RevertingIntelDriverTo2.4

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Now you ''should'' be set. Restart X and see if the graphics performance from intrepid is restored. Now you ''should'' be set. Restart X by running "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" in a terminal and see if the graphics performance from intrepid is restored.
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||<rowbgcolor="#ccffcc">[8086:27a2] (rev 03) || Performance restored || SergeP || Back to Intrepid performance. Thanks! ||
||<rowbgcolor="#ccffcc">[8086:27a2] (rev 03) || Performance restored || MaayanK || Seems like the same performance as in Intrepid, altough glxgears shows the "Failed to initialize GEM. Falling back to classic." error. Thanks!||
||<rowbgcolor="#ffcccc"> [8086:2a02] (rev 0c) || performance worse || IsraeliHawk || bad bad bad. yes, there are some gliches in the new driver, and the flash video full-screen modes (as in YouTube) aren't great, but it's MUCH BETTER than the older driver.. using the X3100 in Dell Inspiron 1525 ||

The problem

As Described in X/Troubleshooting/IntelPerformance, some laptops with intel graphics hardware experience a serious performance degration after upgrading from intrepid to jaunty. The reasons for that are already explained on that page. This page explains how to revert the driver to the version in intrepid.

Installing the package

Add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

 deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/siretart/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
 deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/siretart/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Import the appropriate GPG key:

 sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xce90d8983e731f79

See https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA#Adding%20a%20PPA%20to%20your%20Ubuntu%20repositories for additional information how to add GPG keys to your system.

Install the driver:

 $ sudo apt-get update
 $ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel-2.4

Now you should be set. Restart X by running "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" in a terminal and see if the graphics performance from intrepid is restored.

Do I need to change my xorg.conf file? ==> May not work. Situation not improved without xorg.conf change??

Rolling back

If the driver does not work for you, or is not better, you should rollback to the original Ubuntu one. Remove the two lines from /etc/apt/sources.list again, and install the original one again:

 $ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

If X.org does not start at all, you should change to a text terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2, logging in, and use "sudo nano" to edit /etc/apt/sources.list. After installing xserver-xorg-video-intel, restart the computer with "sudo reboot".

Results

If you have tested the package, please report your findings (broken|same|better) and also your PCI ID:

  lspci -nn | grep VGA

HARDWARE

RESULT

WHO

COMMENTS

[8086:3582] (rev 02)

Small improvement

Webabun

Lower CPU usage, still not running smoothly as with 8.10

[8086:2772] (rev 02)

performance improved

Ruben Kwast

On the surface the same performance as in 8.10. But after serious testing: Games are still not running smooth and same goes for full screen flash videos in FF3. <- solved by Option "AccelMethod" "xaa" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Still not 8.10 performance though...

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

performance improved

Fabian Alenius

Runs more smoothly after reverting.

[8086:3582] (rev 02)

performance restored

ivarconr

the same performance as 8.10

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

tomko222

the same performance as 8.10

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

performance restored

Derek

Compiz now functions, colorfire runs smoothly, everything back to normal

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance restored

Orbitcowboy

after the update from intrepid to jaunty, the graphic speed was down. I followed the instructions above. It solved my problem. Thanks to all!!

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

performance restored

VMC

compiz/metacity performance is the same as Hardy (I also had issues with Intrepid).

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

performance restored

Chad Rodrigue

DRI: Check. Compiz (or Metacity Composting): Check. Videos playable on youtube and totem: Check. Tearing and corruption: gone. Still a little slow on full-screen refreshes (min/maximizing windows), but this driver is a godsend for this chipset, which is awfully laggy and has no DRI in Jaunty's default 2.6 driver.

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

performance improved

Oliver

Everything running smoothly now

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

restored-ish

Zorael

Roughly the same as I had in Intrepid, ~6-7x what I have with 2.7 drivers from git. A+, would download again.

[8086:2592] (rev 03)

significant improvement

alt

Compiz works much better, but still have lots of odd lines everywhere in Blender

[8086:2592] (rev 03)

No improvement

prunus dulcis

No change. Still can not enable Compiz. Blender interface still not usable (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blender/+bug/360415). Ubuntu 9.04, kernel: 2.6.28-11.

[8086:2592] (rev 03)

Better

sk

Desktop effects are still not working with "Desktop effects could not be enabled" message, but beside this performance is restored and videos are playable again

[8086:2772] (rev 02)

performance restored

smlefo

Works perfect now, thank you

[8086:2772] (rev 02)

performance restored

pronoiaque

Now ok, But have to add -> Option "AccelMethod" "xaa" in Device Section of xorg.conf. Work great with Virtual Dualscreen 2704x1818

[8086:2772] (rev 02)

performance restored

nuclear88

Back to same performance as 8.10

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

technosopher

Everything nice and quick again; reverting worked much better than the "Migration Heuristic" "greedy" approach

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

pj_mfc

Stopped crashing on video playback

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

caro

works great now. compiz and screensavers function like Intrepid

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

siretart

compiz/3d performance is comparable to intrepid, even planet-penguin-racer is playable again

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

better

davedevelopment

Pretty sure it's performing better than Intrepid

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

Mrudang

Same performance I had in Intrepid. Great fix

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

I think better

mjota

Works perfect.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

mac

Back to Intrepid performance - great fix. Thanks

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

No improvement

Radomirs Cirskis

No noticeable improvements. Still cannot access drivers. Compiz doesn't work. Playback in full screen is hopeless. Ubuntu 9.04, kernel: 2.6.28-11.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

No Improvement

Matt0001

Full-screen Flash video (Hulu) extremely choppy.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance worse

progre55

the same as "NB", glxgears shows "Failed to initialize GEM. Falling back to classic." Performance is a little worse than it used to be.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

No improvement

NB

Still poor performance: glxgears shows "Failed to initialize GEM. Falling back to classic.". The performance is better than default Jaunty settings and it's comparable to Jaunty+UXA or Intrepid+EXA, that is 3-4 times slower than Hardy or Intrepid+XAA. Compiz works (default Jaunty lags, Jaunty+UXA works well on Compiz). Extreme Tux Racer displays 0.5 to 1.8 FPS, compared to 5-7 In Jaunty+EXA+MigrationHeuristic "greedy" and to 9 to 24 of Jaunty+UXA. 2D redraw lag is noticeable, maybe worse than Jaunty+UXA. Ubuntu 9.04, kernel: 2.6.28-11.

[8086:27ae] (rev 03)

performance restored

souternlights

Everything works great now, not slow any more

[8086:2982] (rev 03)

better

Juan Marulanda

Videos are playable again, compiz is still slow, but not a lot compared to 2.6 driver. Still, there may be even more improvements with Kernel 2.6.30

[8086:29b2] (rev 02)

No improvement

rjpearce

No improvement

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance restored

olituks

Compiz OK Thanks and good works

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance restored

arjnav

Significant improvement compared to previous state. Fullscreen video as well as compiz-fusion effects are functioning and fast.

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance restored

dr_who

Significant improvement compared to previous state. Fullscreen video as well as compiz-fusion effects are functioning and fast. Great job! Thank you.

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance restored

olituks

Compiz OK Thanks and good works

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance restored

michael_wigren

compiz/metacity performance is back on par with Hardy (I didn't test Intrepid).

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

slightly worse

Laurent

With the normal Jaunty driver, at least with no open Windows, the Compiz effects were fluid. Now, I experiment lack of performances even with no open windows. Apart of that, no change (even after reboot).

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

performance worse

Joshua Kite

"Desktop effects could not be enabled" (Compiz). Full screen video performance okay for about half a second, then screen dims and full screen videos are jerky. Was fine with Intrepid

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

preformance improved

Jo-Erlend Schinstad

Metacity performance is greatly enhanced. Compiz still won't run because the device is blacklisted (skip_checks doesn't help): http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

performance worse

AlwinGarside

Benchmarking shows a 50% performance decrease when switching to the 2.4 driver. I recommend sticking to the new driver and disabling Compiz to prevent freezes (should be disabled in the latest Compiz updates).

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

performance worse

mackdieselx27

PPRacer was about 18-20 FPS with the 2.6 driver + greedy migration and 4-6 FPS with 2.4. Everything else was choppy all around so I reverted back to 2.6. Xorg continues to hog 30% of the CPU.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

performance worse

TomChiverton

Xorg uses 30% CPU, like the 2.6 driver does when used with no UXA option. Under 8.10 all was fine.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance worse

Nicolas GRZ

"Desktop effects could not be enabled" (Compiz). Was fine with Intrepid

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

No improvement

tcpipfddi

No noticeable improvements. Unable to activate Desktop Effects with either driver (HP 6710b, X3100). It seems that the picture is shaper/clearer with the 2.4 driver installed.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

No improvement

Chanchao

No change. Can not enable desktop effects. This is a Thinkpad T61

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

No improvement

DTD

No improvement. Can not enable Compiz. Ubuntu 9.04, kernel: 2.6.28-11.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

No improvement

valereo

No improvement. Ubuntu 9.04 RELEASE. glxgears: Failed to initialize GEM. and about 200fps against 1700 in 8.04.2, xorg still high using CPU up to 50-60% when moving windows or scrolling smth

[8086:2a42] (rev 07)

performance improved

Lure

much better performance than 2.6 driver with EXA+greedy or UXA, only problem is that it gets physical size of my 12.1" panel wrong (have to use xrandr --fbmm to fix it manually)

[8086:2a42] (rev 07)

Performance worse

djuliette

rollback made desktop effects even slower, went back to 2.6. Everything was fine in 8.10

[8086:2a42] (rev 07)

performance improved

Michal Smid

works better, thank you

VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

No improvement

ryantm

Continued constant high CPU, no noticeable improvements. glxgears below 30 fps, GLXgears reports GEM could not be started reverting to Classic Mode Ubuntu 9.04, kernel: 2.6.28-11.

[8086:2592] (rev 04)

performance improved

Dario Alcocer

UNR launcher icon animations much faster, now usable on Asus Eee PC 701 2G Surf

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

performance improved

Andy Walker

CPU Levels now acceptable - performance is back to pre-upgrade levels

[8086:2a02] (rev 03) ASUS F3E

Performance worse

Karunadheera

Was fine with Intrepid. Could only enable 3D Desktop effects by adding SKIP_CHECKS=yes (normal driver also same). Effects were flickering when moving windows. "Option AccelMethod uxa" did not change performance (normal driver is much better with this option - but causes X hangs sometimes).

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Seems for be fixed

bhoult

Performance back to normal on Mac Mini.

[8086:2562] (rev 01)

performance restored

dot2kode

Video playback back to normal. Worked Perfectly

[8086:2772] (rev 02)

Idem 8.10

Guto Mezencio

Performance back! =) Voltou ao normal!

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

Performance restored!!

Whitefort

YAY!! My wobbly windows are back!!

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance restored!!

Patola

Performance of Kubuntu + KDE Effects feels *almost* as good as in 8.10, however when I tried to play my newly installed Penumbra Black Plague, the game performance was completely unacceptable. Went back to xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.6.3-0ubuntu9 and the game performance was restored. Well, now I have to keep switching back and forth between 2.4.1 (when I need to work) and 2.6.3 (when I need to play) until this bug is completely solved...

[8086:2a02] (rev 03)

Disaster

ReedMace

No graphics at all. Was fine under Intrepid (including wobbly windows!). X-server log reported "(EE) intel(0): Output LVDS enabled but has no modes; (EE) intel(0): No valid modes; (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration." Had to rollback to Jaunty driver using nano (thanks for the instructions) so still have original problem (an inch of blank screen either side of display area)

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

performance restored

pirad

Back to same performance as 8.10

[8086:2592] (rev 03)

not much change

km

1080i video jumpy compared with 8.10

[8086:3582] (rev 03)

not much change

km

1080i video jumpy compared with 8.10

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

a bit slower, but restored

François-Xavier Thomas

Thanks a lot! Same performance as 8.10, only a bit slower. I had some trouble playing huge HD movies and noticed that Xorg was eating ~30% CPU, though.

[8086:2582] (rev 04)

Performance Improved

bartybot

I can watch an HD video now without crashing X. Still hates 3d with a passion.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Improved

downtownpony

only combined with options "AccelMethod" "exa" and "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy" in xorg.conf . Completely useless without it (maybe even worse)! The performance of many effects is unmistakenly better than with intrepid. 6 hours of frustration finally work out! (Kubuntu/2.6.28-11)

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance Improved

kyleabeauchamp

Fixes display artifacts in Blender and Pymol as mentioned in Bug 365776

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Improved

Duane

Fixed artifacts, improved flash video and made HQ video playback possible again

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Restored

Taner Şenyurt

Fixed game performance and compiz effects faster and smooter

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance Improved

wimpelmeesje

Xorg doesn't seem to be hogging as much CPU time as before.

[8086:3582] (rev 02)

No improvement

samverstraete

No change, but this did: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1130582

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Restored

Simon

Was having major redraw issues with a dual-head setup (single output was fine though). Performance is now restored to Intrepid.

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Restored

Quannum

Used the Option "AccelMethod" "XAA" fix with the new driver. Performance is now restored to Intrepid.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Seems to be fixed

rverschae

A bit slowler than 8.04, but now is stable. The driver on 9.04 crashed startx all the time when playing video and to get good performance with the driver on 9.04 I used EXA greedy heuristics

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance Restored

bdr529

compiz effects are faster and smooter now

[8086:3582] (rev 02)

Old performance restored

nenele

Compiz again works as before

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance improved

ingenium

Compiz works faster than in Intrepid. Video is still choppy, but can be fixed by running 'echo "base=0xe0000000 size=0x10000000 type=write-combining" > /proc/mtrr' (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/314928)

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

Now works, performance slightly less

Kim Tyler

everything works, stable, performance less than intrepid, 1080i drops frames(cpu=100+%, intrepid=70% for same content

[8086:2572] (rev 02)

Performance lacking

SQuark

Compiz works again. But it's unbearably slow.

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

Performance restored

ChristianS

Back to Intrepid performance. Great fix, thanks!

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance restored

SergeP

Back to Intrepid performance. Thanks!

[8086:27a2] (rev 03)

Performance restored

MaayanK

Seems like the same performance as in Intrepid, altough glxgears shows the "Failed to initialize GEM. Falling back to classic." error. Thanks!

[8086:2a02] (rev 0c)

performance worse

IsraeliHawk

bad bad bad. yes, there are some gliches in the new driver, and the flash video full-screen modes (as in YouTube) aren't great, but it's MUCH BETTER than the older driver.. using the X3100 in Dell Inspiron 1525


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