Which Intel Extreme driver (if any) works with SL?

My real video card has gone haywire so I've been reduced to using built-in motherboard graphics, until I get a replacement.

I know it is unsupported - but people have said they've gotten Intel Extreme (built-in) graphics to work with SL, even if slowly. The latest drivers certainly do not work, and there is a message that pops up on loading SL telling of this. It points to the drivers page on the SL site, but there is no mention there of Intel drivers to use.

Any Intel users having any luck with older drivers? If so which versions?

My girlfriend's computer has Intel Extreme graphics and it can run SL with absolute minimum settings. The driver version is 6.13.1.3264.

Keep in mind the driver alone may not be your only problem. There are many different cards using the lable, "Intel Extreme." Just because this one works does not mean yours will. Just so you know, this one shows itself in device manager as model # 82845G.

Perfect! - that's the model # I have. Thanks very much Chosen - i'll be giving that version a try.

whether the builtin graphics can run SL is very much dependant on the chipset, not the driver. SL absolutely requires a 32bit rendering space... and unfortunately, pre 840 intel chipsets simply can't produce one (my i810 laptop will never run SL, regardless od drivers)

Well, luckily my chipset is able to play SL with that driver Chosen suggested, though very slowly (even with all options turned down). Until I get my new machine, slow SL is better than no SL - though if you see me around I'll probably stay in one place a lot...

Thanks for the help!

Where can we find that version of the driver for Windows XP Home? Google shows nothing. The ftp site containing the current driver has only the current driver.

My friend's card spontaneously stopped working. We reinstalled the latest drivers and we reinstalled SL to no avail. I realize that this is a generic chipset and there are a wide range of hardware configs, but she said that her SL display was "stunning" before.

If we have to use the current drivers, is there any way we can use a driver tweaking utility to enable certain features in software rendering or to disable the need for some features, or anything like that, just so SL will quit its complaint?

I have lodged a support email request with Intel, and here are the two least irrelevant docs I can find regarding the chipset in case some enterprising hero wants to get their scientific method on!

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-010475.htm
ftp://download.intel.com/support/graphics/intel845g/setupguide.pdf

Thanks!

Given the sheer volume of Intel Extreme Graphics card reports I've gotten today, and the fact that we made no changes here, I'm guessing people with Windows AutoUpdate turned on had a new driver installed on their systems last night.

Unfortunately, the bottom line is this onboard graphics chip isn't supported by Second Life.

I do know you can get a relatively cheap graphics card, such as an nVidia GeForce 5200 for around $50.00 these days and it should work fine with Second Life.

Colin

Buying a new video card. Cute.

Well I happen to have found an older chipset driver which works on my friend's machine for the last 20 minutes. Standard disclaimer: use at your own risk. In the worst case, be aware of your ability to reboot and hit F8 before the Windows logo screen so you can do VGA mode and/or Safe Mode. Or go to intel.com and search for your chipset in the 'search' box for the latest drivers. The below site also links to utilities to back up your current drivers. Uninstalling your current drivers in Safe Mode before applying this is theoretically preferable. There is no forseeable reason why you'd need to do any of that, though.

http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=dosearch&qm0=82845G&qa6=496&dp=2&sm=b&jmd=and


Registration is required. If you register, the site will simply email you a generic account:
login: driver2
password: all

There's an driver there from 2002 and perhaps others. I have posted the one that worked for my friend's Windows 2000 and XP tentatively on my own site:

http://smuckola.org/etc/intel_82xxx_drivers_win2000xp.zip

Now, disable Windows Update from automatically applying updates without your consent, and don't ever let it apply drivers again! Always update drivers from the manufacturer's site. Go to the Windows Update applet in your system tray (bottom of the screen) if you have one and configure it to automatically check, but to prompt you before applying. I recommend never applying anything but the critical ones, and definately not XP's Service Pack 2.

Here's the response from Intel tech support, which I haven't tried.

"Thank you for contacting Intel(R) Technical Support.

Most likely the icon that you are seeing is a graphic driver that was
downloaded through the Microsoft* automatic update. You may disable the icon and
continue using the driver. You may find the option to disable the icon in the
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics properties:

Start > Settings > Control Panels > Switch to Classic View > Display > Settings
> Advanced > Intel(R) Extreme Graphics > Show tray icon.

If you have more issues or any other inquiry on this issue, I suggest
contacting the manufacturer of your system since they are responsible for the
distribution of the mentioned driver. "

Propz to Vampira Caldera for intrepidly and faithfully, however desperately, applying this to her system. heheh