GM965 chipset is not givin GUI on my HP compaq 6720s

dnsanjeewa · 02-21-2008, 04:58 AM

When I install Red hat enterprise linux 5 on my HP compaq 6720s with intel mobile 965 chipset, I can only log into text mode only. Can anyone help me to boot into GUI(init 5)?

Lenard · 02-21-2008, 07:21 AM

As root type;

system-config-display --reconfig --set-depth=24 --set-driver=i810 --set-resolution=1024x768

Test by typing: startx

dnsanjeewa · 02-21-2008, 11:04 PM

I tried your code but it gave an error

option --set-driver not recognized

Even didn't work wothout --set-driver option.

Anyway my xorg.conf is given below.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Screen0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Also with kudzu -p -class=VIDEO gives out,

class : Video
bus : pci
detached : 0
desc : "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
VendorId : 8086
deviceId : 2a03
SubvendorId :103c
SubDeviceId : 30d8
pcitype : 1
pcidom : 0
pcibus : 0
pcidev : 2
pcifn : 1

class : Video
bus : pci
detached : 0
desc : "Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller"
VendorId : 8086
deviceId : 2a02
SubvendorId :103c
SubDeviceId : 30d8
pcitype : 1
pcidom : 0
pcibus : 0
pcidev : 2
pcifn : 0

Have any ideas to fire up GUI,

Lenard · 02-22-2008, 05:22 AM

Then your missing the driver, how did you install RHEL5???

Check for the driver:rpm -qa xorg-x11-drv-i810
If missing then: yum install xorg-x11-drv-i810
(it is also on the installation media)

One can manually edit the xorg.conf file also;

Code:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Screen0"
Driver "i810"
EndSection

dnsanjeewa · 02-24-2008, 12:30 AM

your code didn't work again.Sorry. But after trying several hours finally i was able to fire GUI. Here is my way,

Code:

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	ModelName    "LCD Panel 1024x768"
 ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
	HorizSync    48.0 - 48.0
	VertRefresh  60.0 - 60.0
	Option	    "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

After I edit the xorg.conf in that way and started

Code:

startx

Wow, i'm in GUI and everything working,BUT when i try to shutdown or restart from GUI, system crashes with green screen. Also i couldn't do it using a terminal from GUI. ctrl+alt+backspace or ctrl+alt+F1 also gives no results. Any ideas?

Lenard · 02-24-2008, 06:25 AM

The codes do work!!! Perhaps you do not have the permissions and/or pathing to use them, try them as root. Or provide the fullpath/command like;

/bin/rpm -qa xorg-x11-drv-i810

Code:

$ sudo /usr/bin/system-config-display --help
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Usage: system-config-display [OPTIONS]
Options:
  -h, --help        display this help and exit
  -v, --verbose     display what the program is doing more verbosely
  -o, --output=     the filename of the config file to be output
      --reconfig    don't base configuration on existing config files
      --noui        don't show the gui, implicit when using --set options
      --forceui     force the ui to be shown, needed when using --set options
                    to change some setting, but you still want to show the ui
      --set-<key>=  change the value of a specific configuration key.

        currently supported keys are:

        resolution  the screen resolution used
        depth       the color depth in bits
                    most drivers support 8, 15, 16 and 24
        driver      the graphics card driver to use
        vsync       monitor vertical sync rates allowed (in Hz)
        hsync       monitor horizontal sync rates allowed (in kHz)
        videoram    the amount of videoram in kilobytes, 0 means probe

But telling me the commands did not work is nice, but seeing the actual error messages is more helpful.

I suggested a change to the /etc/xorg.conf file that should have worked if you happen to have the i810 driver installed.

dnsanjeewa · 02-24-2008, 09:20 AM

I hav installed the i810 driver,

Code:

rpm -qa | grep xorg-x11-drv
xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.5-9.2.el5

also your

Code:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Screen0"
Driver "i810"
EndSection

displays a error with not matching Screen0 and VideoCard0. Just look at my code in xorg.conf again

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Videocard0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"

Your piece of code need some changes, isn't it. Sorry i'm new to linux.
thanx.

Lenard · 02-24-2008, 11:07 AM

OK, yes I see my mistake, then try;

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "i810"
EndSection