[deb] xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386 feisty backport (965GM X3100 fix)

[Voland666]

This is the last (as of today) xf86-video-intel module released by Intel, backported by me from 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon to 7.04 Feisty Fawn. It is built against the X server in the official repositories, so if you're experiencing issues on your graphic adapter (most likely the X3100 included in the i965GM chipset) it's just a matter of download & install.

It should fix the following bugs affecting the 1.9.94-1ubuntu3 release:
- Fuzzy screen on some panels.
- 24 bpp configuration resulting in 16 bpp and leading to nasty color bands in place of smooth gradients.

Sadly some are still here
- Can't play video with XV extension when used together with a compositing manager such as compiz or xcompmgr. It's necessary to fall back to X11 to fix totem-gstreamer, totem-xine, gxine and mplayer.
- Setting gamma in the relevant "Monitor" section of xorg.conf is acknowledged in X.log but has no effect. It's possible to use xgamma as a workaround (e.g. placing a small script in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/).

The following may depend on some problem in Xorg 7.2 which has already been fixed in the upcoming 7.3, since I did not notice them in Gutsy
- Compiz (both Feisty's official 0.3 and CompizFusion 0.5 GIT) freezes the machine as soon as you try its nicer effects (such as wobbly windows and minimize-maximize effects provided by the animation plugin). Disabling those plugins results in a less impressive desktop, but allows for a good stability while mantaining transparencies, shadows and avant-window-navigator for those who use it.
- Incorrect DPI computation leading to small characters on high res screens. Use gnome-font-properties to specify the correct value.
- EXA acceleration not availlable.

HOWTO:
- Download the attached package
- Install it by means of gdebi: just double-click it
- If you are already using an older version of xserver-xorg-video-intel, just restart GDM or reboot the system. Otherwise, you need before to change the "Driver" option under the "Device" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf to "intel". An example xorg.conf is included for reference (DO NOT COPY IT OVER YOURS!).
- Optional: To get faithful colors, include the appropriate "Gamma" option in section "Monitor". Refer to the attached files.
- Optional: If you use compiz or xcompmgr, you may need to change the default video out plugin for your multimedia framework, or you'll likely get black screens or nasty player crashes. For gstreamer, just use gstreamer-properties.
- Optional: For compiz not to freeze the machine, disabling the (nicest) plugins may also be needed. For the 0.3 version included in Feisty, open gconf-editor and put in the /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins the appropriate values. For me the following list is working fine: "gconf,svg,png,decoration,annotate,screenshot,move ,resize,place".

NOTE:
- Some files in this package, those implementing the Xv Motion Compensation function in particular, conflict with those installed by the legacy xf86-video-i810 driver. If you have the xserver-xorg-video-i810 package, you will have to remove it BEFORE installing xserver-xorg-video-intel.
Do that only if your graphic adapter suffers from lack of support by the legacy driver (most likely, if you have an i965GM/X3100 chipset)
Editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf may be needed.

OFFTOPIC:
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Hope this helps. It works as described on my Dell Latitude D630. Have fun.
luigi

KEYWORDS
Intel intel-video xserver-xorg-video-intel xf86-video-intel 965 965GM i965 i965GM X3100 Santa Rosa SantaRosa CentrinoDuo Centrino Duo Dell Latitude D630

[biogon]

Woot... smooth 24bit images now.

Thank you!

-j

[mwiertz]

Superb job!

Thanks a lot!

[Atomic Dog]

I'm gonna bump this up as I know this is helpful to intel vid owners.

[jvalenzuela]

Thanks a lot Voland666 !!!

I've probed a lot of active_pluggins combination and all of them hangs the computer (switcher, minimize, scale, clone, etc). Now, I suppose we must wait till these runs correctly.

[Sanny78]

Great job! Thank you very much!

This works like a charm on my Dell D830!!

[viralata00]

(Reading database ... 152261 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xserver-xorg-video-intel (from .../xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing Desktop/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libI810XvMC.so.1.0.0', which is also in package xserver-xorg-video-i810
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
Desktop/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.1.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
got this error? any sugestion?

[talava]

The patch worked, but it didn't bring anything new to my Acer 6292 compared to the older intel-xorg-driver. 3d still not working and even screensavers crash the system. (video working though)

Nice job making installing the new driver so effortless tough. The old one took me half an hour to install and perfect.

[WHiZZi]

Wow, Compiz works on my Dell D830 with the 965GM videocard.. Only Google Earth still crashes the whole system

Thanks for this deb!

[Voland666]

To avoid conflicts with the legacy xserver-xorg-video-i810, you will have to remove it *before* installing the new xserver-xorg-video-intel, which replaces and supersedes it completely. But I suggest doing so only if you are not satisfied with the current graphics performance, stability or support (most likely, if you have a newer, not supported chipset such as i965GM/X3100).
Notice that, in order for X to start correctly, a change in /etc/X11/xorg.conf may be needed:

# sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        ...
        Driver          "i810"
        ...
EndSection

must become:

Section "Device"
        ...
        Driver          "intel"
        ...
EndSection

Again, if your configuration is not broken, you'd better NOT fix it...