Problems with xf86 video intel

[superstar]

Hi. Let me start by saying I´m SUPER newbie to LINUX. I have a Dell Vostro 200 Desktop PC (CPU:Core2Duo E7200, RAM: 2GB, MB: I think is foxconn G33M02) in which I tried to install Linux Debian 4.0r4. With some optical drive problems, I finally installed the OS. I noticed I didn´t have network, sound or video drives. I managed to install alsa latest driver, and network driver is working OK. However, video is giving me a headache. I downloaded the neccesary packages as they say in Intel Linux Graphics: Downloads and I tried to follow this instructions with NO luck Intel Linux Graphics: Installation. When I do ./autogen.sh everything works OK, I think (it does not show any errors), but when I do make, I get:

/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel# make
make all-recursive
make[1]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel'
Making all in src
make[2]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
make all-recursive
make[3]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
Making all in xvmc
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/xvmc'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/xvmc'
Making all in bios_reader
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/bios_reader'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/bios_reader'
Making all in ch7017
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ch7017'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ch7017'
Making all in ch7xxx
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ch7xxx'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ch7xxx'
Making all in ivch
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ivch'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/ivch'
Making all in sil164
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/sil164'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/sil164'
Making all in tfp410
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/tfp410'
make[4]: No se hace nada para `all'.
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src/tfp410'
make[4]: se ingresa al directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
if ../doltcompile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs -fno-strict-aliasing -DXFree86Server -DIN_MODULE -DXFree86Module -DXFree86LOADER -I/usr/include/xorg -I/usr/include/drm -I/usr/include/X11/dri -DXF86_MODES_RENAME -I../src -I../src/modes -I../src/parser -DI830_XV -DI830_USE_XAA -DI830_USE_EXA -g -O2 -MT i810_driver.lo -MD -MP -MF ".deps/i810_driver.Tpo" -c -o i810_driver.lo i810_driver.c; \
then mv -f ".deps/i810_driver.Tpo" ".deps/i810_driver.Plo"; else rm -f ".deps/i810_driver.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
In file included from i810_driver.c:88:
i830.h:73:20: error: xf86mm.h: No existe el fichero o el directorio
In file included from i810_driver.c:88:
i830.h:198: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘drmBO’
i810_driver.c:465: error: ‘PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR’ undeclared here (not in a function)
i810_driver.c:465: error: ‘PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR’ undeclared here (not in a function)
i810_driver.c:465: error: ‘PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[4]: *** [i810_driver.lo] Error 1
make[4]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: se sale del directorio `/home/usuario/linux/xf86_video_intel'
make: *** [all] Error 2


I have NO idea on what to do next?! ANY help is very much welcome

Thanks!!!!!

[GNU-Fan]

Hello,

installing the driver in this way is not really meant to be done by mainstream users. Usually these steps are done for you by the distributors sooner or later.

I assume the trouble is that your hardware is to new to function properly with the version of Debian you use. A quick way to find out if this is the case is to try out a LiveCD of a "fancy" distribution. For example Mandriva, which detects a vast amount of recent hardware automatically. Once you have assured yourself that this is merely a question of the distribution's age, you can decide better what is takes to fix the problem on your installed distribution.

[superstar]

Thanks GNU-Fan, I tried an ubuntu 8.04 live CD and EVERYTHING worked OK!!, network, audio & VIDEO!!!!!

Does that mean that Debian sucks!!??!????!?! or it just doesn´t have as many developers/programmers as ubuntu!?!??!

I believe this is and answer-less question but...
which linux distribution is the best!?!?!?!

Thanks!!

[sholdowa]

How arrogant, superstar!

No it doesn't mean that debian sucks. You need to install the drm support from source as mentioned on the intel website. Unfortunately the install doesn't load up the include files into the proper places.

in the build directory for drm,

cd libdrm
cp *.h /usr/include

it will then build.

Steve