Comment 16 for bug 382017

GtkPerf0.40Startingtesting:TueAug0414:01:112009
Well, the PPA works, in KMS mode, and dpkg says it is
xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu2~bug382017~1

however it isn't any faster than 2:2.799 for example compare to vesa nomodeset on the same karmic and same i845 hardware:

karmicA2.noKMS.i845.vesa vesa PPA difference
GtkEntrytime:_____________ 0.26 0.46 77%
GtkComboBoxtime:________ 6.03 7.95 32%
GtkComboBoxEntrytime:____ 4.23 4.67 10%
GtkSpinButtontime:________ 0.94 2.3 145%
GtkProgressBartime:_______ 0.88 2.12 141%
GtkToggleButtontime:______ 1.06 1.57 48%
GtkCheckButtontime:_______ 0.67 0.95 42%
GtkRadioButtontime:_______ 0.98 1.11 13%
GtkTextViewAddtexttime:___ 2.05 1.89 -8%
GtkTextViewScrolltime:_____ 1.53 1.62 6%
GtkDrawingAreaLinestime:___ 3.3 2.8 -15%
GtkDrawingAreaCirclestime:_ 6.21 12.58 103%
GtkDrawingAreaTexttime:___ 5.46 6.35 16%
GtkDrawingAreaPixbufstime:_ 0.27 0.55 104%
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Total time:________________ 33.9 46.96 39%

That's PPA 39% slower than vesa.

vesa is about the same speed as jaunty default xorg.

I did an A2 install and put the PPA on. It is a 2.8.0, and It does boot on A2, whereas 2.8.0 does not boot on A3 on i830 or i845.

The PPA didn't boot on A3 either. A bit of a sweat for me at my level of experience to install a PPA from recovery mode root prompt since A3 gnome desktop hangs bug #406460.

I tried copying intel driver 2.7.99 on A3 however this was no help. Maybe I need to install it if I knew how.

Thanks for the PPA, Jerry