Re: [gentoo-user] drivers for INTEL integrated GPU?

[Jorge Almeida]

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:02 AM, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:
> On March 28, 2017 10:39:22 AM GMT+02:00, Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com> wrote:

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> My laptop uses the integrated GPU 95÷ of the time. For the occasional game I want to play, I can enable the NVidia chip.
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> Support for Intel graphics is in the vanilla kernel, courtesy of Intel developers. With  6th generation i7, I can do most things. Only need the Nvidia chip for 3D games that need the higher performance.
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> With just the Intel GPU, I can enable all the eye-candy that KDE has to offer and still have a responsive desktop. I don't use it all as it can make the interface unusable due to the actual effects.
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OK, I need no 3D, and I don't game (not even occasionally :)) And I'm
just an openbox user!

Maybe someone with a 7th generation can share experience?

The gentoo WiKI has a page about this stuff. Reading now...


Thanks

Jorge