> On 04/16/2010 06:07 AM, Anne Wilson wrote: > > My new laptop has the i915 video chipset, which doesn't work with the > > Fedora- included Intel driver, so I tried to install the latest driver. > > When I couldn't get a result from that I forwarded the log file to Intel > > and asked for help - incidentally, I'm impressed. I asked yesterday > > early evening and when I logged in this morning I had a reply. > > > > The bug report how-to linked below is to file a bug to freedesktop.org - > > and frankly looks scarey in the amount of digging it seems to require. > > However, in view of the answer below, I wonder if it's more appropriate > > anyway to file a Fedora bug? And what does he mean by the 'kernel > > config file'? > > yum install kernel-devel > > > /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32.11-102.fc12.x86_64/.config In "/boot/config-2.6.32.11-99.fc12.x86_64" I see: CONFIG_DRM_I915=m CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y Martin Kho > > > Anne > > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > > Subject: RE: [Ilg] Installing xf86-video-intel-2.10 > > Date: Friday 16 April 2010, 02:30:56 > > From: "Jin, Gordon"<gordon.jin at intel.com> > > To: AnneWilson<anne at lydgate.org>, > > "ilg at linux.intel.com"<ilg at linux.intel.com> > > > > AnneWilson wrote on Friday, April 16, 2010 1:21 AM: > >> I have compiled the driver for use with Fedora 12, as my new i5 > >> laptop is currently only displaying with the vesa driver. I'm not > >> very experienced in building, so asked advice at this point. As > >> advised, in xorg.conf I created a section 'Files' then added > >> > >> ModulePath "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" > >> ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" > >> > >> EndSection > >> > >> and changed the driver to "intel". Booting to runlevel 1 I renamed > >> xorg.conf and moved this new one into xorg.conf. Unfortunately, on > >> rebooting I got a black screen with blinking cursor. It looks as > >> though everything else was fine judging by the shutdown messages, > >> just xorg nor starting. > >> > >> Looking at the log file (attached) I think I nearly had it right but > >> there is some sort of problem with Screen - can you please advise me? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Anne > > > > The log says: > > (EE) intel(0): No kernel modesetting driver detected. > > > > It indicates the kernel doesn't support the this new hardware. But I > > think Fedora 12 kernel should have supported it. Please file a file > > according to http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html. > > Remember attach dmesg output. Better attach kernel config file. > > > > Thanks > > Gordon > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kde mailing list > > kde at lists.fedoraproject.org > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde > > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org > > _______________________________________________ > kde mailing list > kde at lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
