source: x/installing/x7driver-intel.xml@ 44ad7753

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-version "2.21.14">

  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-intel-&xorg-intel-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-download-ftp  "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-intel-&xorg-intel-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-md5sum        "cec86adb1746aaa349280af546b335af">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-size          "1.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-buildsize     "66 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-time          "0.5 SBU">
]>

  <!-- Begin Xorg Intel Driver -->
  <sect2 id="xorg-intel-driver" xreflabel="Xorg Intel Driver-&xorg-intel-driver-version;">

    <title>Xorg Intel Driver-&xorg-intel-driver-version;</title>

    <indexterm zone="xorg-intel-driver">
      <primary sortas="a-xorg-intel-driver">xorg-intel-driver</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <sect3 role="package">
      <title>Introduction to Xorg Intel Driver</title>

      <para>
        The <application>Xorg Intel Driver</application> package contains the X.Org
        Video Driver for Intel integrated video cards including 8xx, 9xx, Gxx, Qxx
        and HD graphics processors (SandyBridge, IvyBridge and Haswell).
      </para>

      &lfs73_checked;

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-intel-driver-download-http;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-intel-driver-download-ftp;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download MD5 sum: &xorg-intel-driver-md5sum;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download size: &xorg-intel-driver-size;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated disk space required: &xorg-intel-driver-buildsize;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated build time: &xorg-intel-driver-time;
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg Intel Driver Dependencies</bridgehead>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
      <para role="required">
        <xref linkend="xcb-util"/> and
        <xref linkend="xorg-server"/>
      </para>

      <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
        User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-intel-driver"/>
      </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-intel-driver-kernel">
      <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
      kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    Intel I810: Y or M
    Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics: Y or M
      Enable modesetting on intel by default: Y</literal></screen>

      <indexterm zone="xorg-intel-driver xorg-intel-driver-kernel">
        <primary sortas="d-xorg-intel-driver">xorg-intel-driver</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="installation">
      <title>Installation of Xorg Intel Driver</title>

      <para>
        Install <application>Xorg Intel Driver</application> by running the following
        commands:
      </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG --enable-kms-only --with-default-accel=sna &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        This package does not come with a test suite.
      </para>

      <para>
        Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="commands">
      <title>Command Explanations</title>

      <para>
        <command>--enable-kms-only</command>: This switch omits the UMS
        (UserModeSetting) code.
      </para>

      <para>
        <command>--with-default-accel=sna</command>: Use the SandyBridge New
        Acceleration method.
      </para>

    </sect3>

    <!-- commented 2013-07-30 with move to \-\-with-default-accel=sna, remove if no problems
    <sect3>
      <title>SandyBridge New Acceleration</title>

      <para>
        The SandyBridge New Acceleration (SNA) stands for new 2D acceleration architecture
        developed by Intel developers that can outpreform the standard UXA 2D acceleration
        architecture. It has been actively developed for the last year and it is in great
        shape. While the name mentions SandyBridge, it can work with older hardware without
        any problems.
      </para>

      <para>
        The SNA is not enabled by default. You have to use <filename>xorg.conf</filename>
        to enable it at runtime. To enable SNA, create the following
        <filename>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</filename> as the
        <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/X11/xorg.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>Section "Device"
        Identifier "intel"
        Driver "intel"
        Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
EndSection</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>

    </sect3> -->

    <sect3 role="content">
      <title>Contents</title>

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
        <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>

        <seglistitem>
          <seg>
            libIntelXvMC.so
          </seg>
          <seg>
            intel_drv.so
          </seg>
        </seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>

      <variablelist>
        <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
        <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
        <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

        <varlistentry id="intel_drv">
          <term><filename class="libraryfile">intel_drv.so</filename></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              is an Xorg video driver for Intel integrated graphics chipsets.
            </para>
            <indexterm zone="xorg-intel-driver intel_drv">
              <primary sortas="c-intel_drv">intel_drv.so</primary>
            </indexterm>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      </variablelist>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>
  <!-- End Xorg Intel Driver -->