grahamc Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Hi i have a Dell Inspiron 3000 with an Intel motherboard with onboard graphics. It uses the 82865G chipset and I just can't get X not to be garbled. I have experimented with xorgconfigure and XFdrake but don't really know what settings to use. Has anyone got this configuration to work? I'd be very grateful for any help, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 There are some drivers on the Intel website for Linux. What distro are you using? Am assuming it's Mandrake/Mandriva? If you are, then what you need to do is download the RPM for the latest drivers. Then from the CLI prompt (no GUI), type the following: rpm -Uvh dri-i915.......i386.rpm (whatever the rest of the filename is). It may fails with some dependencies, but will let you know which ones are missing. Two that I know of are that you will need to ensure your kernel-source is installed, as well as "ed". First, from the CLI type uname -r )this will give you the kernel version), then after this, type: urpmi kernel-source-...... (whatever the version is). urpmi ed Alternatively, if you prefer, try the VESA drivers with a Plug and Play monitor, and see if that helps for a start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Hi ian (is it?) Kind thanks for the help. I found and downloaded the dri-i915 . . . etc. (via OSX and CD ROM) however, I don't know what I did, but when I type rpm Uvh dri . . .etc. all I get is 'package already installed' and a prompt again. Kernel source and ed are installed. (Mandrake 10.1 official). I don't know how to start again. Cheers, Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) Try a rpm -e dri-i915..... This will remove, and you can then complete the reinstall. Check for any errors, as this will stop it performing. Also when complete, you'll need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (if you're running 10.1 and higher). To the bottom of the file add: Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection This enables opengl stuff, but you'll also need MESA installed too. Edited May 29, 2005 by ianw1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted May 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Got it! Fixed, thank you Ianw. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Glad it's all sorted :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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