# Questions regarding Intel i915 and accelerated 2D

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [July 21, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390 "2005-07-21T19:54:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Kavanagh](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dave\_Kavanagh](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Dave_Kavanagh)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390/1 "2005-07-21T19:54:38Z")

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I am trying to set up an embedded system with an Intel 915 chipset.  
This system will require 2D and 3D graphics. I envision using SDL  
with X and the Intel 915 driver. I can’t really use DirectFB because  
there is not currently a working framebuffer driver for the i915 chipset.

Will this setup (SDL on top of X with the Intel driver) provide me with  
accelerated 2D graphics? If not, then is there any way to get  
accelerated 2D graphics without writing my own framebuffer driver for  
use with DirectFB and SDL?

Any help or info is appreciated.

Thanks,  
Dave

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**Author:** ![Stephane\_Marchesin](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Stephane\_Marchesin](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Stephane_Marchesin)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390/2 "2005-07-21T20:51:01Z")

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Dave Kavanagh a ?crit :

> I am trying to set up an embedded system with an Intel 915 chipset.  
> This system will require 2D and 3D graphics. I envision using SDL  
> with X and the Intel 915 driver. I can’t really use DirectFB because  
> there is not currently a working framebuffer driver for the i915 chipset.
> 
> Will this setup (SDL on top of X with the Intel driver) provide me with  
> accelerated 2D graphics?

Not out of the box.

> If not, then is there any way to get  
> accelerated 2D graphics without writing my own framebuffer driver for  
> use with DirectFB and SDL?

I suggest you setup OpenGL 3D acceleration for your card, and then use  
glSDL (which is accelerated 2D SDL on top of OpenGL).  
A version of SDL patched with glSDL is available there :  
[http://icps.u-strasbg.fr/~marchesin/sdl/SDL12-experimental.tgz](http://icps.u-strasbg.fr/~marchesin/sdl/SDL12-experimental.tgz)  
And the glSDL patch is there :  
[http://icps.u-strasbg.fr/~marchesin/sdl/glsdl-final.patch](http://icps.u-strasbg.fr/~marchesin/sdl/glsdl-final.patch)

Stephane

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Lowe](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@Paul\_Lowe](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Paul_Lowe)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390/3 "2005-07-22T23:24:33Z")

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If I might ask, what is the architecture of the embedded  
system and development board?

Thanks,

Paul LoweOn Thursday 21 July 2005 12:54 pm, Dave Kavanagh wrote:

> I am trying to set up an embedded system with an Intel  
> 915 chipset. This system will require 2D and 3D graphics.  
> I envision using SDL with X and the Intel 915 driver. I  
> can’t really use DirectFB because there is not currently  
> a working framebuffer driver for the i915 chipset.
> 
> Will this setup (SDL on top of X with the Intel driver)  
> provide me with accelerated 2D graphics? If not, then is  
> there any way to get accelerated 2D graphics without  
> writing my own framebuffer driver for use with DirectFB  
> and SDL?
> 
> Any help or info is appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,  
> Dave
> 
> * * *
> 
> SDL mailing list  
> SDL at [libsdl.org](http://libsdl.org)  
> [http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl](http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl)

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Kavanagh](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dave\_Kavanagh](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Dave_Kavanagh)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/questions-regarding-intel-i915-and-accelerated-2d/12390/4 "2005-07-25T12:51:54Z")

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The development board is an Asus P5GD1-VM with a P4. We’re going with  
a 2.4 kernel for now.

It’s pretty big as far as embedded systems go. We’re thinking of  
around 1GB of RAM and possibly that much for flash.

DaveOn 7/22/05, Paul Lowe \<pauls\_lists at [tetravista.net](http://tetravista.net)\> wrote:

> If I might ask, what is the architecture of the embedded  
> system and development board?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul Lowe
> 
> On Thursday 21 July 2005 12:54 pm, Dave Kavanagh wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to set up an embedded system with an Intel  
> > 915 chipset. This system will require 2D and 3D graphics.  
> > I envision using SDL with X and the Intel 915 driver. I  
> > can’t really use DirectFB because there is not currently  
> > a working framebuffer driver for the i915 chipset.
> > 
> > Will this setup (SDL on top of X with the Intel driver)  
> > provide me with accelerated 2D graphics? If not, then is  
> > there any way to get accelerated 2D graphics without  
> > writing my own framebuffer driver for use with DirectFB  
> > and SDL?
> > 
> > Any help or info is appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Dave
> > 
> > * * *
> > 
> > SDL mailing list  
> > SDL at [libsdl.org](http://libsdl.org)  
> > [http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl](http://www.libsdl.org/mailman/listinfo/sdl)