[gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[Walter Dnes]

  OK, I'm getting serious with the install on my new machine, so here
come the questions.  "lspci -v" shows the onboard GPU as...

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Dell Device 0581
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
        Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features

  What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good
enough?

  Also, any special stuff in "make menuconfig"?

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

Re: [gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[Michael Mol]

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On 05/10/2013 02:04 PM, Walter Dnes wrote:
>   OK, I'm getting serious with the install on my new machine, so here
> come the questions.  "lspci -v" shows the onboard GPU as...
> 
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>         Subsystem: Dell Device 0581
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>         Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
>         Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>         I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
>         Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
>         Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>         Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core
Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00
[VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc70
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
        Memory at f5000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at e000 [size=64]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: i915

> 
>   What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good
> enough?

That's what I have.

> 
>   Also, any special stuff in "make menuconfig"?

I have:

* CONFIG_DRM
* CONFIG_DRM_I915
* CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS




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Re: [gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[Walter Dnes]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 02:16:34PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote
> On 05/10/2013 02:04 PM, Walter Dnes wrote:
> > 
> >   What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good
> > enough?
> 
> That's what I have.

  I just remembered "an excellent adventure" I had several months ago
when setting up my HTPC (desktop Intel with onboard GPU).  Do you get
any hits when you run...

grep 965 /var/log/Xorg.0.log

  Let me know if you do, because it would affect what I need to do.
If you see complaints about not being able to find a driver, for a trial
run, which doesn't make any permanent changes, try (one long line)...

USE="-video_cards_i915 video_cards_i965 classic" emerge -pv --deep --changed-use @world

  The permanent equivalant would be changing to...

VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965"

...in your make.conf, adding the "classic" USE flag if you don't already
have it, and running...

emerge --deep --changed-use @world

  As near as I can tell...
* the kernel uses an i915 driver
* userspace programs (e.g. mesa) default to a userspace i915 driver.
* but they can use the additional capacity of the newer Intel chips,
  hence the i965 userspace driver
* result is faster acceleration

  You may need both "classic" and "gallium" USE flags.  If you do make
this change, can you do a video speedtest/benchmark before and after?

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

Re: [gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[Fast Turtle]

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Problem is that CPU does not have any onboard graphics. For the Xeon you
need one ending in 5 (1205/1225/1245) in order to get the onboard gpu.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org> wrote:

>   OK, I'm getting serious with the install on my new machine, so here
> come the questions.  "lspci -v" shows the onboard GPU as...
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd
> Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA
> controller])
>         Subsystem: Dell Device 0581
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>         Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
>         Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>         I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
>         Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
>         Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>         Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
>
>   What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good
> enough?
>
>   Also, any special stuff in "make menuconfig"?
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] Settings for Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen video card

[Fast Turtle]

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If you don't have the cpu yet, my suggestion is to go with the 1245 v2 as
it offers the best bang for the buck. It also includes the HD4000 GPU (same
as the i5/i7 Ivy Bridge and with same settings).


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org> wrote:

>   OK, I'm getting serious with the install on my new machine, so here
> come the questions.  "lspci -v" shows the onboard GPU as...
>
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd
> Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA
> controller])
>         Subsystem: Dell Device 0581
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
>         Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
>         Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>         I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
>         Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
>         Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>         Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>         Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
>
>   What settings do I use for VIDEO_CARDS= in make.conf? Is "intel" good
> enough?
>
>   Also, any special stuff in "make menuconfig"?
>
> --
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
>
>

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