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== Driver ==
Refer to the [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-x11--graphics-cards-intel Intel Graphics drivers] section of the NixOS manual.
== Video acceleration ==
== Video acceleration ==


To enable hardware (GPU) accelerated video decoding and encoding you need to add additional entries in <code>hardware.opengl.extraPackages</code> (see [[Accelerated_Video_Playback|"accelerated video playback"]]).
To enable hardware (GPU) accelerated video decoding and encoding you need to add additional entries in <code>hardware.opengl.extraPackages</code> (see [[Accelerated_Video_Playback|accelerated video playback]]).


== 12th Gen (Alder Lake) ==
== 12th Gen (Alder Lake) ==


X Server may fail to start with the newer 12th generation, Alder Lake, iRISxe integrated graphics chips. If this is the case, you can give the kernel a hint as to what driver to use. First confirm the graphic chip's device ID by running in a terminal:
The X Server may fail to start with the newer 12th generation, Alder Lake, iRISxe integrated graphics chips. If this is the case, you can give the kernel a hint as to what driver to use. First confirm the graphic chip's device ID by running in a terminal:


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