Hello!
I have just installed openSuse 11.2 M4 with KDE on my laptop with intel 945GM, and I can’t turn on composite extensions. Everything worked good on M3, but on M4 with the new intel driver (2.8.0) video doesn’t work as it should. Maybe I have to give some parameters to the kernel on boot, or to change xorg.conf?
Did someone try this release with intel chipset?
Thanks!
What is
lspci -v
showing for the 945 section?
0:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2061
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2062
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256]
Memory at d0300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: [90] MSI: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2062
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d0280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
Maybe I have to turn on KMS? Or explicitly turn on the UXA option in xorg.conf?[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size]
There have been some issues with 945 chipsets
You can see my 965 info here:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Lenovo T61
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo T61
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at f8100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3
Kernel modules: intelfb
There have been some updates in mesa but how that translates in M4 I’m not sure.[/size][/size][/size]
Ok, thanks.
I have just been trying M4 in Virtual Box and to boot I had to level 3 it, use the vesa switch as root and then startx
Ick!
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean…
What is vesa switch?
Like this:
Installation Problem Suse 11 - openSUSE Forums
to login as root, just type: root
no password needed
then enter the sax2 command
wait…then if necessary type: startx
Looks like my issue is related to yours. After update M3->M4 overall graphic performance dropper significally on my i965GM-powered laptop. Switching tabs in Firefox may take 2-4 seconds, scrolling is very sluggish. Other apps also suffers a lot. Something is wrong in new intel driver, I think.