Can a Intel 945 Express display 3D in Puppy 4.2?

[Sinner]

Hello,

I have Puppy Linux running on a 4 GB memory stick that is used between about 3 computers. Two of the these computers use Nvidia drivers and can render 3D using the same driver between them. However one is a Dell GX620 that uses a Intel 945 Express embedded video and I was wondering if I can some how install an Intel driver (if one exist) but some how keep the Nvidia driver from breaking when I boot off another computer. Or at the very least, make it easy to switch between one driver to another between the computers.

Thank you for suggestions.

[Flash]

I'm no expert. I've read many threads in the forum, but only tried a few things. Still, it seems to me that if you can get it to work on a particular computer, there is a way to save that configuration in a pup.save file that you then choose, from among the save files for all of the computers, when Puppy boots.

That's probably not very clear but it's the best I can do with my limited knowledge. Sorry.

[MU]

Newyearspup 02rc10 midi includes the latest drivers for the G45 and for Nvidia cards (except the 71 driver for extremely old cards).
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37960
You can switch between the drivers at startup by running the modified xorgwizard.

With intel, there is just an unsolved issue with the backlight on some notebooks (too dark).

There also soon will be released a new puplet that includes the nvidia drivers/xorgwizard, but is based on a standard Puppy (NYP in contrast has many changes like a different kernel/xorg).
I have not tried yet, and have no time at moment, to try to compile the latest intel drivers in a standard Puppy.


Mark

[Sinner]

Newyearspup 02rc10 midi includes the latest drivers for the G45 and for Nvidia cards (except the 71 driver for extremely old cards).
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37960
You can switch between the drivers at startup by running the modified xorgwizard.

With intel, there is just an unsolved issue with the backlight on some notebooks (too dark).

There also soon will be released a new puplet that includes the nvidia drivers/xorgwizard, but is based on a standard Puppy (NYP in contrast has many changes like a different kernel/xorg).
I have not tried yet, and have no time at moment, to try to compile the latest intel drivers in a standard Puppy.


Mark

Yes this would be prefect, however I don't want to reinstall another version of puppy linux. Can you give me a slight run down on how to compile the drivers so I can pick which one to use on Puppy Linux 4.2?

[MU]

I describe it at bottom of this page:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 4&start=60

But Ultrypup/newyearspup have xorg 7.4 and other newer files, so I don't know, if the driver compiles in Puppy 4.x with xorg 7.3.

Nyp rc10 uses driver 2.7.0 and libdrm 2.4.9.

Mark

[Sinner]

I describe it at bottom of this page:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 4&start=60

But Ultrypup/newyearspup have xorg 7.4 and other newer files, so I don't know, if the driver compiles in Puppy 4.x with xorg 7.3.

Nyp rc10 uses driver 2.7.0 and libdrm 2.4.9.

Mark

Alright, I'll give it try. Thanks

[donpoon]

I just got a motherboard with an Intel chip-set. I have tried to follow Mark's description to compile the driver 2.7.0. I have problem when I try to compile libdrm 2.4.6. It complains that pthread-stubs is not available. I cannot locate the libpthreadstubs for Puppy so far.

I am running Puppy linux 4.2.1 (Hard Install). Have installed the devx_421.sfs already.

BTW, I tested Mark's binary of the 2.6.0 Intel driver on the wow's puplet 1.1 already and it was working great.

But I also need other drivers for the touchscreen monitor. That's why I decided to switch back to use the official Puppy 4.2.1 and hope that I can compile the Intel driver by my self. No luck so far.

[donpoon]

Newbie in Linux compilation. Learning along the way.
I have libdrm2.4.9 compiled successfully after installing
xorg_xorg_full_dri-7.3.pet
xorg_xorg_full_dri_DEV-7.3.pet
libpng-1.2.35-i486-uj.pet

Now I am working on intel2.7.0
./configure --prefix=/usr/X11R7 went through without error.
make stop while trying to include xorg-server.h xf86.h...
The include directory for the makefile is /usr/X11R7/include while the problematic files are under /usr/X11R7/include/xorg

Should I fix this by changing the option in ./configure or should I use trick like symbolic link or something?

[MU]

I usually copy or better symlink such files.
Mark