source: x/installing/x7driver-intel.xml@ f0397f1d

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-version "2.99.917">

  <!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        "fa196a66e52c0c624fe5d350af7a5e7b">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-size          "2.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-buildsize     "70 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-intel-driver-time          "0.6 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>

      &lfs77_checked;

      <note><para>This is a development version of the Intel driver 
      which is needed to work properly with the latest hardware.</para></note>


      <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. Only one of
      the lines <quote>Intel I810</quote> or <quote>Intel 8xx/9xx...</quote>
      needs to be selected. If you select the latter, <quote>Enable
      modesetting...</quote> is needed too. Recompile the kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    Direct rendering Manager ---&gt;
      &lt;*&gt; Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---&gt; [CONFIG_DRM]
      &lt;*&gt; Intel I810                                          [CONFIG_DRM_I810]
      &lt;*&gt; Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics                   [CONFIG_DRM_I915]
      [*]   Enable modesetting on intel by default            [CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS]</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 &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>
        <parameter>--enable-kms-only</parameter>: This switch omits the UMS
        (User Mode Setting) code.
      </para>

    </sect3>

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

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Library</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 -->