Cant find Intel 5500 display drivers

MeCrumbly429 · 08-29-2020, 04:55 PM

I am once again asking for support with my broken arch linux install. I am new to arch, as I have only been using it for a couple months now. But back then, I was installing Arch by means of the anarchy installer and some bash scripts. Recently, I installed Arch manually. The system I have installed it on is a Dell Inspiron 15 3558. So, when I first booted up my new arch system, I went to work on installing Xorg and openbox. I downloaded the required software and attempted to start openbox, but I got an error akin to the following: could not set DISPLAY varible. At first, I thought it was a problem with openbox, so I reinstalled it, but then got the same error. I attempted to get other window managers to run, but all of them responded with errors saying things like "Can't connect to display" or "Failed to start x11". Xinit works, but I dont like having an Xterm window open at all times. Finally, I looked this problem up on the Arch Wiki. I soon found out that I needed to install display drivers. lspci identified my graphics card as follows: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 (rev 09). After some more digging, I found I needed to install the mesa package, so I did. I also installed the xf86-video-intel package, variations of the mesa package, and others that the Arch Wiki reccomended. But somehow, I still can't start any of my window managers (except Enlightenment20, for some strange reason). Now, I don't know what to do. I can't find anything about identifying what package to install for intel i3 5500 drivers, mesa doesn't do a thing, and most of all, I can't find anything about the 5500u in general. What do I do? Have I installed the wrong package? Is there another package I need to install? If not, what do I do next? I seriously need some help.

teckk · 08-29-2020, 05:12 PM

How are you installing software? No partial updating? How are you starting X?
What does your .xinitrc look like?

Here is some info on that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ocessing_units
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/intel_graphics
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...and+intel+5500

mrmazda · 08-30-2020, 02:02 AM

Last official release of xf86-video-intel (DDX) was over 5 years ago. It's an optional package. Intel's X devs focus their effort on the default DDX, Modesetting, which is a component of the X server rather than a separate package. I have a slightly older Intel GPU (Haswell). Hopefully the following may be of help figuring out what's missing from your Arch installation:

Code:

# inxi -SGay
System:
  Host: 00srv Kernel: 4.12.14-lp151.28.59-default x86_64 bits: 64
  compiler: gcc v: 7.5.0
  parameters: root=redacted noresume mitigations=auto  video=1440x900@60 5
  Console: tty 0 wm: kwin Distro: openSUSE Leap 15.1
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4th Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
  vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
  chip ID: 8086:041e
  Display: server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
  alternate: intel display ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 406x254mm (16.0x10.0")
  s-diag: 479mm (18.9")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-1 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 size: 518x324mm (20.4x12.8")
  diag: 611mm (24.1")
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell v: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.2 compat-v: 3.0
  direct render: Yes
# zypsei intel | grep -v 32b
i  | intel-gpu-tools     | package | 1.23-lp151.1.3        | x86_64 | OSS
i  | intel-vaapi-driver  | package | 2.2.0-lp151.1.2       | x86_64 | OSS
i  | libdrm_intel1       | package | 2.4.97-lp151.2.3.1    | x86_64 | Update
i  | ucode-intel         | package | 20200616-lp151.2.27.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | intel-media-driver  | package | 18.3.0-lp151.1.1      | x86_64 | OSS
# zypsei Mesa | grep -v 32b
i  | Mesa-dri             | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i  | Mesa-gallium         | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i  | Mesa-libGL1          | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | Mesa                 | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | Mesa-demo-x          | package | 8.3.0-lp151.2.3      | x86_64 | OSS
i+ | Mesa-libEGL1         | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | Mesa-libGLESv2-2     | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | Mesa-libglapi0       | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update
i+ | Mesa-libva           | package | 18.3.2-lp151.23.11.1 | x86_64 | Update

beachboy2 · 08-30-2020, 03:09 AM

MeCrumbly429,

Alternatively, you may find EndeavourOS, an Arch-based distro, much more user-friendly.

I certainly have.

https://endeavouros.com/

MeCrumbly429 · 09-01-2020, 04:27 PM

where is this .Xinitrc file located? Mine doesn't appear to be located at either /usr/lib/X11 (as there is no xinit directory there) or /home/[username]/.config. Also, I am perfectly aware on how to show hidden files. And beachboy2, I certainly won't switch to EndeavourOS.

teckk · 09-01-2020, 05:11 PM

Quote:

where is this .Xinitrc file located?

~/.xinitrc not .Xinitrc

Also
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

See:
man find
man locate

Number one stop for an arch question is the wiki.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

mrmazda · 09-01-2020, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeCrumbly429

where is this .Xinitrc file located?

Spelled correctly, it's an optional file. If one does not exist, you didn't create it, and neither did your distro. A global one may exist as /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc, /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.common or /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/.

MeCrumbly429 · 01-04-2021, 12:19 PM

Teckk, I am starting X using the command xinit [window manager/DE]
It's been a while since I've been on this thread, so far I just quit and began nOObing it with KDE on Wayland instead of x11 (yes, plasma, make fun of me all you want). I have absolutely no idea what any of you have suggested (I said I was new to Arch) and I am beginning to panic. Is there a simple solution?

teckk · 01-04-2021, 01:44 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ocessing_units

Read the wiki.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/intel_graphics

Quote:

I am starting X using the command xinit

You should be using startx
Post your ~/.xintrc

Read the wiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

Read the man page
https://jlk.fjfi.cvut.cz/arch/manpages/man/startx.1

Also post

Code:

lspci -k

Read post #2 and #3

MeCrumbly429 · 03-02-2021, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teckk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ocessing_units

Read the wiki.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/intel_graphics

You should be using startx
Post your ~/.xintrc

Read the wiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit

Read the man page
https://jlk.fjfi.cvut.cz/arch/manpages/man/startx.1

Also post

Code:

lspci -k

Read post #2 and #3

Thanks. Never realized this until Now. God, I feel like an idiot.
I should probably recompile my kernel [don't worry, I've done this before, it's been a while since I've last posted]

MeCrumbly429 · 05-03-2021, 01:26 PM

On second thought, I shouldn't be starting X from the terminal at all. When I posted this, I didn't have the guts to install a friggin display manager.

ondoho · 05-04-2021, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeCrumbly429

I shouldn't be starting X from the terminal at all.

Not true.
Many do it. You don't need a displaymanager.

mrmazda · 05-05-2021, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

You don't need a displaymanager.

Many do not, most do. How do you know OP does not?

computersavvy · 05-05-2021, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeCrumbly429

I am once again asking for support with my broken arch linux install. I am new to arch, as I have only been using it for a couple months now. But back then, I was installing Arch by means of the anarchy installer and some bash scripts. Recently, I installed Arch manually. The system I have installed it on is a Dell Inspiron 15 3558.
...........
Is there another package I need to install? If not, what do I do next? I seriously need some help.

A seriously long and confusing paragraph?? with no breaks to let the reader know when the subject changes or different info is given!

With that said, and a request made for you to please attempt to at least break the discourse into readable paragraphs;

Please do some searching for where you might find the driver for that video card and how to install it. Others have made suggestions as well.

ondoho · 05-05-2021, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmazda

Many do not, most do. How do you know OP does not?

It is still the correct answer to what OP posed.
It is not wrong or even potentially harmful (as "shouldn't" implies, I believe) to start X directly without a display manager.