Updated and Optimized Ubuntu Free Graphics Drivers

[oibaf]

Mesa warning: couldn't open libtxc_dxtn.so, software DXTn compression/decompression unavailable
r300: DRM version: 2.22.0, Name: ATI RV530, ID: 0x71c5, GB: 1, Z: 2
r300: GART size: 509 MB, VRAM size: 128 MB
r300: AA compression RAM: YES, Z compression RAM: YES, HiZ RAM: YES
Mesa warning: couldn't open libtxc_dxtn.so, software DXTn compression/decompression unavailable
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x195f200,0x00000000), stub!
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 10 (X_UnmapWindow)
Resource id in failed request: 0x5800001
Serial number of failed request: 110
Current serial number in output stream: 113
lolren@lolren-iMac:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Serious Sam 2/Bin$ \

why libxtc could not be opened? kubuntu 12.10 user here 10x

Can you post the output of

dpkg -l | grep txc

[oibaf]

Hi oibaf,
no the last version, at least the one available yesterday, crash my box (Xubuntu 12.04); the panel of Xfce was missing, the cursor was missing and the desktop was strangely "opaque"; I've purged your PPA and reverted intel driver with Ubuntu repos; at the moment I've installed these drivers https://launchpad.net/~glasen/+archive/intel-driver in order to be able to use SNA features (anyway even those works only with "export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1" entry in .bashrc on my box)

thx

It may be a regression, hopefully already fixed upstream. However currently mesa can't properly build, so you'll have to wait to see if it's fixed.

[AlbertP]

Mesa warning: couldn't open libtxc_dxtn.so, software DXTn compression/decompression unavailable
r300: DRM version: 2.22.0, Name: ATI RV530, ID: 0x71c5, GB: 1, Z: 2
r300: GART size: 509 MB, VRAM size: 128 MB
r300: AA compression RAM: YES, Z compression RAM: YES, HiZ RAM: YES
Mesa warning: couldn't open libtxc_dxtn.so, software DXTn compression/decompression unavailable
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x195f200,0x00000000), stub!
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 10 (X_UnmapWindow)
Resource id in failed request: 0x5800001
Serial number of failed request: 110
Current serial number in output stream: 113
lolren@lolren-iMac:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Serious Sam 2/Bin$ \

why libxtc could not be opened? kubuntu 12.10 user here 10x

Seems like you're running a 32-bit Windows program in Wine. You would need the 32-bit version of the package as well, which you can see in the repository as :i386.

[linuxforall]

Intel drivers

I just installed your ppa on my Ubuntu 12.10 which is installed on ASUS K53E laptop that comes with 2nd gen i5 and Intel HD3000 video. Earlier on I had the stock drivers and had SNA enabled via xorg. I updated to your driver via PPA and before that I removed the xorg so as not to cause any conflict. However after upgrading and rebooting, I noticed that SNA was not activated and I had to resort to creating the xorg to get SNA enabled. While this is fine, the xorg ppa intel drivers don't seem to need the xorg hack as they come with SNA enabled by default.

[oibaf]

I just installed your ppa on my Ubuntu 12.10 which is installed on ASUS K53E laptop that comes with 2nd gen i5 and Intel HD3000 video. Earlier on I had the stock drivers and had SNA enabled via xorg. I updated to your driver via PPA and before that I removed the xorg so as not to cause any conflict. However after upgrading and rebooting, I noticed that SNA was not activated and I had to resort to creating the xorg to get SNA enabled. While this is fine, the xorg ppa intel drivers don't seem to need the xorg hack as they come with SNA enabled by default.

Yes, I am just providing the -intel default here, no SNA forcing.

[linuxforall]

Yes, I am just providing the -intel default here, no SNA forcing.

Thank you, so I presume its safe to enable it via xorg, if so how can we disable vsync to get glxgears to do more than 60fps?

[AlbertP]

I think you can just disable GLXVBlank in xorg.conf (Option "GLXVBlank" "False"), which is probably in the Device section.

[linuxforall]

I think you can just disable GLXVBlank in xorg.conf (Option "GLXVBlank" "False"), which is probably in the Device section.

Thanks will give that a try.

[dentaku65]

Thank you, so I presume its safe to enable it via xorg, if so how can we disable vsync to get glxgears to do more than 60fps?

You can disable it with .drirc file in your home
<driconf>
<device screen="0" driver="dri2">
<application name="Default">
<option name="vblank_mode" value="0" />
</application>
</device>
</driconf>

Consider vblank_mode option 0 or 1 disable vblank, 2 or 3 enable it; you need to reboot after the configuration of .drirc file.

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[linuxforall]

You can disable it with .drirc file in your home
<driconf>
<device screen="0" driver="dri2">
<application name="Default">
<option name="vblank_mode" value="0" />
</application>
</device>
</driconf>

Consider vblank_mode option 0 or 1 disable vblank, 2 or 3 enable it; you need to reboot after the configuration of .drirc file.

by

Thanks.

Will give this a try, so far xorg edit seems to be holding.