====================================================================== Release notes for the Intel(R) Embedded Graphics Driver for Linux Version 4.1, October 2005 ====================================================================== Contents ======== - New Features - System Requirements - In This Release - Source included in this release - Installation - Patch Information - Software Errata - Software Licenses - Legal / Disclaimers New Features ============ The IEGD 4.1 release has the same features and capabilities as the 4.0 release, with numerous errata corrected, primarily focused on issues with Microsoft Direct3D support. See the Software Errata section in this document for a list of fixed errata. System Requirements ==================== This package includes drivers built for the following X servers: XFree86 version 4.2.0 XFree86 4.3.0 X.org version 6.7.0 Note the driver requires the official versions from www.Xfree86.org or www.X.org, and may not necessarily operate with versions that are part of your Linux distribution. Target system must contain one of the following Intel Chipsets: Intel(R) 915GM Chipset Intel(R) 915GV Chipset Intel(R) 855GME Chipset Intel(R) 852GME Chipset Intel(R) 845GV Chipset Intel(R) 815 Chipset Intel(R) 815E Chipset Please check with your system provider to determine Intel Chipset used in your system. The drivers provided by this package have been tested using the following firmware version: AMI BIOS version: 08.00.09 AMI BIOS build date: 05/21/2003 AMI BIOS ID: HLFDB022 The system should contain a minimum of 128MB of RAM. The Linux kernel agpgart must support the supported Intel chipsets (see below for more information). In This Release (Bill of Materials) =================================== This package contains an XFree86 loadable module device driver for the Intel(R) chipsets listed above. The following files are contained in the IEGD_4_1_Linux directory: Documents/RELNOTES Release notes Documents/Errata.pdf Errata Document Documents/UsersGuide.pdf IEGD User's Guide Documents/Xfree86/intel.4 Man page for display driver - Xfree86 Documents/Xfree86/IntelDriverCtl.3x Intel(R) Driver Control man page - Xfree86 Documents/Xfree86/IntelPortCtl.3x Intel(R) Port Control man page - Xfree86 Documents/Xorg-X11/intel.4 Man page for display driver - X.org Documents/Xorg-X11/IntelDriverCtl.3x Intel(R) Driver Control man page - X.org Documents/Xorg-X11/IntelPortCtl.3x Intel(R) Port Control man page - X.org License/LICENSE License file for display driver Driver/XFree86-4.2/intel_drv.o Intel(R) Embedded Graphics Driver binary Driver/XFree86-4.2/libportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control extension Driver/XFree86-4.2/libXportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control client library Driver/XFree86-4.2/libXportctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Port Control client shared library Driver/XFree86-4.2/portctl.h Intel(R) Port Control client include Driver/XFree86-4.2/libiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control extension Driver/XFree86-4.2/libXiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control client library Driver/XFree86-4.2/libXiegdctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Driver Control client shared library Driver/XFree86-4.2/iegdctl.h Intel(R) Driver Control client include Driver/XFree86-4.2/ch7009.so Chrontel 7009/7301 TVout/DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.2/ch7017.so Chrontel 7017/7019/7304/7305 TVout/LVDS encoder Driver/XFree86-4.2/fs454.so Focus 453/454 TVout encoder Driver/XFree86-4.2/lvds.so GMCH Internal LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.2/ns2501.so National Semiconductor 2501 LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.2/ns387.so National Semiconductor 387R LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.2/sii164.so Silicon Image 164 DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.2/th164.so Thine 164 DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.2/sdvo.so Serial DVO Devices Driver/XFree86-4.3/intel_drv.o Intel(R) Embedded Graphics Driver binary Driver/XFree86-4.3/libportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control extension Driver/XFree86-4.3/libXportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control client library Driver/XFree86-4.3/libXportctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Port Control client shared library Driver/XFree86-4.3/portctl.h Intel(R) Port Control client include Driver/XFree86-4.3/libiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control extension Driver/XFree86-4.3/libXiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control client library Driver/XFree86-4.3/libXiegdctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Driver Control client shared library Driver/XFree86-4.3/iegdctl.h Intel(R) Driver Control client include Driver/XFree86-4.3/ch7009.so Chrontel 7009/7301 TVout/DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.3/ch7017.so Chrontel 7017/7019/7304/7305 TVout/LVDS encoder Driver/XFree86-4.3/fs454.so Focus 453/454 TVout encoder Driver/XFree86-4.3/lvds.so GMCH Internal LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.3/ns2501.so National Semiconductor 2501 LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.3/ns387.so National Semiconductor 387R LVDS controller Driver/XFree86-4.3/sii164.so Silicon Image 164 DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.3/th164.so Thine 164 DVI encoder Driver/XFree86-4.3/sdvo.so Serial DVO Devices Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/intel_drv.o Intel(R) Embedded Graphics Driver binary Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control extension Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libXportctl.a Intel(R) Port Control client library Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libXportctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Port Control client shared library Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/portctl.h Intel(R) Port Control client include Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control extension Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libXiegdctl.a Intel(R) Driver Control client library Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/libXiegdctl.so.1.0 Intel(R) Driver Control client shared library Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/iegdctl.h Intel(R) Driver Control client include Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/ch7009.so Chrontel 7009/7301 TVout/DVI encoder Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/ch7017.so Chrontel 7017/7019/7304/7305 TVout/LVDS encoder Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/fs454.so Focus 453/454 TVout encoder Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/lvds.so GMCH Internal LVDS controller Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/ns2501.so National Semiconductor 2501 LVDS controller Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/ns387.so National Semiconductor 387R LVDS controller Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/sii164.so Silicon Image 164 DVI encoder Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/th164.so Thine 164 DVI encoder Driver/Xorg-X11R6.7/sdvo.so Serial DVO Devices Utilities/gui_lib_setup_linux.txt Instructions for GUI setup Utilities/IEGDGUI Display modes GUI utility Utilities/pcf2iegd Utility for conversion of PCF files The following files are contained in the IEGD_Patches directory: agpgart.patch-2.4.20 Patch for 2.4.20 kernel agpgart.patch-2.4.20-8 Patch for Redhat 2.4.20-8 kernel agpgart.patch-2.4.24 Patch for 2.4.24 kernel agpgart.patch-2.6.5-1.358 Patch for Fedora 2.6.5-1.358 kernel COPYING GPL license agreement for patches Source included in this release =============================== None. Installation ============ 1) Copy the driver binary (intel_drv.o) to the X server's modules/driver directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 2) Copy the necessary port driver files (*.so files) into X server's modules directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib/modules. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. Once copying the required port drivers, specify them in "PortDrivers" option in the Device section of config file. For more information, look for option "PortDrivers" in the man page. 3) Copy the driver man page to the X server's man/man4 directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/man/man4. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 4) Modify your X server config file to include a device section for this driver. See the man page for details on the configuration options and example usage. The default location for the config file is /etc/X11 5) Copy the port control extension library libportctl.a to the X server's modules extension directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 6) Copy the port control client libraries libXportctl.a and libXportctl.so.1.0 to the X server's library directory. Create symbolic links for additional names: ln -s libXportctl.so.1.0 libXportctl.so ln -s libXportctl.so.1.0 libXportctl.so.1 The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 7) Copy the port control include file to the X server's include/extensions directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/include/X11. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 8) Copy the port control man page to the X server's man/man3 directory. Create hard links for each of the port control functions using the following: ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlQueryExtension.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlQueryVersion.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlPortControl.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlGetPortAttributes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlSetPortAttributes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlReadPortAttributes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlWritePortAttributes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlQueryPorts.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlGetPortMode.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlGetPortModes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlSetPortMode.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlSetPortModes.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlAllocPort.3x ln IntelPortCtl.3x IntelPortCtlQueryPort.3x The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/man/man3. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 9) Copy the driver control extension library libiegdctl.a to the X server's modules extension directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 10) Copy the driver control client libraries libXiegdctl.a and libXiegdctl.so.1.0 to the X server's library directory. Create symbolic links for additional names: ln -s libXiegdctl.so.1.0 libXiegdctl.so ln -s libXiegdctl.so.1.0 libXiegdctl.so.1 The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/lib. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 11) Copy the driver control include file to the X server's include/extensions directory. The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/include/X11. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. 12) Copy the driver control man page to the X server's man/man3 directory. Create hard links for each of the port control functions using the following: ln IntelDriverCtl.3x IntelDriverCtlQueryExtension.3x ln IntelDriverCtl.3x IntelDriverCtlQueryVersion.3x ln IntelDriverCtl.3x IntelDriverCtlPortControl.3x ln IntelDriverCtl.3x IntelDriverCtlGetDriverInfo.3x The default installation location is /usr/X11R6/man/man3. This location can vary so check your system for the proper path. Patch Information ================= Additional kernel patches are needed for the GART driver to support the Intel(R) Embedded Graphics X display driver. Patching instructions using Linux distributions with XFree86: To patch the Linux 2.4.2x kernel with the GART changes: 1. cd into the kernel source directory (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.4.2x) 2. run 'patch -p1 < .../IEGD_Patches/agpgart.patch-2.4.2x' To update the kernel: 1. cd to the kernel source directory (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.4.2x) 2. run 'make modules' 3. run 'make modules_install' Patching instructions for Fedora Core 2: To patch a Linux 2.6.xxxx kernel with the GART changes: 1. cd into the kernel source directory (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-1.358) 2. run 'patch -p1 < path_to_patches/agpgart.patch-2.6.xxxx' To update the kernel: 1. cd to the kernel source directory (e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-1.358) 2. run 'make modules' 3. run 'make modules_install' 4. run 'modprobe agpgart' and 'modprobe intel-agp' for linux-2.6.xxxx kernel Note: Since the agpgart is built-in by default in Fedora Core 2, it needs to be configured (eg. via 'make menuconfig') to install as module before updating the kernel. Software Errata ================ This release corrects the following errata: - 1646365 -- DPMS does not shut off CRT when in Twin mode with DVI display - 1645497 -- pcf2iegd outputs incorrect PortOrder value; two sets of double Quotes around PortOrder (e.g. ""5430""). - 1642964 -- Switch to X virtual terminal locks system. - 1620506 -- Quitting X freezes display and requires reboot. Please see the errata document included with this release for errata details. Software Licenses ================= The Intel(R) Embedded Graphics Display Driver for Linux* is subject to the terms of the license agreement located in the LICENSE file in this distribution package. The kernel patches are subject to the terms of the GPL license agreement located in the COPYING file in the patches subdirectory of the distribution package. Other included software packages are subject to the terms included in each package. Legal / Disclaimers =================== Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, Intel Corporation. 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