Comments on: Intel Graphics Performance Guide for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users

By: JohnTVian

JohnTVian — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:42:37 +0000

I think I solved my dilemma. in my /etc/X11/Xorg.conf.seven different config files, I had no file that just said Xorg.conf. So I created one with “sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.” I wasn’t sure what to put in it so I followed MARTeck’s advice and copyed the contents of Xorg.conf.failsafe file. I saved the Xorg.conf. file and then ran “sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg” Works like a champ. Thanks for all the information already presented at this sight.

By: Majed

Majed — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:28:06 +0000

This solution is great
worked with Fujitsu T4010 on
-nn | grep VGA00:02.0
VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
with Lucid
on
uname -a
Linux laptop 2.6.34-020634-generic #020634 SMP Mon May 17 20:34:55 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Stable, and with 3D
Thanks again

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:07:42 +0000

I’m not sure this workaround is valid anymore in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04.

I have to agree with RMY that VideoRam seems to be ignored as is AccelMethod in xorg.conf. The log shows it ignores the options needed to fix this problem.

Version:
========
X.Org X Server 1.7.6
Release Date: 2010-03-17
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-25-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux lucid 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 22:02:19 UTC 2010 i686

Xorg.0.log
==========
(==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(WW) intel(0): VideoRam configuration found, which is no longer recommended.
(II) intel(0): Continuing with default 0kB VideoRam instead of 130560 kB.
(**) intel(0): Framebuffer compression disabled
(**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
(**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
(**) intel(0): VideoRam: 131072 KB
(II) intel(0): Attempting memory allocation with tiled buffers.
(II) intel(0): Tiled allocation successful.
(II) UXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
(II) solid
(II) copy
(II) composite (RENDER acceleration)
(==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
(==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) intel(0): Initializing HW Cursor
(II) intel(0): No memory allocations
(II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
(==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled
(II) intel(0): Set up overlay video
(II) intel(0): direct rendering: Disabled
(WW) intel(0): Option “AccelMethod” is not used
(--) RandR disabled

My xorg.conf (device part)
==========================
Section “Device”
Option “DRI” “off” # []
Option “AccelMethod” “UXA”
VideoRam 130560
Identifier “Card0″
Driver “intel”
VendorName “Intel Corporation”
BoardName “82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device”
BusID “PCI:0:2:0″
EndSection

I think I’ll just have to switch the driver to “vesa” and wait for a patch.

Refs:
=====
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

By: RMY

RMY — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:33:03 +0000

Thanks for the sollution.

Just a sugestion. Beware of the quotation-marks. If you copy-paste this (“Device”) in VI editor you can get:
Parse error on line 1 of section InputClass in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
The Section keyword requires a quoted string to follow it.
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file
Fatal server error:
no screens found

Is it possible to override this (Ubuntu 10.04)?

(WW) intel(0): VideoRam configuration found, which is no longer recommended.
(II) intel(0): Continuing with default 0kB VideoRam instead of 130560 kB.
(II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
(**) intel(0): Kernel mode setting active, disabling FBC.
(**) intel(0): Framebuffer compression disabled
(**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
(**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
(**) intel(0): VideoRam: 131072 KB

By: fab dan

fab dan — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:42:48 +0000

hello,i have a graphic card: 82852/82855 and since i have tryed to set ubuntu 10/04 the computer stops after a few seconds and ask to restart in low graphic mode,i have tryed to go in xorgconf like suggest some one one that forum and it ask me to turn low graphic mode immediately,maybee i just have to wait for some better performances of ubuntu10/04?Then what do i kneed to set in the x.conf as for driver?

By: feat

feat — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:40:08 +0000

hi people
im on karmic and using gm965 on this guide
what can i say about that
1 - u follow the howto to upgrade jaunty driver
2 - open synaptic package on local/obsolete
3 - force install for all intel driver
4 - make this remain libgl1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-glx libglu1-mesa libglu1-mesa-dev mesa-common-dev
5 - and reboot..
6 - your intel driver now is really fast
7 - i can play games without any problem
8 - hope this help

By: Oli

Oli — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:17:02 +0000

Hi !

I used method 2 without instlling any new drivers or x. i have an eeetop 1602 and my problem is, that i cant change the resolution to e.g. 1024×768. if i do, i get a blanc screen, but system ist still up and running. i need to reboot to get old resolution back. any ideas what i can do?

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:03:05 +0000

Method 2 worked on my Dell GX60 with Intel 82845G/GL. Thank you kindly.

Hopefully Ubuntu will make the permanent system corrections ASAP.

By: Ravi

Ravi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:14:51 +0000

Thanks a lot. My new computer looked so slow but now its working as expected and KWin effects so good! I just modified the x.org file (I stick to default kernel and X.org as long as possible). Here is my VGA controller specifications: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3a02 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-

By: hedwigx

hedwigx — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:51:38 +0000

Increase alot of performance,no more sluggish, smooth, thanks

my setting

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device 0003
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at ffd80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Region 1: I/O ports at cff8 [size=8]
Region 2: Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at ffd40000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Capabilities:
Kernel modules: intelfb

my xorg.conf

Section “Device”
Identifier “Configured Video Device”
#Option “MigrationHeuristic” “greedy”
Driver “intel”
Option “AccelMethod” “uxa”
VideoRam 261632
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Configured Monitor”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “Default Screen”
Monitor “Configured Monitor”
Device “Configured Video Device”
EndSection

Not modify anything for compiz.

On paper my VGA memory only 128mb shared, but detected 256MB, leave it as 256 because i have max of memory installed. any problem with that ?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:19:11 +0000

Works like a charm. Thanks for that.

By: ruslimarah

ruslimarah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:15 +0000

This is mine :
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0135
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 2298
Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 4: I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Capabilities:
Kernel modules: intelfb

VideoRAM Calculation :
1048576 - 1024 = 1047552

Is it right to set xorg.conf like this ? :

Section “Device”
Identifier “Configured Video Device”
Driver “intel”
Option “AccelMethod” “UXA”
VideoRam 1047552
EndSection

Thanx for your help, sorry for my bad english

By: bryanb

bryanb — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:23:41 +0000

works wonders. as long as Firefox isn’t loading up on Flash!

Intel 845G/GV Hewlett Packard/ MSI board

By: Abouzar

Abouzar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:53:32 +0000

Thank you for the great solution. Now, the video playback quality is just perfect.

I have had the same problem for a really long time (almost a year), and I checked several forums. But, the problem was never solved until today. In less than a few minutes the problem was solved.

Just thank you for sharing the great information.

By: MARTeck

MARTeck — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:28:00 +0000

Vibin Lakshman

I have the hardware and configuration that you have.

I’ve been using safe configuration for a while without any problem. The graphics are much faster and smoother than before. In other words, the render are much better.

I followed the procedure for safe configuration and installed the last xserver-xorg-video-intel drivers (2.7.1).

This is my xorg.conf (Only Device section):

Section “Device”
Identifier “Configured Video Device”
Driver “intel”
Option “AccelMethod” “UXA”
VideoRam 261376
EndSection

Note: I am not pretty sure about the order but I made the chances in my xorg.conf file before I upgraded the drivers.
Good luck!

By: Vibin Lakshman

Vibin Lakshman — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:20:46 +0000

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 30aa
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at e8400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Region 1: I/O ports at 6000 [size=8]
Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at e8480000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Capabilities:
Kernel modules: intelfb

________ I think its bit different from the above displayed with my configuration , regarding the ‘prefetchable’ part. Is it OK , can I proceed further ?

By: MARTeck

MARTeck — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:22:31 +0000

Hello,

I am really thankful for you help with this issue. I’ve been trying to find a solution to this problem for a long time without any success. First I tried the optimal configuration. It worked fine for a while and then the laptop started to freeze up without any reason or following any patter. Hence, It was a little hard to troubleshoot. And now I am trying the safe configuration, so far, no freezing, the graphic looks much better and smother.

I have to say that I am using:

Ubuntu jaunty of course.
video Controler: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML

Regards
MARTeck

By: ss

ss — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:33:22 +0000

#2 worked for me.. gateway laptop, ma8738, intel 945, thanks alot, can use full screen and compiz again! good times! ~ss

By: ainuddin

ainuddin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:21:21 +0000

i have a strange output of my graphic card.. only 1 “region”.. what’s wrong ???

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at eff80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities:

By: psyke83

psyke83 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:26:57 +0000

Ok, let me clarify, as I didn’t notice this until now. I’m the original author of the first part of this article - Method 2 is by another poster.