Hello - since 16.04 came out a bit after the latest 01.org release, it's already up to date, so there won't be a release for it this quarter. We'll check the contents of the next 01.org release when it's ready, of course, but for the time being no update required.
Installer for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?
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01 Staff (not verified)
Apr 24, 2016 - 11:05pm
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fledermaus (not verified) Apr 26, 2016 - 09:02am
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dracco (not verified) Apr 28, 2016 - 02:44am
Do I understand we will not see an update till around June?
If yes, can I install 15.10 driver on 16.04 system? -
dracco (not verified) Apr 28, 2016 - 02:47am
Do I understand correctly that*.
(couldn't find the Edit option :( )
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andyrblank (not verified) Apr 28, 2016 - 06:39am
I ran the upgrade myself to 16.04 not even thinking to check here first for a new driver and, although 3D applications are working, is there a way to verify if my laptop is using the latest driver from Intel?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R (5520) with a Core i5-3210M Ivybridge.
Thanks!
P.S. If it's determined that my laptop is not running the latest is there a good reference for installing the driver from source or another method? Thanks again.
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moreje (not verified) Apr 27, 2016 - 12:45pm
But there seem to have some issues with HDMI Sound & video output on some system (Mine is NUC 5I5RYH) with craqueling audio or slow motion sound & video
A new release would be welcome!
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fledermaus (not verified) May 03, 2016 - 09:04am
Hello. As explained elsewhere in this thread u16.04 already contains the latest release (which is why there's no update - there's nothing to add this time).
However there have been other reports of NUC/HDMI problems which are being tracked here:http://tinyurl.com/gpnx9e6
Or reported to the intel graphics mailing list
https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx
Your best bet is to either add more info to one of those comments (there seems to be a closed bug about slow-motion video already which you might be able to get reopened), report a new bug ( details: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/documentation/how-report-bugs ) or post to the list describing the problem.
There will be a new update, probably for u16.04, when the next Intel release happens - but it's probably a good idea to report the NUC/Slow-motion problem anyway to make sure someone is looking into it (do feel free to follow up if you're uncertain about any aspect of the bug reporting process - happy to help).
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fledermaus (not verified) May 03, 2016 - 08:51am
There seems to be some confusion on this point so I'd better clear some misconceptions up:
- The installer provides (if necessary) a newer version of the i915 driver on the target distribution
- For example if the distribution shipped with kernel 4.2 (for example) and the latest intel release specified 4.4
then the installer would provide a backport of the 4.4 driver for that distribution.
- There is nothing secret or proprietary about this backport - it's just a newer version of the normal linux kernel driver.
- The installer for u15.10 provided an updated i915 driver and a few other things.
- u16.04 is _already_ up to date: the reason there's no installer for it is that it already has what the installer would have provided.
- Running the installer for u15.10 on u16.04 should do nothing. If you _do_ manage to force it to run and
install the u15.10 components all you'll do is force a partial downgrade of your system (this won't happen by accident,
you'd have to take steps to fool the installer into doing it).Now, on to some more details:
You can check the version of the i915 module running by checking the output of "modinfo i915".
If the "filename" entry in the output looks like this:filename: /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko
that tells you you are running a 3.16 kernel and the driver is the one that shipped with that kernel.
If you are running an i915 module from the nstaller (or elsewhere) then the path will include a directory
called "dkms" (and probably also one called "updates").You can make sure it's in use for your video card by running "lspci -kvnn" and looking for the VGA controller entry.
It should have a line that looks like this:Kernel driver in use: i915
So to sum up:
- u16.04 already contains the latest intel driver that has passed full QA
- There is no point in installing the u15.10 updates on u16.04 - even if you succeeded it would be a downgrade -
pentux (not verified) May 03, 2016 - 10:30am
Hi.
I have installed kubuntu 16.04 and I need to use Vulkan, but when I write
vulkaninfoappears it:VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER. Therefore, I have the last intel graphics and I can't use Vulkan?How I can solve this problem?
Thanks.
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fledermaus (not verified) May 03, 2016 - 11:43am
Hi there. You need the ubuntu vulkan PPA configured - details here: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/blogs/jekstrand/2016/open-source-vulkan-drivers-intel-hardware
If you have any further questions the best place to ask will probably be the Intel Graphics mailing list: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-gfx
When is the installer for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS coming out?