org/
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Configuration
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Documentation specific to the xf86-video-intel driver including
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possible configuration options for the xorg.conf file can be found in
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the intel(4) manual page. After installing the driver this
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documentation can be read with the following command:
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The driver auto-detects all device information necessary to
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initialize the card. The only lines you should need in the "Device"
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section of your xorg.conf file are:
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man intel
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Section "Device"
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Identifier "intel"
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Driver "intel"
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EndSection
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Mailing list for communication with users and developers of
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xf86-video-intel:
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Please refer to the intel(4) manual page for information on configuration
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options.
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intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org.
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Note: Subscription is required before posting, but anyone is
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free to subscribe. See instructions (and archives) here:
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Known Limitations
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- No support for "zaphod mode" dualhead. This is the mode in which two
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Device sections are placed in the config file, and doesn't support DRI or
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many other features. Instead, only "MergedFB-style" dualhead is supported.
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- No support for X Screens larger than 2048 pixels in either direction
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before the 965. This reflects hardware limitations in the x direction on
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those older chips, and limits dualhead functionality. It may be possible to
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extend the limit vertically on these older chips.
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- i855 XV may cause hangs. This was present in the previous release, and no
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workaround is known.
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- SDVO TV-out cards not supported. This should be fixed in the next
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release.
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- Gray output with integrated TV-out and PAL TVs.
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- EXA support unstable on i845.
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- Some GM965 systems, such as the Thinkpad T61, probe the TV as being connected
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even when no output connector is available. This results in the gnome-panel
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issue noted below.
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http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx
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Common issues not caused by the driver
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- Font sizes (DPI) are wrong. Some displays incorrectly report their
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physical size, which is harmless on most OSes that always assume 96dpi
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displays. This can be fixed through quirks for specific monitors in the X
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Server, and the output of xrandr --prop along with a physical measurement of
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the screen size in a bug report against the server can help get that fixed.
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- gnome-panel is located in the middle of the screen. gnome-panel places
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itself within head #0's boundaries, which doesn't work well with a second
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head covering the same area as head #0 but larger.
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- Older resolution-changing applications have poor results in
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multihead systems. Previous extensions such as RandR 1.1 exposed only a
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single output to client programs, and those requests map poorly to multi-head
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systems. Currently, those requests map to just one of the outputs in the
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RandR 1.2 environment, and those applications need to be updated to RandR 1.2
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API when available for better results.
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To report bugs encountered with the driver:
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The X11R6 version of this driver originally came from XFree86 4.4 rc2.
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org
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The XFree86 version of this driver was donated to The XFree86 Project by:
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Precision Insight, Inc.
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Cedar Park, TX
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USA
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Product: xorg
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Component: Driver/intel
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The X.Org version of this driver is maintained by Intel Corporation.
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<http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org>
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To see bugs that are targeted to be fixed in the next release:
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=intel-2d-release
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