[wellylug] embedded Intel graphics

[Jethro Carr]

On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 00:45 +1200, Ray Smith wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to set up an Ubuntu machine for my son. Unfortunately the
> graphics are embedded and I can't afford to buy a decent card right
> now. I have the Intel 82865G chip on the mother board. I managed to do
> the roll back to version 2.4 of the driver and got anywhere from 210
> to 300 fps on glxgears, but the 3D games are unplayable. I found a web
> site http://intellinuxgraphics.org/ that has the newest Intel drivers
> and they supposedly support this chip set, but I am clueless on how to
> go about setting this up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 


hi Ray,

You would have to compile the driver and follow through the steps at:
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/install.html


However, if you would like a hand, bring it along to the installfest and
myself or another team member will be more than happy to help you
out. :-)

regards,
jethro

-- 
Jethro Carr
www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog
www.amberdms.com
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