EMGD Driver GMA500

[Wolfillo]

Hi everyone!
I've recently installed in my EeePC 1101HA Linux Mint 13 but I've some problems when I try to install the EMGD. That's what I've supposed to do to install the drivers:

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PPA description

Intel EMGD drivers for Intel GMA500

This driver set is enhanced over the previous Intel® Embedded Graphics Drivers (Intel® EMGD) by providing higher performance and improved usability.

Compatibility
* Natty (driver release 1.6.x - kernel 2.6.38 and xorg 1.9)
* Maverick (driver release 1.5.2 - kernel 2.6.38 and xorg 1.9)
* Lucid (old driver release 1.5 - kernel 2.6.32 and xorg 1.8.x backported from xorg-edgers)

Instructions for Natty only. Open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/emgd
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xorg-emgd emgd-dkms
sudo emgd-xorg-conf

reboot for the changes to take effect.

Installation script for Lucid and Maverick:
wget dl.dropbox.com/u/1338581/gma500/emgd-lucid.sh && sh ./emgd-lucid.sh
wget dl.dropbox.com/u/1338581/gma500/emgd-maverick.sh && sh ./emgd-maverick.sh

For more info look at wiki page:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsPoulsbo

Known workarounds:
https://answers.launchpad.net/emgd/+faq/1450

But when I do sudo apt-get update terminal shows
E: Imposible obtener (in english "can't get") http://ppa.launchpad.net/gma500/emgd/ub ... 6/Packages 404 Not Found
W: Imposible obtener http://ppa.launchpad.net/gma500/emgd/ub ... ce/Sources 404 Not Found
And then the other instructions doesn't work anymore...
Help Please!!

[AlbertP]

These packages are not for Mint 13. Ubuntu Natty is what Mint 11 is based on.

The EMGD driver is now only for some tablet/smartphone flavours of Linux, and not released for "normal" distros anymore after Ubuntu 11.04 Natty/Mint 11.
It's a shame Imagination Technologies (who designed the graphics cores) and/or Intel (who manufactures the hardware) does not support Linux better on this hardware. The hardware that's designed by Intel itself is however working very well so I guess it's an issue with Imagination Technologies not wanting to disclose anything about the graphics core's internals to open-source developers.

[Wolfillo]

So if I want to have LM in my netbook I've to install LM11 right? Yeah I know that stuff about intel and Linux, I've tried to install Ubuntu before but I could't make it work properly.
Anyway, i'll install LM11 and if I have any problem i'll post it .
Thx a lot!

[fearbrain]

Hi Wolfillo.

I'm having the same problem: I have a 1101HA netbook, installed Mint 13 but I'm having trouble on other command: sudo apt-get install xorg-emgd emgd-dkms - can't find repositories.
Before I tried Mint 13, I have installed ubuntu 9.10 and everything works good (with a tweak...).

Can you please tell me if you are going good on Mint 11? If yes, what tuto did you use?

Thanks

[AlbertP]

For Mint 13 there is no EMGD driver anymore. Please use Mint 12 if you want to use EMGD.