[CentOS] Updating intel graphics driver on CentOS7

Wed Sep 23 08:22:47 UTC 2015
C. L. Martinez <carlopmart at gmail.com>

On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 7:39 AM, Fabian Arrotin <arrfab at centos.org> wrote:
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> On 23/09/15 08:00, C. L. Martinez wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible to upgrade intel X11 org driver on CentOS7?? Maybe
>> with elrepo's packages:
>> http://elrepo.org/linux/extras/el7/x86_64/RPMS/xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.916-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm??
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>>  It seems it doesn't exists driver in the upstream:
>> https://01.org/linuxgraphics
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>> Thanks,
>
> Well, that package is older as the one in the current CentOs 7 distro :
> xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.916-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
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> xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.99.916-5.el7.x86_64
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> Are you searching for the 2.99.917 one ?
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Thanks to both. Fabian, I am searching a driver that simply works :))
My laptop has a Hasweel motherboard with an Intel Graphics HD 4400:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev e4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1
[AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM57786
Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
01:00.1 SD Host controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM57765/57785
SDXC/MMC Card Reader (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless
Network Adapter (rev 01)

and, my screen is "blurry" with the actual driver.