Intel GMA X4500HD woes (Intel G45 Chipset)

**CoreTech** · May 2nd, 2009

The only program that gives tearing free video is XBMC with vsync setting enabled.

**densou** · May 4th, 2009

Originally Posted by CoreTech

The only program that gives tearing free video is XBMC with vsync setting enabled.

Have you tried to fix MTRR ranges first (just upgrading kernel solves tearing at >90%) ?

**glaze** · May 4th, 2009

My tearing went away with xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.7.0.

**ravy** · June 24th, 2009

Originally Posted by glaze

My tearing went away with xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.7.0.

This may be a dumb question ... but how does one find out what version of the xorg intel driver is installed? I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.04, so I guess it would be whatever the stock version of the intel driver that comes with that. Also, is there an easy way to compile the 2.7.0 version of that driver? ... it seems as though some of the libraries are not fully up to the version that the xorg intel 2.7.0 driver source requires. Or better yet, is there a .deb file of it somewhwere?

**trapperjohn** · June 25th, 2009

Originally Posted by ravy

Or better yet, is there a .deb file of it somewhwere?

Yes, look here:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat...ive/x-updates/

Didn't help in my case though.

**Junkieman** · September 26th, 2009

Originally Posted by ravy

how does one find out what version of the xorg intel driver is installed?

Hi, For future use, you can use Synaptic to check the version, or run this in a terminal:

Code:

~$ apt-cache dump | grep video-intel
  Depends: xserver-xorg-video-intel (null)
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel-modesetting
  Depends: xserver-xorg-video-intel (null)
  Depends: xserver-xorg-video-intel (null)
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg
  Depends: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.4.1-1ubuntu10

**emeraldgirl08** · January 29th, 2010

I'm keeping my hopes up. I have a Lenovo T400 with X4500HD and the performance is spotty. Is there anyone with a T400 and Intel graphics that has good things to say about any distro that will work with this chipset? I would love to keep a linux distro on my T400 but when I switch to XP Pro it can scroll through web pages with no problem. I do have 9.10 working very well on my R51e (another user can't seem to get his to work- not sure why) and am keeping it on there for the moment.