Updated and Optimized Ubuntu Free Graphics Drivers

[Guest]

Steam seems broken, I get this on startup:

OpenGL GLX context is not using direct rendering, which may cause performance problems.

For more information visit https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9938-EYZB-7457.

Steam worked fine without the PPA, and on Catalyst.

[jsa1983]

Steam seems broken, I get this on startup:

OpenGL GLX context is not using direct rendering, which may cause performance problems.

For more information visit https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9938-EYZB-7457.

Steam worked fine without the PPA, and on Catalyst.

You should delete or (preferably) rename certain libraries which are shipped with the steam runtime and are a bit old (as compared to the graphics drivers shipped in oibaf's repo).
Check this out in order to see which libs must be deleted/renamed: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ste...ux/issues/3273

[Guest]

You should delete or (preferably) rename certain libraries which are shipped with the steam runtime and are a bit old (as compared to the graphics drivers shipped in oibaf's repo).
Check this out in order to see which libs must be deleted/renamed: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ste...ux/issues/3273

Thanks! Managed to get it working with these two commands:

mv /home/espionage724/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1{,.disable}

mv /home/espionage724/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6{,.disable}

[jsa1983]

Thanks! Managed to get it working with these two commands:

mv /home/espionage724/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1{,.disable}

mv /home/espionage724/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6{,.disable}

Great to hear that! But don't forget to do the same with the 64bit portion of the steam-runtime (the 64bit equivalent library). At launch time steam does not warn about that (that's normal, steam is still 32bit) and I unknowingly ran into that very same problem with Project Zomboid (which is a 64bit game), which was refusing to start.

[kmod]

opengl version

Hi, To elaborate on my last post. Same machine, for oibaf ppa and xubuntu 14.04 I get

glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-aa78c45 trusty-oibaf-ppa)

With Pali's ppa and xbuntu 12.04

glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

I am really curious to know the reason for the difference.

[oibaf]

Hi, To elaborate on my last post. Same machine, for oibaf ppa and xubuntu 14.04 I get

glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-aa78c45 trusty-oibaf-ppa)

With Pali's ppa and xbuntu 12.04

glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

I am really curious to know the reason for the difference.

Because of this:

http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-xorg/lib/mesa.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/i915-dont-default-to-2.1.patch;h=03db31a160c2fbeb8ed3e42e1571a6b9e791598f;hb=refs/heads/ubuntu-trusty

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1222602

Anyway I just made the i915 gallium driver the default in the packages building now, try this one.

[kmod]

Because of this:

http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-xorg/lib/mesa.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/i915-dont-default-to-2.1.patch;h=03db31a160c2fbeb8ed3e42e1571a6b9e791598f;hb=refs/heads/ubuntu-trusty

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1222602

Anyway I just made the i915 gallium driver the default in the packages building now, try this one.

Thanks for the explanation and updates. I just ran an update and reboot and I get OpenGL 2.1 now.

[kmod]

Hi,

Sorry if this is a dumb question. Is VAAPI supposed to work with the Intel 945GSE?

0:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

I have installed the i965 va driver, but

vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

I know this is an old card, but I am under the impression that VAAPI should work to some extent.

[DanL]

Sorry if this is a dumb question. Is VAAPI supposed to work with the Intel 945GSE?.

You need an X4500 (i.e. GL40 chipset or better).

[Pepes]

After latest updates, I had issue with Unity, which won't start. I had blank page with cursor. Nothing works!
Only solution for me was purgin ppa, i tried ccsm or unity, but doesn't work for me.