Vista gets vertical on the Q1

It takes some effort, but forcing the latest Intel graphics driver nets you screen rotation. The trick is to download the ZIP file and not the executable. Note: the latest driver for the 900 GMA chips (6.14.10.4704) is not a WDDM driver, which is the last obstacle before I see Aero Glass. If Intel doesn't release a WDDM driver, a ton of folks that recently purchased notebooks will be none too happy.

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[Jared]

Mobilty Today is reporting that Microsoft had Vista up and running on a stock Samsung Q1 WITH glass working. Samsung also informed them that they have completed a tweaked build of Vista for the Q1 and should be releasing it 1st qtr of '07.

http://mobilitytoday.com/news/007075/samsung_q1_vista

[Kevin C. Tofel]

There's one difference between Microsoft and me (actually, there's thousands, but only one that's relevent): they likely have access to Intel drivers that I don't have. ;) Still, this news bodes well as it would mean a WDDM driver coming from Intel for this graphics chipset.

[jk]

I had Areo Glass working on the tc1100 running a very early Vista build. Even thought the nVidia driver was not WDDM it ran glass fine:

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2005/09/windows_vista_a.html

[Paul O'Brien]

Which driver from where Kevin?

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[Kevin C. Tofel]

Paul, hit up the Intel product page here: http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel915g/index.htm You'll find links to the latest driver (which Intel calls it PV 14.25) which you can download. Don't download the .exe that installs the driver because the installation isn't supported on Vista. Instead, grab the Zip file and extract it somewhere on your Q1. Update the driver in Device Manager but then browse for the driver. Look in the extracted folder for a Graphics subfolder and use igxp32.inf for the driver file.

[Paul O'Brien]

Thanks Kevin :)

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[Russ Dyer]

Quick Question.

Ive been looking at the different Q1's on ebay. Which model do you have and which one would you recommend ?