Laptop Graphics - Revision history

Aradan at 01:01, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T01:01:27Z

Paulm: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2012-01-27T01:07:57Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

Paulm: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2012-01-27T01:06:20Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

Paulm: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2012-01-27T00:59:34Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

Paulm at 00:53, 27 January 2012

2012-01-27T00:53:42Z

Rhean: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2011-09-15T20:53:14Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

Scellef: /* Easy way */ added wget reference

2011-07-12T20:29:02Z

Easy way: added wget reference

Paulm: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2011-04-20T18:01:44Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

Paulm at 17:57, 20 April 2011

2011-04-20T17:57:16Z

Paulm: /* Graphics Resource Links for Laptops: */

2011-04-20T17:49:39Z

Graphics Resource Links for Laptops:

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−	<span style="font-size:2.5em; line-height:2.5em">'''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''</span>	+	<span style="font-size:2.5em; line-height:2.5em; color:red">'''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''</span>

	Run this command		Run this command

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−	'''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''	+	<span style="font-size:2.5em; line-height:2.5em">'''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''</span>

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 '''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''
 Run this command
   sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-backport-oneiric linux-headers-generic-lts-backport-oneiric

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		+	'''NOTE THE TABLE BELOW IS NOW OBSOLETE. A FIXED KERNEL HAS BEEN BACKPORTED. USE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD'''
		+	Run this command
		+	sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-backport-oneiric linux-headers-generic-lts-backport-oneiric

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-'''How to fix the "Black Screen of Death" on i845, i855 and some (but not all) other 8xx graphics chips. GTT Incoherency Patch.''' (e.g. Dell Inspiron 1100).<br> Both [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]] and the step by step instructions do the same thing.
+'''How to fix the "Black Screen of Death" on i845, i855 and some (but not all) other 8xx graphics chips. GTT Incoherency Patch.''' (e.g. Dell Inspiron 1100).<br> Both [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]] and the step by step instructions do the same thing.  <br><br><b>This is also known as the "Dell Fix"</b>
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 ===Easy way===

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 ===Easy way===
-*Download  this file [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]]
+* Download  this file [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]]
-*make it executable by running <code>chmod +x Dell-fix.sh</code> (make sure you are in the same directory as you downloaded it to).
+** If you're booted into Recovery Mode, or otherwise have a root shell with networking, you can download the script by typing the following into a terminal: <pre>wget http://wiki.freegeek.org/images/f/f7/Dell-fix.sh</pre>
-* run it as <code>sudo bash Dell-fix.sh</code>
+* Make it executable by running <code>chmod u+x Dell-fix.sh</code> (make sure you are in the same directory that you downloaded it to).
 ===Step by Step===

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-'''How to fix the graphic issues (blanking screen in Dell Inspiron 1100 series in Lucid Lynx (10.04): This is also useful as a start point for similar problems with other laptops with the intel 845/855GM graphics cards.'''
+'''How to fix the "Black Screen of Death" on i845, i855 and some (but not all) other 8xx graphics chips. GTT Incoherency Patch.''' (e.g. Dell Inspiron 1100.<br> Both [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]] and the step by step instructions do the same thing.
 *Download  this file [[Media:Dell-fix.sh]]
 *make it executable by running <code>chmod +x Dell-fix.sh</code> (make sure you are in the same directory as you downloaded it to).
 * run it as <code>sudo bash Dell-fix.sh</code>
+===Step by Step===
-if <code>uname -r</code> returns
+====Install the 855gm PPA and the patched kernel.====
 * sudo add-apt-repository ppa:brian-rogers/graphics-fixes-testing
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 * sudo apt-get install
-===If that doesn't work go on to the next commands.===
+====If that doesn't work go on to the next commands.====
-*sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver
+* sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver
 *sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
-===If that doesn't work go on to the next commands.===
+====If that doesn't work go on to the next commands.====
-sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/855gm-fix
+*(create /etc/X11/x.org)
-sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install dkms 855gm-fix-dkms
+*Add the following lines
 [[Category:Laptops]][[Category:Tech support]]