The xf86-video-intel module is an open-source 2D graphics driver for the X Window System as implemented by X.org. It supports a variety of Intel graphics chipsets including:
The primary source of information about this and other open-source
drivers for Intel graphics is:
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/
Documentation specific to the xf86-video-intel driver including possible configuration options for the xorg.conf file can be found in the intel(4) manual page. After installing the driver this documentation can be read with the following command:
man intel
Mailing list for communication with users and developers of xf86-video-intel:
intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.orgNote: Subscription is required before posting, but anyone is free to subscribe. See instructions (and archives) here:
To report bugs encountered with the driver, see:
http://intellinuxgraphics.org/how_to_report_bug.html
To see bugs that are targeted to be fixed in the next release:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=intel-2d-release