Comments on: New Intel Graphics Drivers for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)

By: Rhishikesh Joshi

Rhishikesh Joshi — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:23:40 +0000

hi,
I tried the above mentioned changes, and i am happy to report that this works brilliantly for me. Thanks a ton.

Maverick

By: Bruno Chavez

Bruno Chavez — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:31:13 +0000

Hi!!

I have a big problem… I use ubuntu 9.04 and all works fine, but if I want to change the resolution or play a game that use all the screen like enemy-territory or tux racer the screen turns white and crash… I update theintel video drivers but still the same… please help me I donw know what to do…

Regards
Bruno

By: Jason McVetta

Jason McVetta — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:15:19 +0000

Thanks for the info! These instructions worked for me with an Intel 82G33/G31 graphics controller. Initial tests say I can watch full-screen flash movies (e.g. hulu) without the jerkiness I experienced previously.

By: Zeke Krahlin

Zeke Krahlin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:59:48 +0000

{{ what is the best method for reverting back to one’s previous driver and configuration? }}

After installing Linux Mint 7, my totem player would not run videos, or play a DVD. I learned what the problem was, and went to this site for the solution…and it worked fine, for me:

Reverting the Jaunty Xorg intel driver to 2.4

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReinhardTartler/X/RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4

Caveat: Upon rebooting, the system insisted in loading with a low resolution. I finally figured out how to resolve this. Reboot into safe mode, then select the option to correct any resolution issue automatically. Now, my videos run flawlessly, once more.

By: Greg Heilers

Greg Heilers — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:47:56 +0000

Great article, but I have a two questions:

1) Will the new driver work on the 2.6.28 kernel? (I.E. not requiring a kernel upgrade?)

2) If the new driver does *not* work, what is the best method for reverting back to one’s previous driver and configuration?

By: Drew S.

Drew S. — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:35:23 +0000

Actually the correct xorg.conf option is:
Option “AccelMethod” “UXA”

BOTH arguments must be quoted and should use standard double quotes, not forward/back quotes such as are used in the article (beware rich text editors). Anyone copying and pasting from the current article would end up with a broken config…just like I did.

Other than that forcing UXA, using the newer intel drivers from the PPA and kernel 2.6.30 provides what feels like the smoothest performance of compiz to date (not exactly a thorough test, but one that does kind of matter for general use).

Also the PPA listed provides an upgraded version of the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package which for me (MacBook 2.1) gives awful sensitivity making the touchpad difficult to use. Just a fair warning in case anyone else runs into that.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:10:11 +0000

Guys

I have updated the article with correct one thanks for your feedback on this

By: John

John — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:22:08 +0000

There’s a typo in the recommendations.
Don’t use: Option AccelMethod “EXA”
Use: Option AccelMethod “UXA”

This is because “(…) upstream stripped out EXA acceleration altogether, so it’s UXA or bust
now” according to Bryce Harrington at the original source: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-June/028286.html

By: zap

zap — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:02:44 +0000

You wrote AccelMethod “EXA” instead of “UXA”..
If I’m not worng, anyway, 2.7.99 drops EXA so you may not need to set it in Xorg.conf (at least that’s what they say on xorg-edgers ppa)

By: Vadim

Vadim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:13:18 +0000

Then your graphics is nvidia and you’re all good. Only intel made (very) poor drivers for this release.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:13:02 +0000

How do I tell if I have intel graphics. My MB is intel, but I have a nvidia video card.