Using Kaleo's patched debs, and creating a symbolic link for i915_dri.so, dri appears to be working correctly.
-- $ LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 1.6.4 i915 (screen 0) libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/i915_dri.so drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 4, (OK) drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 4 drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0 libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5b libGL error: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory. -- $ LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose ppracer libGL: XF86DRIGetClientDriverName: 1.6.4 i915 (screen 0) libGL: OpenDriver: trying /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/dri/i915_dri.so drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0 drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK) drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 8 drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0 libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5b libGL error: Can't open configuration file /etc/drirc: No such file or directory. libGL error: Can't open configuration file /home/shenki/.drirc: No such file or directory. -- 3d acceleration broken in Edgy Knot 1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/54858 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs