[elrepo] Intel video on CentOS 6.4

[Akemi Yagi]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Andrey Zhunev <a-j at a-j.ru> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am running CentOS 6.4 on an Intel Sandy Bridge-based  machine.
> I used to have an NVidia GT220 with a proprietary NVidia driver
> installed, but now I'd like to set up the built-in graphics (I took
> the NVidia out for now).
>
> # lspci -v -s00:02
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>         Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
>         Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 16
>         Memory at f7400000 (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
>         Kernel modules: i915
>
> I have the following packages installed from elrepo:
>
(snip)
>
> Gnome works, but something is wrong with the driver:
>
> # vainfo
> libva info: VA-API version 0.33.0
> libva info: va_getDriverName() returns -1
> vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit
>
> My Xorg.0.log can be found here: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=g9rKqty4

> # Xorg :1 -configure
>
> X.Org X Server 1.13.0
> Release Date: 2012-09-05
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: c6b7 2.6.32-220.el6.x86_64
> Current Operating System: Linux vertex 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Aug 28 17:19:38 UTC 2013 x86_64
> Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_vertex-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD rd_LVM_LV=vg_vertex/lv_swap SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb crashkernel=128M quiet rd_LVM_LV=vg_vertex/lv_root rd_NO_DM nomodeset rdblacklist=nouveau
(snip)

First, the in-kernel driver i915 should work fine for your graphics
device. Do you really want to use the Intel driver from ELRepo?

Second, according to the X log, you are currently using the vesa
driver. Remove 'nomodeset' from the kernel boot options and try again.

Akemi