Intel 915GV Video Issues

raid517 · 02-04-2007, 09:39 PM

Hi I don't seem to have any video acceleration on my Intel 915GV system (915GV is onboard video also - but it's fine for watching movies etc, which is all I really do with it).

If I run glxgears I just get a message saying:

Code:

Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual

On the whole Nvidia and ATI cards I could deal with, but I don't have much experience with Intel Video chips.

These are the modules I currently have loaded:

Code:

nls_cp437               6912  1 
isofs                  38076  1 
udf                    89348  0 
binfmt_misc            13448  1 
rfcomm                 42260  0 
l2cap                  27136  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              53476  4 rfcomm,l2cap
nfsd                  234276  13 
exportfs                7296  1 nfsd
lockd                  67976  2 nfsd
sunrpc                165948  8 nfsd,lockd
speedstep_lib           5764  0 
cpufreq_userspace       5408  0 
cpufreq_stats           7744  0 
freq_table              6048  1 cpufreq_stats
cpufreq_powersave       2944  0 
cpufreq_ondemand        8876  0 
cpufreq_conservative     8712  0 
video                  17540  0 
tc1100_wmi              8324  0 
sony_acpi               6412  0 
sbs                    16804  0 
pcc_acpi               14080  0 
i2c_ec                  6272  1 sbs
i2c_core               23424  1 i2c_ec
hotkey                 11556  0 
dev_acpi               12292  0 
container               5632  0 
button                  7952  0 
battery                11652  0 
asus_acpi              17688  0 
ac                      6788  0 
sr_mod                 18212  1 
cdrom                  38944  1 sr_mod
sg                     37404  0 
sd_mod                 22656  2 
af_packet              24584  2 
nls_utf8                3200  1 
ntfs                  112116  1 
sbp2                   24584  0 
lp                     12964  0 
fuse                   43912  2 
snd_emu10k1_synth       8960  0 
snd_emux_synth         39296  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi         8576  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul       8192  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1           128288  2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec         97696  1 snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_bus            3456  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_util_mem            6016  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep              10756  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm_oss            47360  0 
snd_pcm                84612  3 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         11400  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss          19584  1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6                  272288  18 
snd_seq_dummy           4996  0 
snd_seq_oss            36480  0 
snd_seq_midi            9984  0 
snd_rawmidi            27264  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      8960  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                59120  9 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              25348  3 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          9868  8 snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
8139cp                 24832  0 
8139too                29056  0 
snd                    58372  15 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
r818x                  95372  0 
tsdev                   9152  0 
ieee80211_rtl          85640  1 r818x
mii                     6912  2 8139cp,8139too
emu10k1_gp              4992  0 
gameport               17160  2 emu10k1_gp
soundcore              11232  1 snd
usb_storage            75072  2 
libusual               17040  1 usb_storage
pcspkr                  4352  0 
intel_agp              26012  1 
agpgart                34888  2 intel_agp
psmouse                41352  0 
serio_raw               8452  0 
parport_pc             37796  1 
parport                39496  2 lp,parport_pc
evdev                  11392  1 
ext3                  142728  3 
jbd                    62228  1 ext3
ohci1394               37040  0 
ieee1394              306104  2 sbp2,ohci1394
ehci_hcd               34696  0 
ide_generic             2432  0 
uhci_hcd               24968  0 
usbcore               134912  5 usb_storage,libusual,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
ata_piix               11780  0 
libata                 74892  1 ata_piix
scsi_mod              144648  6 sr_mod,sg,sd_mod,sbp2,usb_storage,libata
ide_disk               18560  6 
piix                   11780  1 
generic                 6276  0 
thermal                15624  0 
processor              31560  1 thermal
fan                     6020  0 
fbcon                  41504  0 
tileblit                3840  1 fbcon
font                    9344  1 fbcon
bitblit                 7168  1 fbcon
softcursor              3328  1 bitblit
vesafb                  9244  0 
capability              5896  0 
commoncap               8704  1 capability

I can't see anything in that list that I might be missing.

My xorg.conf file can also be viewed here:

Code:

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"i2c"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"gb"
	Option		"XkbOptions"	"lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller"
	Driver		"i810"
	BusID		"PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	HorizSync	28-80
	VertRefresh	43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		1
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		4
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		8
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		15
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" "640x350"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection

If anyone could be kind enough to look at this and make some suggestions I would be very grateful indeed.

Simon Bridge · 02-04-2007, 10:03 PM

[code]Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL family"
Driver "i810"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
[code]

You are using the i810 driver, you could try the experimental "intel" driver instead.

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

However, the 810 driver should be fine:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140259
... you can add
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
... to the device section above and see if that makes a difference.

You may want to play with the video bios with 915resolution

sudo apt-get install 915resolution

With regard to the GLX error - have you been running an nvidia or ATI card previously?

raid517 · 02-04-2007, 11:00 PM

Quote:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

However, the 810 driver should be fine:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140259
... you can add
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
... to the device section above and see if that makes a difference.

Done all that. Still no luck.

What is the experimental driver called? Maybe I should put that in my xorg.conf file instead?

As far as I recall I have tried several distros on this system and the video just worked 'out of the box.'

I have no idea why this isn't the case for the Ubuntu.

Quote:

With regard to the GLX error - have you been running an nvidia or ATI card previously?

No I haven't - and it's a fresh Ubuntu install - so again it is suprising that the video isn't working out of the box.

There is a driver from Intel - but that is very old and it doesn't compile on my recent version of Ubuntu.

TBH I can't work out why the native Xorg driver isn't working. By rights it should be - and it shouldn't take anything special to get it working either.

raid517 · 02-04-2007, 11:22 PM

Oh and if you can stand to wait (since pastebin is very slow these days) here is my xorg.log file:

http://pastebin.com/875613

Simon Bridge · 02-04-2007, 11:52 PM

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

the driver is called "intel"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon Bridge

you could try the experimental "intel" driver instead.

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

Have you tried any other 3D programs? (3ddesk?)

raid517 · 02-05-2007, 01:03 AM

Yeah did that bit. Just to get it straight though the driver name in xorg.conf is "intel", that's it, nothing else?

Yeah I have a bunch of GL screensavers and they don't work either.

As I said its a tad whack, as I haven't had any video problems with the half dozen or so other distros I have had on this sytem over the last year.

Just Ubuntu.

I guess I could try buying an Nvidia card - but I'm in a tight spot and need to save money - and it seems a shame when the video works in other distros. I'm just spending money for nothing then.

I have to say though that the rest of the sytem is working great. I've used KDE for 6 years - and this is the first serious look I have had at Gnome - and TBH I am really preferring it right now.

They are really very comparable - but Gnome just seems to have the edge on a nice clean layout and a nicely organised menu sytem.

Simon Bridge · 02-06-2007, 04:52 AM

As stated, the i810 driver is usually sufficient - besides, many other distros ship with the intel driver as well.

Now here's a puzzle: I last saw use of this driver in fedora - there it was called "intel" and that was all... like "nvidia" right. But if I do "man intel" I get the i810 man page...

So here is the thing - try using the name "intel" ... if it don't work, try uninstalling the i810 driver (sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-i810) and using the driver name "i810".

In fact, the intel driver site also says the driver name is "i810" so now I'm wondering where I got this from.

fragos · 02-06-2007, 06:03 PM

What does "glxinfo |grep render" say?