HOWTO: Jaunty Intel Graphics Performance Guide

[hamidoo]

Thanks for this gr8 guide.
But this WORKS with restricted nvidia drivers as well.
I just add the repository and i got my nvidia drivers updated and working.
I'm using a custom built kernel 2.6.30

[Abdullah Umer]

I am using intel 82845. I cannot install the kernal 2.6.30-020630.
This is what i get when i install.



abdullah@abdullah-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb linux-headers-2.6.30-020630_2.6.30-020630_all.deb linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 162706 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic 2.6.30-020630 (using linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.30-020630 2.6.30-020630 (using linux-headers-2.6.30-020630_2.6.30-020630_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.30-020630 ...
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic 2.6.30-020630 (using linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-020630-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.30-020630 (2.6.30-020630) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.30-020630-generic (2.6.30-020630) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-020630-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.30-020630 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.30-020630 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-020630-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
* Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.30-020630-generic
* fglrx (8.602)... fglrx (8.602): Installing module.
..........(bad exit status: 7)
Build failed. Installation skipped.
[fail]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common

Setting up linux-headers-2.6.30-020630-generic (2.6.30-020630) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms
* Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.30-020630-generic
* fglrx (8.602)... fglrx (8.602): Installing module.
.......(bad exit status: 7)
Build failed. Installation skipped.
[fail]
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common

abdullah@abdullah-desktop:~$


There are FAILURES.

I am unable to have EXTRA visual effects. It cannot be loaded.

Any help???

[S3NATOR]

Sweet!!! The Safe Configuration worked for me! Here are the results of lspci on my machine:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
3f:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)

FYI I also set "Tiling" to "false" like it says in the Part A Step 1 note. I hope this helps anyone else who has the same chipset/mobo/graphics as me.

I recently upgraded from 8.1 to 9.04 and noticed a bit of a slow down. I noticed my CPU load stayed around 2.00 while running Virtual Box and Firefox. My system was usable but I could definitely feel the slow down.

I eventually came across this thread and safe config works for me. I haven't tried the Optimal or Bleeding Edge configs but I don't see a need to if the safe config works.

Thank you psyke83 and all the contributors for this thread!

S3N

[tori_yang613]

Thanks. My graphics probelm is solved with this thread. (I'm using intel xps m1210 laptop) However, I was once surprised by an unexpected error message after the setup.

I tried the Optimized approach. When I rebooted, I got an error message before getting to the login menu.

Ubuntu us running in low-graphics mode

The following error was encountered. You may need 
to update your configuration to solve this.

(EE) intel(0): Cannot support DRI with frame buffer width 
> 2048

After clicking OK, I was given choices to fix this problem. I chose to restore my graphic configuration to default setting. Then the display came back to the normal resolution. This problem has not re-occured after that, and my graphics performance has improved significantly. Still, I wonder why this happened.

[siabost]

Hi,

This is a little odd: on typing

$ gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

in a terminal it brings up a blank xorg.conf file.

I have never opened nor tampered with it since I installed 9.04!

I have an integrated Intel 82865G Graphics chip. When I try to run any kind of effects it searches for a driver, finds none & says that no desktop effects can be enabled.

Any ideas, anyone?

Thanks

[jsr77]

hi,
thanks for the guide

after this operation my desktop / screen is flipped upside down every time i boot ubuntu?? how can i change this?

i am on an asus eee 900, running ubuntu 9.04

best,
jacob

[beefcurry]

Now this has got me quite confused, I started with the first command running on a standard up to date Jaunty UNR with backports installed. Running

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xorg-xserver

returns me

/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xorg-xserver not installed

I did this using xterm, and have no reason to believe why I don't have xorg-xserver.

A quite sudo apt-get install xorg-xserver just returns with couldn't find package xorg-server.

Any insight on what this might be due to? using a Acer Aspire One

[Citizen_Kane01]

A million thankyou's!

I am a dedicated Linux user, but not a computer expert. I was trying to run Blender on my Acer Aspire 7730 but the screen just went crazy with the blender app window half frozen onto the desktop even after I closed the app.

Did the 'Safe' routine and things got better, but got a black bar across the bottom of the 3D window.

Did the 'Optimal' -same thing

Did the 'bleeding edge' and things now seem to be just perfect.

Thanks again for you clear instructions.

[xItachi]

Just want to point out that in the "Revert Settings" section, step 4 should be

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

instead of

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xorg-xserver

[jtreach]

Thanks this works a treat with the new inspiron!