View Full Version : [ubuntu] ATI X1300 Pro Slower in 10.04 than 9.04
jelofson
May 3rd, 2010, 05:29 AM
Just did a fresh install of 10.04. I am using the Ati opensource driver. I noticed in a game that I was getting significantly lower frame rates now. Actually about 1/2 that of 9.10
Anyone thing of a reason for that? I was using the opensource driver in 9.10 too. glxgears gives 1/2 the fps I used to get.
I did search around a bit to see if I could find any answers.
Thanks,
jelofson
May 4th, 2010, 12:06 AM
Found out that this is related to the Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) and ATI drivers in 10.04
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ati_ubuntu_kmsums&num=1
To fix this (temporarily) I added an option to my boot menu. I have dual boot so it was easy to get to the the grub boot screen and edit the main entry.
The boot option I set was
radeon.modeset=0
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
I hope this helps someone else.
I believe you have to do this each boot, or there are other options too.
Jon
insaini
May 6th, 2010, 03:26 PM
I just figured this out myself..
you can edit /etc/default/grub
add 'nomodeset' to the kernel options .. standard options are 'quiet splash' .. so make it 'quiet splash nomodeset'
then exit and do an sudo update-grub..
its a fix .. you wont get plymouth on startup but atleast you can login..
boombox1387
June 9th, 2010, 04:25 AM
I just figured this out myself..
you can edit /etc/default/grub
add 'nomodeset' to the kernel options .. standard options are 'quiet splash' .. so make it 'quiet splash nomodeset'
then exit and do an sudo update-grub..
its a fix .. you wont get plymouth on startup but atleast you can login..
Thanks so much for this! 3d/composited graphics were rendering so slowly that my computer was unusable unless I switched to Metacity, but I was finding it really hard to live without Compiz. (I need my screen corner shortcuts!) Turning off KMS seemed to fix things on my Radeon x1300.
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