Arch/Artix X11 video driver notes
Last updated : 10/7/2026
Changelog :
10/7/2026
- HP Elitebook 845 G7.

10/6/2026
- typo correction. Also maybe clean install next time for me if I were to use this note.

26/5/2026
- Resolved(?) fucked framerate in T470 (i5-6300U, Intel HD 520) by replacing mesa 26.1.1-2 with mesa-amber. Currently the 2 mentioned games run relatively smoothly, under OpenGL 3.0 backend.

25/5/2026
- Initial commit

Nvidia-less Thinkpad T470 (i5-6300U, Intel wi-fi card, Intel HD 520 GPU)
- intel-media-driver
- libva-intel-driver (not sure but kept around)
- mesa-amber (for i965 driver; iris driver reported as troublesome)
- xlibre-video-intel (or xf86-video-intel if xorg instead of xlibre)
- linux-firmware-intel (FOR OUR BLUE AND PURE WORLD!!!)

+ Known issues :
	- Mesa 26.1.1-2 set at compatibility mode, slow framerate while gaming (luanti, shattered pixel dungeon)
	Currently resolved by replacing mesa with mesa-amber.


HP Elitebook 845 G7 (Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U, Radeon graphics, Intel AX200 wi-fi)
- vulkan-radeon
- mesa (as installed by default following the next one)
- xlibre-video-amdgpu (also drags mesa in alongside xlibre-xserver)
- linux-firmware-amdgpu
- linux-firmware-intel (like a Balaena, Lohengrin, or Tannhauser. The blue comes with the red.)

More to be added if I get the money, time, & will to spend on another computer. Or if I get the permission to fuck around with the others' computers.