Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

[nekr0z]

with composite enabled netbook launcher should work.. don't have unr to test.

It doesn't. Actually, it's strange: with your new xorg.conf on my system 3D Netbook launcher doesn't work, but system starts OK and the panel indicators are of appropriate colour. 2D Netbook launcher disappears 5 seconds after login (Gnome panel never appears) and leaves the system useless (pointer reacts to mouse, keyboard doesn't react, screen is an empty wallpaper). Mind you, 2D Netbook launcher works OK with previous xorg.conf (but for panel indicators, naturally).

System is EeePC 1101HA.

[godxzilla]

Thanks for all your hard work on this guys. Got this working on a fresh install of Karmic on an AO751h. I had all but given up on it but now this! I don't need 3d just some decent 2d and this is just the thing.

One thing, I came into this thread late it it was quite hard to find the info I needed. I found it quickest by going to the code.google.com and saw the comments there. Maybe the OP should put those basic 2 steps into the first post so we always know where to go to get the latest news without reading 85 pages (which I did , great info in here)

[yeahitsmeagain]

I finished a successful fresh install on a Dell Mini 12 thanks to Lucazade and the whole team. My new laptop envy is cured!

You've restored my faith in Italia and almost made up for Materazzi. Almost

[jbernardo]

You've restored my faith in Italia and almost made up for Materazzi. Almost

What if I told you I'm not Italian, I just live here?

[SlonUA]

PPA for Lucid is ready.
https://edge.launchpad.net/~gma500/+archive/ppa

It's just 'Alpha 1' build.
https://edge.launchpad.net/gma500/testing/alpha1

Please, feel free to submit bugs.
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/gma500

GMA500 Team
https://edge.launchpad.net/~gma500

[jbernardo]

For almost working 3d (there is still bitmap corruption, but at least now it seems stable), add this ppa; https://launchpad.net/~albertomilone/+archive/ppa and update. Make sure you install packages ending with tseliot3 (at least 3). Then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and comment (add a # to the beginning of the line) the line with 'Option "ShadowFB"'.
Restart X and you should have 3d and video.

Edit: Scrolling is broken at least in firefox and in konsole, so you might want to wait a little.

[Temposs]

For almost working 3d (there is still bitmap corruption, but at least now it seems stable), add this ppa; https://launchpad.net/~albertomilone/+archive/ppa and update. Make sure you install packages ending with tseliot3 (at least 3). Then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and comment (add a # to the beginning of the line) the line with 'Option "ShadowFB"'.
Restart X and you should have 3d and video.

Will this be integrated into the gma500 project eventually?

Great work so far, guys. I know how this is a quite difficult project, but it will give a lot of value to hundreds and thousands all over the world. My experience doing this kind of work for a printer driver allows me to identify with this process.

I've been following this thread so my brother will be able to upgrade his machine eventually.

[mikewhatever]

Will this be integrated into the gma500 project eventually? ...

Probably not, simply because there is no gma500 project.

[Temposs]

Probably not, simply because there is no gma500 project.

Sure there is:

http://code.google.com/p/gma500/
https://edge.launchpad.net/~gma500

EDIT: It's the whole point of this thread, eh?

[herr doktor]

What if I told you I'm not Italian, I just live here?

I'd tell you that Parma is not so a bad place ... food is great and people a lot friendlier than generally is in northern Italy

great work!