Comment 91 for bug 342923

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30-rc5/linux-image-2.6.30-020630rc5-generic_2.6.30-020630rc5_i386.deb

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30-rc5/linux-headers-2.6.30-020630rc5_2.6.30-020630rc5_all.deb

19fps in Neverwinter Nights and ut2004 runs smooth as it did in windows vista.

1200+ fps in glxgears

On 5/15/09, Aleksey <email address hidden> wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 252094 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252094
>
> For the first look with UXA everything works fine, but I can't
> initialize desktop effects (like compiz)
>
> karm@karm:~$ lspci -nn | grep VGA
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile
> GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 03)
>
> karm@karm:~$ lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
> Release: 9.10
>
> karm@karm:~$ uname -a
> Linux karm 2.6.30-5-generic #6-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 11 19:56:30 UTC 2009 i686
> GNU/Linux
> karm@karm:~$ glxinfo | grep render
> direct rendering: Yes
> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 965GM GEM 20090326 2009Q1 RC2
> x86/MMX/SSE2
>
> --
> [i945] (Needs UXA) Kubuntu Jaunty Intel 945 GM - Poor sluggish graphics
> performance in Kate text, etc.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342923
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “kdebase-workspace” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
> After upgrading from Intrepid to Jaunty recently, I found that the general
> graphics performance is poor.
>
> * With desktop effects on, window switching & minimize/maximize are horribly
> slow and sluggish. Switching off desktop effects help a bit, but still the
> following problems remain.
> * The screen refresh is very poor and sometimes leaves the traces of other
> windows in the current windows !
> * Selecting text in Kate seems to cause a late refresh and the texts realign
> themselves after selecting - again screen refresh
>
> None of this used to happen in Intrepid with KDE 4.2. Unfortunately, since I
> have upgraded, I couldn't get the log files from Intrepid, where it was
> working fine !
>
> Through ubuntuforums I learnt about UXA. After enabling UXA ('Option
> "AccelMethod" "uxa"' in xorg.conf 'Device' section), all the above problems
> were gone and it worked just fine as in Intrepid !! But there are other
> problems like frequent system freezes and all
> (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/342675)
> with UXA.
>
> HP/Compaq nc6400 laptop
>
> $ lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
> Release: 9.04
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux <hostname> 2.6.28-9-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 15:43:58 UTC
> 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> $ glxinfo | grep render
> get fences failed: -1
> param: 6, val: 0
> direct rendering: Yes
> OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM GEM 20090114 x86/MMX/SSE2
>
> $ lspci -nn | grep VGA
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile
> 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2]
> (rev 03)
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.6.1-1ubuntu4
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_IN
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-9-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version
> 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu2) ) #31-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 15:43:58 UTC 2009
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-9-generic i686
>

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