r there any mod for 915 gpu

[star_11786]

r there any mod for intel 915 gpu to improve its compatibility and
performance like the one for 945??

[MAD_BEAST]

im afraid no sir.... :(

i created that Mod just for 945 because i have been working on that
chipset specifically since feb
im sorry :)

[star_11786]

then that would be bad for everyone using 915.....

can u make one for us???

[MAD_BEAST]

oooow well i dont know becuase i dont have a machine with that
Integrated so i wont be able to test it...

and a new chipset means a new whole code and formula because every
single model has diferent features... and moding a Driver isnt like
writing a post or something it requires a lot of experimentation and
some tests
im sorry but i think i cant, im pretty busy and no... i cant mod
Drivers for everybody, sorry

and one more thing i made the 945 xp mod because i have a group with
90.000+ for Latin america and Spain so there was a big need... perhaps
if u get at least 1000 people i can do that favor

ask to Juice

[JuiCe]

star_11786

What is you OS? XP 32?

[star_11786]

for juice:-
i m using microsoft windows xp professional sp2.

for mad_beast:-
i know more than 2000 people using this model. i study in bahria
university pakistan n they r giving ACER ESTENSA 6700Z as standard
issue laptop as part of student aid program. this laptop got intel 915
chipset. the laptop is good at most of the things but gaming is one
major problem

also can u give me some idea about modding that inf file so that i
would try to mod that myself...

what i seen is ur modded inf is that u have added that entries of 945
chipsets with their device ids...

[JuiCe]

I don't think that it will work but DO A BACKUP and try it!

To see if it changes everything download GlView from
http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/download.html (choose the XP version
- default is for MacOS)

Run it and look at the OpenGL version and DirectX version and shaders
- note them down if you have to.

Download a new driver for windows XP (might be for 945 or 965 - but
since it is our first step try an ordinary 945 - my guess is 915 is
more similar to 945 than 965)

Exctract it and now...

Find you device id - one way is to rightclicking on desktop and going
to the intel graphics control panel
- or clicking on the tray icon for it. Then click on the small "i"
next to the cross that would normally close the panel. A new window
will pop up where you can read your vendor ID)

I have downloaded a driver for 6700Z from Acers FTP and the section
that is interesting for us looks like this:

[Intel.Mfg]
%iMGM% = i852GM, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582
%iSDG% = i865G, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2572
%iGDGD0% = i915G0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2582
%iGDGD1% = i915G1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2782
%iALVD0% = i915GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2592
%iALVD1% = i915GM1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2792
%iLPGD0% = i945G0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2772
%iLPGD1% = i945G1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2776

My guess is you're on i915GM so your device id is 2592 and 2792 - but
check it for yourself - you can also do it in the device menager -
double click on you video card and a window will pop up - go to
Details and now from the drop down list choose the secound option from
the top - device ID or whatever its called in your language - check
the device ID for you card

Now go to the Graphics folder of the new exctracted driver - find
igxp32.inf, open it

go to [Intel.mfg] section - it should look like this (more or less)

[Intel.Mfg]

%iLPGD0% = i945G0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2772
%iLPGD1% = i945G1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2776
%iCLGD0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27A2
%iCLGD1% = i945GM1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27A6
%iCLGE0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27AE
%iBWGX0% = iBWG0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2982
%iBWGX1% = iBWG1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2983
etc. etc. etc.

Now - assuming that your device ID is 2592 i would to the following -
change the device id corresponding to i946GM0 to yours. This would
result in

%iCLGD0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2592

You can also change the GM1 driver id to your second id (2792?) but
the primary display is more important.

Now save the file and close it.

DO NOT REBOOT YET!

Uninstall the old driver (Control Panel --> add remove programs and so
on - you propably know the way)

Reboot.

Now run setup.exe from the new drivers directory. If it works it will
ask for a reboot - do it and run OpenGL Extensions viewer to see if
there are any changes - OpenGL version and DirectX info on the summary
page.

let me know if it works please.

[star_11786]

ok i will try that right now. it will take some time as i have to
download the driver.. lets hope it will work..


and thanks alot for helping.

[star_11786]

i have done what u have told me but no luck. here is what i do...

--> downloaded latest driver for intel 945gm.
--> here is what i edited in igxp32.inf

%iCLGD0% = i945GM0, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2592

%iCLGD1% = i945GM1, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2792

2592 n 2792 r my chipset ids n i have verified it.

--> when i run setup it says that minimum requirement are not met.

--> from control panel i have installed the 945 driver. it installed
successfully.

--> after system restart, it is listed in the system-->device manager
but is not working(as indicated by exclamation marks).

so any idea what should i do next......

n also i wanted to know WHAT exactly is modded driver.
is this the driver of g950 n u have mod it to work on 945
OR
u have moded the driver of 945 to make it work faster by using latest
tech.


waiting for ur reply

[JuiCe]

Well that was a longshot.

Let's try smth else.

Download the last of intels drivers for 915 (http://
downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/12539/a08/
win2k_xp142550.exe&DwnldId=12539&ProductID=1862&lang=eng) Its version
6.14.10.4764

Now download the latest driver for 965
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/download.aspx?url=/16815/a08/winxp_14361.exe&DwnldId=16815&ProductID=2800&lang=eng,
extract it - change the device ids in inf file - for exmple the
entries for 965 GM to match yours.

NOW

To bypass the error you have on running setup.exe (I also had it many
times) you can do two things. With both drivers extracted and inf file
moded in the NEW driver copy the whole Graphics folder to the old
drivers directory, overwriting the old files OR copy the setup.exe
from OLD drivers directory to the NEW one overwriting setup.exe

ALWAYS remove the old drivers and get back to plain VGA windows driver
before installing new drivers. Installing new drivers on top of the
older one has coused some BSODs on my system

Installing the driver by "have disk" method was a smart move but... in
my case (VISTA 32) it didn't work as good as a normal setup.

Glad you are asking to be preceise - we are not MODDING the driver (no
ddl hacks, secret handshakes and so on) we are just following the
RABBIT, as Alice did :) No latest tech - just a discovery that you can
install new drivers on old hardware just by adding its device id in
the inf file. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. I'm speaking
for myself here, MAD_BEAST on the other side said that he is working
on a "965 - X3100 supermod" - but you will have to ask him about that.

[star_11786]

still no luck. these r the results...

--> about clean installation:-
i have remove the old driver from the add/remove control panel. when i
restart the computer windows run on video controller(windows default
driver), but it automatically detect the chipset 915/910 and looks for
its driver, when it doesn`t finds it (as i uninstall it) it asks for
its location(by new hardware found dialog box), i cancel it....

n then i install the driver with modded inf

--> installing through setup.exe:-
i have tried both methods. n heres what happened..
it indicate that 965 driver installed successfully
copying ...
.
.
.
creating key ...
.
.
.
installing diver: intel 965.....
.
installation has completed. click next to continue.


but the whole process took hardly 5 second which means that nothing
installed. after restart nothing changed (even 965 driver not showed
in device manager like it it did when installed through have disk
method(with exclaimation mark).)

heres my observation:-

latest intel 915 driver release date january 2007.
setup.exe size (380kb)

intel 945 driver release date febrary 2008.
setup.exe size (898kb)

intel 965 driver release date august 2008.
setup.exe size (898kb)

so 945 setup file can merge with 965 graphic file but 915 setup file
cannot


so any other idea...

[JuiCe]

I'm shooting with a blindfold here, no 915 no XP but hey.... life is
boring without risk so......DO A BACKUP

I have prepared the driver here - if it doesn't work I don't think I
can help...

http://rapidshare.com/files/142673274/i915experiment.zip.html

[star_11786]

not working. my bad :(

heres the result.

installation started as normal.
missing two files, igfxmp32.sys and igfxzoom.exe. installer asked for
its location n i give the path to 965 driver graphic directory.

installation successful.

after restart driver installed (as showed in device manager) but not
working(no graphic change n windows working on windows default
driver).

anyway thanks alot for doing so much

n i also wanted to know another thing. whats the difference between
915<-->945<-->965 graphic card in terms of directx n opengl
technologies(pixel shader, vertex shaders etc.). in files there is
camparison chart but i don`t use office 07 so can`t access it.

[JuiCe]

Here is a pretty good comparison - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA
look at the table.

[JuiCe]

I have a suggestion - why don't You try searching for new drivers on
the forums for eeePC users? Don't they have a similar (same?) chipset?
I know they have been modding it alot. Most of the tames just to get
funny resolutions but who knows?

On 5 Wrz, 12:37, JuiCe <gmkju...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is a pretty good comparison -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA