Re: Problem with Intel HD graphics

[Shanavas M <shanavas.m2@gmail.com>]

On 1/19/15, Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Sunday, 18 Jan 2015 at 21:34, Shanavas M wrote:
>> My graphics card is Intel valley view gen 7.
>> I tried xserver-xorg-video-intel but didn't work
>
> What does the X server log say (/var/log/Xorg.0.log)?
> Does it find the video card?
>
> As others have said, you may need a more up-to-date driver.
>
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I installed xserver-xorg-video-intel from wheezy backports.
but didn't work :(
this is my xorg.0.log when using intel driver in xorg.conf
[  1562.981] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[  1562.981] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[  1562.982] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1562.982]    compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 2.21.15
[  1562.982]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1562.982]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.1
[  1562.982] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
        i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
        915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
        Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
        GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, HD Graphics,
        HD Graphics 2000, HD Graphics 3000, HD Graphics 2500,
        HD Graphics 4000, HD Graphics P4000, HD Graphics 4600,
        HD Graphics 5000, HD Graphics P4600/P4700, Iris(TM) Graphics 5100,
        HD Graphics 4400, HD Graphics 4200, Iris(TM) Pro Graphics 5200
[  1562.983] (++) using VT number 9

[  1563.151] (EE) No devices detected.

Thanks and Regards,
Shanavas