Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

ykonstant · 2020-01-13 02:04:23

Dear all,

I am trying to follow the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_graphics
to remove the xf86-video-intel driver, since it is not recommended for Cinnamon (and I have
been having trouble with some applications).

When I do so, however, on next boot x fails to start with error "no screens were found".
I am obviously missing some step or configuration point, but I don't know what.
I have a 20-intel.conf file that reads

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Intel Graphics"
    Driver "intel"

    Option "TearFree" "true"
    Option "AccelMethod" "uxa"
    Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
EndSection

and the kernel hooks I have are

HOOKS=(base systemd udev autodetect sd-vconsole sd-encrypt sd-lvm2 modconf block filesystems keyboard fsck)

I don't have any other xf86 drivers installed, but I don't understand how to 'fall back to modesetting driver'.

Please help if you can!

Last edited by ykonstant (2020-01-13 02:05:20)

Trilby · 2020-01-13 02:22:30

If you're not using the intel driver, get rid of the 20-intel.conf as it explicitly tells Xorg to try to use it.

jasonwryan · 2020-01-13 02:22:37

You have to remove the driver and the xorg.conf driver section.

ykonstant · 2020-01-13 02:30:45

I see, thank you very much! This worked fine and when I removed the xf86 driver, many of my lag and stuttering problems in my system went away. Two minor follow-up questions:

1) Is there any way to see for sure which driver is loaded in my system? I cannot understand the output of the Xorg log file, which loads and unloads tons of modules.

2) For the modesetting driver, are there recommended user-configurable options? Also, what config file should I use to set the options listed in the manpage for modesetting? xorg.conf?

Again, thank you very much! This simple change vastly improved the performance of zathura and fixed some crashes in my system!

jasonwryan · 2020-01-13 03:32:28

You include whatever configs you want in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ files, eg., 30-fonts.conf. The wiki page has the details.

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#1 2020-01-13 02:04:23

Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

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Re: Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

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Re: Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

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Re: Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

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Re: Cannot remove intel xf86 driver

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