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penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

I don't think my intel drivers are installed correctly

Followed the wiki.....

xf86-video-intel driver used

added myself to the video group

here's my mkinitcpio.conf

 # vim:set ft=sh
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run.  Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array.  For instance:
#     MODULES="piix ide_disk reiserfs"
MODULES="i915"

# BINARIES
# This setting includes any additional binaries a given user may
# wish into the CPIO image.  This is run first, so it may be used to
# override the actual binaries used in a given hook.
# (Existing files are NOT overwritten if already added)
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=""

# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way.  This is useful for config files.
# Some users may wish to include modprobe.conf for custom module options
# like so:
#    FILES="/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf"
FILES=""

# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file.  The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added.  Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
##   This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
##   No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
#    HOOKS="base"
#
##   This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
##   work as a sane default
#    HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata filesystems"
#
##   This is identical to the above, except the old ide subsystem is
##   used for IDE devices instead of the new pata subsystem.
#    HOOKS="base udev autodetect ide scsi sata filesystems"
#
##   This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
##   No autodetection is done.
#    HOOKS="base udev pata scsi sata usb filesystems"
#
##   This setup assembles a pata mdadm array with an encrypted root FS.
##   Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm' for more information on raid devices.
#    HOOKS="base udev pata mdadm encrypt filesystems"
#
##   This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
#    HOOKS="base udev usb lvm2 filesystems"
HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata filesystems usbinput"

# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. With kernels earlier than
# 2.6.30, only gzip is supported, which is also the default. Newer kernels
# support gzip, bzip2 and lzma. Kernels 2.6.38 and later support xz
# compression.
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"

# COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
# Additional options for the compressor
#COMPRESSION_OPTIONS="" 

here's my /boot/grub/menu.lst

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS 
#
#  Linux           Grub
# -------------------------
#  /dev/fd0        (fd0)
#  /dev/sda        (hd0)
#  /dev/sdb2       (hd1,1)
#  /dev/sda3       (hd0,2)
#

#  FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#          | 640x480    800x600    1024x768   1280x1024
#      ----+--------------------------------------------
#      256 | 0x301=769  0x303=771  0x305=773   0x307=775
#      32K | 0x310=784  0x313=787  0x316=790   0x319=793
#      64K | 0x311=785  0x314=788  0x317=791   0x31A=794
#      16M | 0x312=786  0x315=789  0x318=792   0x31B=795
#     +-------------------------------------------------+
#  for more details and different resolutions see
#  http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_Resolution 

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-green/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/ba6d1044-5ac1-4a9d-b5f3-a0d2d27da400 ro i915.modeset=0
initrd /kernel26.img

# (1) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/ba6d1044-5ac1-4a9d-b5f3-a0d2d27da400 ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img

# (2) Windows
#title Windows
#rootnoverify (hd0,0)
#makeactive
#chainloader +1

Any thoughts? VESA is ugly compared to what I could have! Thanks guys, hope to hear from yah soon

alphaniner

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From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

Posts: 2,810

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Your Xorg log would be more helpful.  And maybe dmesg.

Also, I don't think you need i915 in your mkinitcpio.conf.

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Remove 'i915.modeset=0' from your kernel line.

penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

thanks for the quick replies. Removing that snippet from my kernel line leaves me with a blank screen while Arch is loading, and I have to manually reboot.

Here's the thing about my xorg.conf I don't have one setup (that I know of) upon issuing Xorg -configure it spits back errors about xgl (xigl?)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Please post the output of

pacman -Qqs xf86-

And yes, /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /var/log/kernel.log would be welcome.

Last edited by karol (2011-08-02 22:16:15)

penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

[root@busybox tux]# pacman -Qqs xf86-
xf86-input-acecad
xf86-input-aiptek
xf86-input-evdev
xf86-input-joystick
xf86-input-keyboard
xf86-input-mouse
xf86-input-synaptics
xf86-input-vmmouse
xf86-input-void
xf86-video-apm
xf86-video-ark
xf86-video-ast
xf86-video-ati
xf86-video-chips
xf86-video-cirrus
xf86-video-dummy
xf86-video-fbdev
xf86-video-geode
xf86-video-glint
xf86-video-i128
xf86-video-i740
xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-mach64
xf86-video-mga
xf86-video-neomagic
xf86-video-nv
xf86-video-r128
xf86-video-rendition
xf86-video-s3
xf86-video-s3virge
xf86-video-savage
xf86-video-siliconmotion
xf86-video-sis
xf86-video-sisusb
xf86-video-tdfx
xf86-video-trident
xf86-video-tseng
xf86-video-v4l
xf86-video-vesa
xf86-video-vmware
xf86-video-voodoo
xf86-video-xgi
xf86-video-xgixp

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

That's exactly what I though - you've installed the whole xorg group, all the drivers. Remove it and install only the packages listed in the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#Installing

penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Hope you're still around. Upon removing xorg I get many errors from pacman regarding dependencies

[root@busybox tux]# pacman -R xorg
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: xkeyboard-config: requires xorg-xkbcomp
:: xorg-fonts-misc: requires xorg-fonts-encodings
:: xorg-font-utils: requires xorg-bdftopcf
:: xorg-font-utils: requires xorg-mkfontdir
:: xorg-font-utils: requires xorg-mkfontscale
:: xorg-font-utils: requires xorg-font-util
:: xorg-xinit: requires xorg-xauth

flamelab

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From: Athens, Hellas (Greece)

Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 2,160

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Uninstall all the xf86-video-* packages only, EXCEPT the intel one.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

'pacman -Rdd' should take care of dependencies or at least remove all the xf86-video-* packages, keep just xf86-video-vesa and xf86-video-intel.

Edit: Oh well, at least I was correct. Time to bed.

Last edited by karol (2011-08-02 23:55:34)

penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Had a long day at work finally getting around to posting. I was able to remove xorg with those pacman parameters then installed strictly what the wiki told me to in regards to xorg -- but intel still isn't being used as far as I know -- graphics aren't nearly as slick as I'm used to on this machine running Arch. Any ideas?

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

Had a long day at work finally getting around to posting. I was able to remove xorg with those pacman parameters then installed strictly what the wiki told me to in regards to xorg -- but intel still isn't being used as far as I know -- graphics aren't nearly as slick as I'm used to on this machine running Arch. Any ideas?

Let's try again: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 29#p969429

penguinstarship

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Registered: 2006-10-10

Posts: 52

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

pacman -Qqs xf86-video
xf86-video-intel

karol

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Posts: 25,440

Re: Intel drivers unsure if they're properly installed

pacman -Qqs xf86-video
xf86-video-intel

Looks fine. Now the logs please.