Insufficient video memory on integrated graphics card.

[nikhilprabhu]

My uncle recently got me an HP Notebook 14-am089tu from Melbourne (Australia). It came preinstalled with Windows 10, but I replaced it with Linux (Ubuntu at first, and switched to Fedora now). My product has 8GB of RAM and an integrated Intel HD Graphics 405 Graphics Card. I noticed that the GNOME desktop environment wasn't working that smoothly for me. The animations used to lag. After extensive research, I found the cause. I found that the GNOME desktop environment needs a minimum of 512mb video memory, but my Graphics Card was only being allowed to use 256mb of RAM. I tried seeing if there were any settings in the BIOS to increase the memory given to the graphics card, but there weren't any. What can I do about this? I really like this laptop, but this one problem is bugging me as it's really taking away the smoothness of my desktop.

[Huffer]

The Intel HD 405 video is pretty low end but it does allow up to 2 gb of shared video memory and should be able to run the Gnome desktop smoothly. However, most Linux distros install a generic  "vesa" video driver and you need to install the actual Intel HD video driver. 

https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/24736/how-to-install-intel-linux-graphics-drivers-using-th...

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/intel-graphics-installer-linux-1.4.0

These are specific Fedora packages, but I would go to the Intel project to make sure you get the version compatible with your Fedora distro. 

Installing the actual Intel driver will open up the video and allow access to additional video memory. Follow the instructions carefully. This driver installs at the kernel level and can break your Linux installation if not done properly. 

Post back with any more questions or click "Accept as Solution" if this helped. 

[nikhilprabhu]

I'm sorry, but I forgot to mention this. I've already installed the drivers using the tool from 01.org. But it didn't make any difference at all.