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On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 14:59 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 02:55:04PM -0500, Bill Horne wrote: > > > > >What are you trying to do, now? > > > > > Now, I'm trying to install Etch on a Dell Dimension 4600C which has an > > Intel 82865G graphics chipset. I don't know if the latest release > > contains the driver(s), but assuming it does not, I need these questions > > answered: > > Etch has these Intel video drivers: > > xserver-xorg-video-i740 > xserver-xorg-video-i810 > xserver-xorg-video-intel > > The last two of those should both support the 865G. > > > 1. Will Intel's drivers work under xorg software, or must I switch to > > XFree86? > > x.org. > > > 2. Will I need the AGPGART kernel module? > > Possibly, but if so... > > > 3. Must I build the Intel and/or AGPGART parts from source? > > No, they'll be supplied by the X driver package. > > -dsr- Dan, thanks for your help: I (finally) figured out that the i810 driver won't work on this machine. It came with Debian Etch 40R5, so I was already trying to use it, but it doesn't like the Dimension 4600C. What _did_ work was switching to the xserver-xorg-video-intel driver. I tried to compile the i915 source from the Intel webside, but it kept erroring out. The last thing I did was to simply install the new driver from a Debian package: for the benefit of those doing Google searches in the future, here are the details. I did "apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel" Then, I changed the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use the new driver: Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller" # Driver "i810" Driver "intel" VideoRam 65536 BusID "PCI:0:2:0" EndSection ... and after I restarted GDM, now I can use up to 1280x1280 resolution. Bill Keywords: Dell Dimension 4600C Intel 82865G 865G cured solved solution answer
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