update graphics driver intel gma 4500mhd ubuntu 14.04

No, that's the Intel corporate website and that page just provides the link to the actual open source Linux site at 01.org which is where the drivers are:Īs I noted above, in the past I installed Ubuntu 14.04 - not some variant of it, the actual official Ubuntu 14.04 and then grabbed the Intel Linux graphics driver that specifically said 'This is for Ubuntu 14.04' and when I went to install it the damned thing complained and tossed up an error saying 'Distribution not supported.'

And just for the record I get this with that command as expected: The irony of not being able to install an Intel video driver for Linux while running Linux on an Intel based machine that has said Intel GPU is palpable. If I go to 01.org which is Intel's open source website where they supply their latest Linux video drivers and get the latest installer, it flakes out and doesn't install and says my hardware isn't compatible. I know there's the PPA for the X-edgers snapshot drivers which could be something I should consider.Īm I making any sense with this? I mean with ATI/AMD and Nvidia hardware I know what driver I'm using because they provide a tool to check such things but the Intel drivers always seem to be so damned difficult to verify and upgrade. I find issue with that considering there are different Intel video drivers out there: the i915, the i965, and a few others.Īll I want to do is ensure my laptop is working at optimal efficiency and if it's using a video driver that is old and not quite the most current one for this specific GPU (the HD 3000) then obviously I'd like to rectify that situation. I know the immediate answer typically is 'If you're running Linux Mint 17.2 and you're fully updated with Update Manager and you have no updates available, then yes you're using the latest Intel video driver.' I know the generic class of identifier is the Intel i915 which of course is quite old nowadays (like 8 years old, give or take a year) and since I am most definitely not using the i915 GPU then I'm trying to absolutely confirm what I should be using. Code: Select all sudo lshw -c video | grep 'configuration'

Update graphics driver intel gma 4500mhd ubuntu 14.04