Intel 945GM Graphics ...

[Kurt Wall]

On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 02:25:51PM -0500, Ben Duncan wrote:
> Got a new Laptop, my Sony of 6 years died suddenly this AM, so
> I was forced into the purchase.
> 
> Bought a Dual Core ACER Aspire 5601AWLMI. It has a
> Intel 950 Graphics Media Accelerator video on it, 512MB ram,
> 100G hard disk, DVD+/- RW,  15.4 XWGA display, 10/100/1G NIC and
> wireless , modem on it ...
> 
> Am making a XPeee back up and then wiping out XPeee and putting
> Slack 10.2 on it.
> 
> Anyone know anything about setting up the 950GM Graphics (X Windows)
>   on this beast ?

I believe it's supported in the i810 driver, but that's from memory.
I did read the Intel has open-sourced their 950 driver, though, so 
better support might be forthcoming through X.org.

Kurt