[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 657976] Re: [Intel GMA 945/950] Unity Interface Is Extremely Slow (Ubuntu Netbook 10.10)

2010-12-21 Thread jeramy smith
Alright, xserver-xorg-driver-intel for GMA 950: 2.12 3D performance is crippled unless you monitor your GPU with intel_gpu_top, this would affect compiz/gears/unity anything 3D, this is the driver in maverick 2.13 this driver doesn't work currently on GMA 950, I filed a bug upstream 2.11: 3D seems

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 657976] Re: [Intel GMA 945/950] Unity Interface Is Extremely Slow (Ubuntu Netbook 10.10)

2010-12-20 Thread jeramy smith
here is the gma 950 running metacity jer...@jubuntu:~$ glxgears Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate. 87 frames in 5.0 seconds = 17.298 FPS 158 frames in 5.0 seconds = 31.352 FPS 69 frames in 5.1 seconds = 13.571 F

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 657976] Re: [Intel GMA 945/950] Unity Interface Is Extremely Slow (Ubuntu Netbook 10.10)

2010-12-19 Thread jeramy smith
I don't think this is a Unity bug. I think this is a problem with the Intel xorg driver. Using normal gnome/metacity on a GMA 950 based computer, running glxgears gives dodgy results. Start intel_gpu_top in an xterm, re-run glxgears, and you get 60 fps solid. Unity/Compiz/etc/etc will probably s