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(X.org is not Linux. Linux is only a kernel. intel-gfx is for Xorg, although it's xf86-video-intel now (I can't tell if anyone bothered to implement video acceleration for the 4500MHD).)
 
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== Linux driver KMS ==
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== Linux KMS ==
KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) is a recent development, and requires that you have at least kernel 2.6.31 and Intel Xorg driver version 2.8. But newer is better. With the 2.6.32 kernel and Intel Xorg driver 2.9 you can expect full functionality including external displays and 3D acceleration.
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KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) is a recent development, and requires that you have at least kernel 2.6.31 and Intel Xorg driver version 2.8. But newer is better. With the 2.6.32 kernel and Intel Xorg driver 2.9 you can expect full functionality including external displays and 3D acceleration. However, Linux >=3.19 should be used because it includes a fix for a [https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=190528 Graphics Corruption Bug].
  
== Linux driver UMS ==
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== X.Org driver User Mode Setting ==
{{NOTE|UMS (User Mode Setting) where the mode setting is done by the Xorg driver in user-land is deprecated and newer versions of the Intel Xorg driver (v2.10+) no longer support it. Instead you will have to use KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)}}
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{{NOTE|UMS where the mode setting is done by the Xorg driver in user-land is deprecated and newer versions of the Intel Xorg driver (v2.10+) no longer support it. Instead you will have to use KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)}}
  
Make sure your using Intel Xorg driver, version 2.8 or 2.9.
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Make sure you're using Intel Xorg driver, version 2.8 or 2.9.
  
== HD acceleration ==
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== HD video acceleration ==
The hardware does support acceleration of HD decoding, but it's not yet supported by the Linux driver. Support is supposed to arrive in [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2010-March/006404.html Q3 2010] via libva. There is already MPEG2 acceleration for this chip though.
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The hardware does support acceleration of video decoding, but it's not yet supported by X.Org's intel-gfx. Support '''was''' supposed to arrive in [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/2010-March/006404.html Q3 2010] via libva. There is already MPEG2 acceleration for this chip though.
  
 
== ThinkPad models with this component==
 
== ThinkPad models with this component==
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== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
* http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/embedded/GM45/index.htm
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100811005120/http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/embedded/GM45/index.htm http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/embedded/GM45/index.htm (archived from the original)]
 
* http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Graphics-Media-Accelerator-4500MHD-GMA-X4500MHD.9883.0.html
 
* http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Graphics-Media-Accelerator-4500MHD-GMA-X4500MHD.9883.0.html
* http://intellinuxgraphics.org
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* https://01.org/linuxgraphics

Latest revision as of 03:10, 12 April 2025

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

This is an Intel video adapter

Features

  • Integrated into the following chipsets:
  • PCI ID: 8086:2a42
  • Uses part of main memory for video usage

Linux KMS

KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) is a recent development, and requires that you have at least kernel 2.6.31 and Intel Xorg driver version 2.8. But newer is better. With the 2.6.32 kernel and Intel Xorg driver 2.9 you can expect full functionality including external displays and 3D acceleration. However, Linux >=3.19 should be used because it includes a fix for a Graphics Corruption Bug.

X.Org driver User Mode Setting

NOTE!
UMS where the mode setting is done by the Xorg driver in user-land is deprecated and newer versions of the Intel Xorg driver (v2.10+) no longer support it. Instead you will have to use KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)

Make sure you're using Intel Xorg driver, version 2.8 or 2.9.

HD video acceleration

The hardware does support acceleration of video decoding, but it's not yet supported by X.Org's intel-gfx. Support was supposed to arrive in Q3 2010 via libva. There is already MPEG2 acceleration for this chip though.

ThinkPad models with this component

Resources