[Intel-gfx] 2D accel for i915/i5-661?

[Mark Knecht]

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Rémi Cardona <remi at gentoo.org> wrote:
>> Le 02/02/2010 21:14, Mark Knecht a écrit :
>>> What is the correct (best?) way to enable 2D acceleration for the i915
>>> driver? Core i5-661 processor, Intel DH55HC motherboard?
>>>
>>> I originally thought EXA but some Gentoo docs here:
>>>
>>> http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Intel_GMA
>>
>> That page is utter and complete crap. I've been meaning to remove it but
>> I've been afraid of getting gentoo-wiki folks angry. (Note that this is
>> *not* a Gentoo project...)
>>
>> The best way to configure your Intel chip is to use a barebone xorg.conf
>> (or even no xorg.conf at all) and let the driver configure itself. It
>> _should_ all work out of the box.
>>
>> If not, file a bug in Gentoo's bugzilla and we'll sort it out.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rémi
>
> Thanks Remi. I'll do that. I didn't realize gentoo-wiki wasn't a
> Gentoo project. (I understand that this list isn't!)
>
> The only reason I'm using xorg.conf is to set up dual monitor the way
> I want. I suppose I might be able to do that with something like
> xrandr scripts or something? I'll check into it. Now that the drivers
> all seem to work OK maybe I should try nothing just to see what
> happens... :-)
>
> I guess the question I'm left with is knowing how to check if 2D is
> working or working well. I'll go look for other resources on that one.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
Now I remember what happens. With no xorg.conf at all the built-in
config fails as it looks for the wrong Intel drivers...

- Mark

- Mark
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