Ubuntu does not support Intel GMA 4500 MHD video card

[JC SHOT U]

Dell Latitude E5500
Intel GMA 4500 MHD integrated video

The video card does not have drivers for Ubuntu. This video card is in a lot of the new laptops. The only way I can have video is in Low Graphics Mode. This is at 1024x768 resolution. This resolution is giving me a headache because it is stretched out. The CORRECT resolution should be at 1280x800. This is a bug that ubuntu needs to fix.

I even reconfugured xorg.conf to manually use 1280x800. The screen had a green stripe at the top and 3 seconds later, it changed to the default 1024x768.

Does anyone have a fix for the Intel GMA 4500 MHD?? Thanks!

[TheCan]

Hi,

please take a look in the Lenovo X200 owner's thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=907936

The Lenovo X200 also comes with the X4500 MHD graphics for which an inofficial driver package exists which makes it work in 8.04. I think in 8.10 it will be supported out of the box, though I don't recommend trying out the latest alpha6 due to a current issue with the Gigabit-LAN driver which can permanently damage your hardware.

[JC SHOT U]

It gives me an error.

Error: Conflicts with the installed
package 'xserver-xorg-video-i810'

BUT... I did a:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-i810

THEN i installed the new driver thing:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/melchiorre/...rre-5_i386.deb


I rebooted. but I still have 1024x768 resolution. How can I get 1280x800?

[rasmus91]

I have Intrepid. I get 1440x900.

But when doing glxgears i only get like 300+ fps

[PaintSplat]

i have a T400 with a max resolution of 1280X800..
had to modify the xorg.conf file

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=209474

Hope this helps

[Demophobie]

Hi !

Is there already a solution to this problem? 1000 fps would be nice.

Patrick

[gtg694t]

Solution can be found here:

http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/sho....php?p=6450032
http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/sho....php?p=6450032