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On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 02:16:34PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote |
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> On 05/10/2013 02:04 PM, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good |
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> > enough? |
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> That's what I have. |
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I just remembered "an excellent adventure" I had several months ago |
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when setting up my HTPC (desktop Intel with onboard GPU). Do you get |
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any hits when you run... |
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grep 965 /var/log/Xorg.0.log |
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Let me know if you do, because it would affect what I need to do. |
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If you see complaints about not being able to find a driver, for a trial |
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run, which doesn't make any permanent changes, try (one long line)... |
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USE="-video_cards_i915 video_cards_i965 classic" emerge -pv --deep --changed-use @world |
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The permanent equivalant would be changing to... |
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VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965" |
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...in your make.conf, adding the "classic" USE flag if you don't already |
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have it, and running... |
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emerge --deep --changed-use @world |
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As near as I can tell... |
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* the kernel uses an i915 driver |
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* userspace programs (e.g. mesa) default to a userspace i915 driver. |
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* but they can use the additional capacity of the newer Intel chips, |
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hence the i965 userspace driver |
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* result is faster acceleration |
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You may need both "classic" and "gallium" USE flags. If you do make |
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this change, can you do a video speedtest/benchmark before and after? |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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