need driver for intel 855 graphics driver for puppy 5

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zippytex
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need driver for intel 855 graphics driver for puppy 5

#1 Post by zippytex »

SOMEONE ANSWERED THIS. IDON'T KNOW WHO TO GIVE THE CREDIT TO, BUT HERE GOES.
At boot up screen pressF2
Type in puppy pfix=nox
it starts to load and then will give you another opportunity to enter.
At this prompt enter: xorg=setup.old
Then you choose keyboard layout
and then choose VESA and the appropriate screen resolution.
You can choose to test it or not. I did test mine, even though I knew the information. It went through the paces and THEN>>>that blessed little mouse arrow and then...a wonderful desktop.
THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER HELPED ME!!!!




I have a command line to change it in Ubuntu Lucid, but it won't work with puppy5.

I have a Toshiba m35x-s311 with 60gb hdd, 1.5 gigs ram, 1.3mhz.

What can i do to force it to accept intel driver?

This is the line I use in Lucid Ubuntu

i915.modeset=0 xforcevesa

Thanks.

PS. PUPPY 4.3.1 HAD INTELL 885 DRIVER, IT WORKED FINE. THANKS
Last edited by zippytex on Sun 16 May 2010, 23:54, edited 1 time in total.

zippytex
Posts: 114
Joined: Sat 07 Feb 2009, 01:48

regarding intel 855 driver

#2 Post by zippytex »

I could not find how to edit my earlier post.

just as it finishes booting up the display goes black, same thing happens in ubuntu lucid. Thanks.



-Display-
Resolution : 1280x800 pixels
Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
Version : 1.3.0
-Monitors-
Monitor 0 : 1280x800 pixels
-Extensions-
BIG-REQUESTS
DAMAGE
DEC-XTRAP
DOUBLE-BUFFER
DPMS
Extended-Visual-Information
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
MIT-SHM
MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
RANDR
RENDER
SECURITY
SHAPE
SYNC
TOG-CUP
X-Resource
XAccessControlExtension
XC-APPGROUP
XC-MISC
XFIXES
XFree86-Bigfont
XFree86-Misc
XFree86-VidModeExtension
XINERAMA
XInputExtension
XKEYBOARD
XTEST
XVideo
-OpenGL-
Vendor : Unknown
Renderer : Unknown
Version : Unknown
Direct Rendering : No

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