Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: > As far as I know, the xserver-xorg-video-intel is deprecated for modern Intel > CPUs. With an Intel Core i7 7700 the kernel `modesetting` works well here: > > Something like > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Intel Graphics" > Driver "modesetting" > EndSection > > in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-modesetting.conf` or `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`. > > Keep just the `xserver-xorg-video-dummy` on the system for dependencies. > And for video acceleration the package `intel-media-va-driver`.
i did install the dummy package and uninstalled the intel but that did not leave me with a system that booted to the desktop so i put it back. songbird