Can't get Intel HD Graphics 530 (Skylake i7 6700) to work

Solution 1:

Installing Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa solved it!

Somehow, Mint 17.3 enabled i915_bpo driver automatically. Here's lshw output:

    *-display
         description: VGA compatible controller
         product: Intel Corporation
         vendor: Intel Corporation
         physical id: 2
         bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
         version: 06
         width: 64 bits`
         clock: 33MHz
         capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
         configuration: driver=i915_bpo latency=0

If you're still running 17.2, you might have some luck with trying to install i915_bpo manually.

Solution 2:

I found that DP and not HDMI works if you have a late kernel, 4.3 or so, and no nomodeset.

This is a minor bug that I'm sure will be fixed as time goes by and Skylake becomes popular.

I don't use an external video card, just integrated Intel.

frank@flash:~$ inxi -b
System:    Host: flash Kernel: 4.4.0-040400rc5-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: Unity 7.4.0  Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:   Mobo: ASRock model: Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac
           Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.50 date: 11/04/2015
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-6100 (-HT-MCP-) speed/max: 799/3700 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Skylake DT GT2
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.0.7
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: bcma-pci-bridge
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 756.2GB (32.1% used)
Info:      Processes: 250 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 615.2/15736.5MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.28 

Solution 3:

Those affected should boot up to a 16.04 live using latest daily and see how Intel works -

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/

Works just fine here with Skylake (520)

If Intel is fine then nvidia should be good on Desktops but tearing will be rampant on nvidia-prime/optimus.

In that case the only decision is whether to go to 16.04 now or later. I'd go for now as 15.04/15.10 are just point in time 'releases' with a modicum of late day bug fixes & such;

Solution 4:

I'm on msi gs40 6qe with i7 6700hq.

• Intel HD 530: i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 and blacklisting nouveau got xorg to start. Tested with 4.1.13lts, 4.1.15lts, 4.2.5, 4.3, 4.4.0-rc4-gb9d845, 4.4.0-rc5. But here's the sad part: after 5s-2hours of using it freezes, sometimes I'm able to kill xorg which give a few more time, sometimes laptops hangs with it (nothing works, even tty switching doesn't).
• GTX 970 I tried Optimus and Prime, none of this works.
  • Optimus produces a black screen without backlight, but xorg starts (I have skype on system startup and I've heard it sound).
  • Prime fails to read DRM and doesn't start at all.

Also please take a look at mine topic on forum.

Solution 5:

As long I turn on two screens (Menu System Settings -> Display), one with Displayport, the other on HDMI, my Ubuntu 15.10 is very stable. I don't use nomodeset or other tweaks, no special kernel versions, etc.

If I turn off one of them, I get freezes again.

Intel i-6670 on Asus Z170 Pro Gaming with Intel HD 530.

I would suggest to upgrade to kernel 4.4.1-040401-generic.