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Jason_Canup
May 6th, 2014, 03:42 PM
Hi all-

Im having some issues with an HP Proliant GL320 G* server with a Matrox g200eh graphics card. Ubuntu just runs horribly on it. Every window that I open just lags while opening. I've already tried to to turn off window animation using Unity, but Unity doesnt seem to apply any changes that I make. Ubuntu is practically unusable at this point.

Any ideas?
ibjsb4
May 6th, 2014, 11:00 PM
Try running a different desktop. Flashback

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
Reboot and at the login window click on the icon and choose 'flashback (metacity)'
Jason_Canup
May 8th, 2014, 09:16 PM
That did the trick. Thanks!
ibjsb4
May 9th, 2014, 03:21 AM
Welcome :)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPostsTeam/SolvedThreads
jason88
May 29th, 2014, 12:26 AM
That did the trick. Thanks!

It didn't work for me. I'm trying to get 14.04 working on a Supermicro X9DRW-iTPF and switching to XFCE or Gnome helps greatly, but windows are choppy and sluggish when dragging them.

I have two identical boxes running 12.04 and they're much snappier.
andromalius
July 22nd, 2014, 10:10 AM
Hi! You could try to force vesa driver in the xorg.conf

/etc/X11/xorg.conf :



Section "Device"
Identifier "Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200EV"
Driver "vesa"
Option "OldDmaInit" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "PlugAndPlay"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200EV"
Monitor "PlugAndPlay"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
sleepyhollows
September 15th, 2014, 01:07 PM
Hi! You could try to force vesa driver in the xorg.conf

/etc/X11/xorg.conf :



Section "Device"
Identifier "Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200EV"
Driver "vesa"
Option "OldDmaInit" "True"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "PlugAndPlay"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200EV"
Monitor "PlugAndPlay"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection


I looked high and low for this solution. Changing colour depth, running X -configure, completley breaking ubuntu in the process, etc.

This is THE fix for linux on HP servers.

Shame on HP. The video sux under windows too (VNC type remote control solutions are sluggish and bog the whole system down)