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Outdated version. Please consider [[Intel: Installing Linux Mint 19 |Linux Mint 19]]
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== Supported devices ==
 
== Supported devices ==
* This guide is valid for Intense PC, IPC2, uSVR
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* This guide is valid for Intense-PC, IPC2, uSVR, IPC3, fitlet2
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* NOTE: for fitlet2 advised to set the following BIOS setting: Main -> OS Selection to [Linux]
  
 
== Prepare installation media ==
 
== Prepare installation media ==
 
* A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media
 
* A USB DVD-ROM drive or a USB Flash drive of at least 2GB should be used as installation media
* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=217 Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"]
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* Download [https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=246 Linux Mint 18.3 "Sylvia" - Cinnamon (64-bit)"]
 
* For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD
 
* For installation with a USB DVD-ROM - flash the downloaded image directly onto a DVD
 
* For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial
 
* For installation with a USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB] tutorial
 
  
 
== Base installation of Linux Mint ==
 
== Base installation of Linux Mint ==
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* Login using previously selected username and password.
 
* Login using previously selected username and password.
  
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== Intel video acceleration graphic drivers ==
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$ sudo apt update
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$ sudo apt install i965-va-driver gstreamer1.0-vaapi vainfo libva-glx1 libva-tpi1 libva-egl1
  
== Radeon open-source graphics drivers ==
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Then run vainfo command, you should see list of supported profiles:
  sudo apt-get update
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  $ vainfo
  sudo apt-get install i965-va-driver gstreamer1.0-vaapi vainfo libva-glx1 libva-tpi1 libva-egl1
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libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0
 
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  libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
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libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
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libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39
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libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
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vainfo: VA-API version: 0.39 (libva 1.7.0)
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vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Broxton - 1.7.0
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vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
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      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileH264Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264Main              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileH264High              : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264High              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileH264StereoHigh        : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileH264StereoHigh        : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileNone                  : VAEntrypointVideoProc
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      VAProfileJPEGBaseline          : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileJPEGBaseline          : VAEntrypointEncPicture
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      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileHEVCMain              : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileHEVCMain              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
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      VAProfileHEVCMain10            : VAEntrypointVLD
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      VAProfileVP9Profile0            : VAEntrypointVLD
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Kodi and VLC]]
 
* [[Kodi and VLC]]
 
* [[AHCI Link Power Management]]
 
* [[AHCI Link Power Management]]
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* [[Linux Mint: Watchdog configuration| Watchdog configuration]]
  
 
[[category:software]]
 
[[category:software]]
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[[category:Linux]]

Latest revision as of 09:34, 27 September 2018

Outdated version. Please consider Linux Mint 19

Supported devices

  • This guide is valid for Intense-PC, IPC2, uSVR, IPC3, fitlet2
  • NOTE: for fitlet2 advised to set the following BIOS setting: Main -> OS Selection to [Linux]

Prepare installation media

Base installation of Linux Mint

  • Follow the standard Linux Mint installation procedure - choose timezone, partitions, username, password etc.
  • Disconnect the installation media and reboot.
  • Login using previously selected username and password.

Intel video acceleration graphic drivers

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install i965-va-driver gstreamer1.0-vaapi vainfo libva-glx1 libva-tpi1 libva-egl1

Then run vainfo command, you should see list of supported profiles:

$ vainfo 
libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 0.39 (libva 1.7.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Broxton - 1.7.0
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
     VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileH264StereoHigh         :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileH264StereoHigh         :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileVC1Simple              :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileVC1Main                :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileVC1Advanced            :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointVideoProc
     VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointEncPicture
     VAProfileVP8Version0_3          :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileVP8Version0_3          :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
     VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointVLD
     VAProfileVP9Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD

See also