Very low graphics performance on Intel GM965

chungy · 2009-09-07 10:07:27

I'm not sure exactly which forum this topic should reside in, but anyhow...

I'm curious if anyone would have an idea why I get very poor graphics performance on my chipset. glxgears gets around 285fps, whereas it was around 850fps in Debian. Likewise, it is reflected in games; while playing Quake 3 (running natively via ioquake3) at high settings and 1280x800, I'm luky if the framerate is as high as 25fps (it was a constant 90fps on Debian except in some rare instances where it dipped down to 60-70fps), the game has playable framerates on 640x480 but this is not desirable for a number of reasons. Half-Life (a 1998 game utilizing 1996 technology!) in Wine never seems to go above 20fps, that's just ridiculous ... Nexuiz is pretty much unplayable no matter what resolution/settings, and I haven't tried much else...

Not sure what to say about my hardware configuration to help, but it's a Gateway ML6720 laptop: http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/200 … Rsp2.shtml
Running Arch 64-bit with all the latest packages (as of this posting, just did "pacman -Syu", and all I had was an atool update to install...). No performance differences between KMS being enabled or disabled (although currently I prefer it off, because there's no aspect correction available in 640x480/800x600/1024x768 otherwise). I've read about changing the AccelMethod of the intel driver to XAA or EXA, but the 2.8.x drivers have removed support for those and it's UXA-only now

Output of lspci for my graphics controller:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Device 0368
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 29
    Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
    Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Region 4: I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
    Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
    Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fee0300c  Data: 41a9
    Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Bridge: PM- B3+
    Kernel modules: intelfb

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Device 0368
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Region 0: Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
    Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
        Bridge: PM- B3+

gonX · 2009-09-07 14:45:24

What does:

glxinfo | grep rendering

say?

What about the output of /var/log/Xorg.0.log ?

chungy · 2009-09-07 19:07:38

$ glxinfo | grep rendering
direct rendering: Yes

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux philipjfry 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Aug 17 16:06:45 CEST 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 04 September 2009  05:45:43PM
 
    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Sep  7 12:03:35 2009
(II) Loader magic: 0x1d40
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2a02:107b:0368 Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0xf0000000/1048576, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00001800/8
(--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2a03:107b:0368 Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0xf0100000/1048576
(==) Using default built-in configuration (39 lines)
(==) --- Start of built-in configuration ---
    Section "Device"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default intel Device 0"
        Driver    "intel"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default intel Screen 0"
        Device    "Builtin Default intel Device 0"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default i810 Device 0"
        Driver    "i810"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default i810 Screen 0"
        Device    "Builtin Default i810 Device 0"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
        Driver    "vesa"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
        Device    "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
    EndSection
    Section "Device"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
        Driver    "fbdev"
    EndSection
    Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
        Device    "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
    EndSection
    Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier    "Builtin Default Layout"
        Screen    "Builtin Default intel Screen 0"
        Screen    "Builtin Default i810 Screen 0"
        Screen    "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
        Screen    "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
    EndSection
(==) --- End of built-in configuration ---
(==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default intel Screen 0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default intel Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default intel Screen 0".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default i810 Screen 0" (1)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default i810 Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default i810 Screen 0".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (2)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (3)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/TTF,
    /usr/share/fonts/Type1,
    built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [5] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(==) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
    Module class: X.Org Server Extension
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "intel"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//intel_drv.so
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 2.8.1
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(II) LoadModule: "i810"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module i810
(II) UnloadModule: "i810"
(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "vesa"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vesa_drv.so
(II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.0, module version = 2.2.0
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
(II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
    i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
    E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, IGD_GM, IGD_G, 965G, G35,
    965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
    Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset,
    Intel Integrated Graphics Device, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, IGDNG_D,
    IGDNG_M
(II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [5] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
(II) resource ranges after probing:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] 0    0    0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b]
    [5] 0    0    0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b]
    [6] 0    0    0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b]
    [7] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [8] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [9] 0    0    0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b]
    [10] 0    0    0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b]
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvgahw.so
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 0.1.0
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci:0000:00:02.0
drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
drmOpenDevice: open result is 7, (OK)
drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 7
drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci:0000:00:02.0
(II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
    "Builtin Default intel Screen 0" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
(==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
(==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 965GM
(--) intel(0): Chipset: "965GM"
(--) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xF0000000 size 1048576
(WW) intel(0): libpciaccess reported 0 rom size, guessing 64kB
(II) intel(0): No SDVO device is found in VBT
(II) intel(0): 2 display pipes available.
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Module "i2c" already built-in
(II) intel(0): Output VGA has no monitor section
(II) intel(0): Output LVDS has no monitor section
(II) intel(0): I2C bus "LVDSDDC_C" initialized.
(II) intel(0): Attempting to determine panel fixed mode.
(II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:E-EDID segment register" registered at address 0x60.
(II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): found backlight control method /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): Output VGA disconnected
(II) intel(0): Output LVDS connected
(II) intel(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
(II) intel(0): Output LVDS using initial mode 1280x800
(II) intel(0): detected 512 kB GTT.
(II) intel(0): detected 7676 kB stolen memory.
(==) intel(0): video overlay key set to 0x101fe
(==) intel(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) intel(0): Comparing regs from server start up to After PreInit
(WW) intel(0): Register 0x61200 (PP_STATUS) changed from 0xc0000008 to 0xd0000009
(WW) intel(0): PP_STATUS before: on, ready, sequencing idle
(WW) intel(0): PP_STATUS after: on, ready, sequencing on
(WW) intel(0): Register 0x71024 (PIPEBSTAT) changed from 0x00400246 to 0x80400246
(WW) intel(0): PIPEBSTAT before: status: LBLC_EVENT_ENABLE VSYNC_INT_STATUS LBLC_EVENT_STATUS SVBLANK_INT_STATUS VBLANK_INT_STATUS
(WW) intel(0): PIPEBSTAT after: status: FIFO_UNDERRUN LBLC_EVENT_ENABLE VSYNC_INT_STATUS LBLC_EVENT_STATUS SVBLANK_INT_STATUS VBLANK_INT_STATUS
(II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vesa_drv.so
(==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
    [0] -1    0    0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
    [1] -1    0    0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
    [2] -1    0    0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
    [3] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
    [4] 0    0    0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[b](OprD)
    [5] 0    0    0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[b](OprD)
    [6] 0    0    0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[b](OprD)
    [7] -1    0    0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
    [8] -1    0    0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
    [9] 0    0    0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[b](OprU)
    [10] 0    0    0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[b](OprU)
(II) intel(0): Kernel reported 488960 total, 1 used
(II) intel(0): I830CheckAvailableMemory: 1955836 kB available
(II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
(**) intel(0): Framebuffer compression disabled
(**) intel(0): Tiling enabled
(**) intel(0): SwapBuffers wait enabled
(==) intel(0): VideoRam: 262144 KB
(II) intel(0): Attempting memory allocation with tiled buffers.
(II) intel(0): Tiled allocation successful.
(II) intel(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
(II) UXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
(II)         solid
(II)         copy
(II)         composite (RENDER acceleration)
(==) intel(0): Backing store disabled
(==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) intel(0): Initializing HW Cursor
(II) intel(0): Fixed memory allocation layout:
(II) intel(0): 0x00000000-0x00000fff: power context (4 kB)
(II) intel(0): 0x0077f000:            end of stolen memory
(II) intel(0): 0x0077f000-0x0fffffff: DRI memory manager (254468 kB)
(II) intel(0): 0x10000000:            end of aperture
(II) intel(0): BO memory allocation layout:
(II) intel(0): 0x0077f000:            start of memory manager
(II) intel(0): 0x0079f000-0x00b86fff: front buffer (4000 kB) X tiled
(II) intel(0): 0x00b9f000-0x00b9ffff: overlay registers (4 kB)
(II) intel(0): 0x00ba0000-0x00ba9fff: HW cursors (40 kB)
(II) intel(0): 0x10000000:            end of memory manager
(II) intel(0): using SSC reference clock of 100 MHz
(II) intel(0): Selecting standard 18 bit TMDS pixel format.
(II) intel(0): Output configuration:
(II) intel(0):   Pipe A is off
(II) intel(0):   Display plane A is now disabled and connected to pipe A.
(II) intel(0):   Pipe B is on
(II) intel(0):   Display plane B is now enabled and connected to pipe B.
(II) intel(0):   Output VGA is connected to pipe none
(II) intel(0):   Output LVDS is connected to pipe B
(II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(II) intel(0): DPMS enabled
(==) intel(0): Intel XvMC decoder disabled
(II) intel(0): Set up textured video
(II) intel(0): Set up overlay video
(II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
(--) RandR disabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
(II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
(II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
(II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/i965_dri.so
(II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
(II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 331 x 207
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 2.2.5
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event13"
(II) Video Bus: Found keys
(II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): always reports core events
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Device: "/dev/input/event10"
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found x and y relative axes
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Found scroll wheel(s)
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Configuring as mouse
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.1.3
    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.1.3
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event7"
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 0
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right middle double triple
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
(**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard
(**) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: always reports core events
(**) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event12"
(II) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Found keys
(II) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard
(**) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: always reports core events
(**) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event11"
(II) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Found keys
(II) Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Chicony Compaq Internet Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
(II) Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(**) Option "xkb_variant" "altgr-intl"
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   71.00  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "CMO", prod id 5414

Also although some of it has (**), I don't actually have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file; the keyboard layout is configured via HAL.

chungy · 2009-09-07 20:04:38

Some more searching around, and I figured to install xf86-video-intel-stable 2.7.1 from the AUR. glxgears gets 450fps and game performance still isn't optimal, although it's a bit better than the newer driver (isn't that something? Shouldn't newer software be better? )... further help is still much appreciated.

moljac024 · 2009-09-07 21:25:10

chungy wrote:

Some more searching around, and I figured to install xf86-video-intel-stable 2.7.1 from the AUR. glxgears gets 450fps and game performance still isn't optimal, although it's a bit better than the newer driver (isn't that something? Shouldn't newer software be better? )... further help is still much appreciated.

You've just realised it - newer doesn't always mean better....especially in FOSS, where chaos rules

andre.ramaciotti · 2009-09-07 21:26:38

Has someone tested the latest intel driver with the 2.6.31 kernel? What are the results?

combuster · 2009-09-07 21:31:42

Results were great untill mesa 7.5.1 popped up.

With 2.6.31 and mesa 7.5 glxgears showed 950fps and gaming was ok, no chopping in fretsonfire and very lil' stutteriing in urban terror. Now glxgears show 350fps and I've noticed that fretsonfire stutters while I'm playing

chungy · 2009-09-08 00:51:12

moljac024 wrote:

You've just realised it - newer doesn't always mean better....especially in FOSS, where chaos rules

Hehe... yeah... I know it's not a universal truth, my comment wasn't meant to be taken in all seriousness, but heh. I've been using FOSS stuff for many years and major regressions don't really happen very often

With the 2.7.1 driver, Quake 3 and Nexuiz are playable on 1280x800 if I turn down some game settings (I know that Nexuiz won't ever run on high settings with my graphics chip, although Quake 3 should...). Lower resolutions of course get better rates, but between blurriness and a pillarbox, you might see why I prefer to run them at 1280x800 whenever possible. It'll be bearable so long as updates which fix this whole issue in the first place don't take forever to come.

Dheart · 2009-09-08 11:16:24

Try 2.7.1 with Accel method "EXA" in xorg.conf Found it to wokr MUCH BETTER than uxa

chungy · 2009-09-08 19:43:13

It makes no difference for me than the default config with 2.7.1...

combuster · 2009-09-08 19:49:38

Because if u don't enable kms and have 2.7.1 by default you are running exa

chungy · 2009-09-10 21:41:51

Upgraded to 2.6.31 via the testing repo (probably not the best idea, but I'm impatient )...

With Intel 2.8.1 and Mesa (and related; intel-dri, libgl) 7.5.1, glxgears is stuck at 285 FPS stilll although games are noticably faster (Quake 3, Nexuiz)... Downgrading the mesa stack to 7.5 results in glxgears going at 630 FPS, but games back to unplayable speeds. I don't know why it is so, but heh.

Still nowhere near the performance I got from Debian, but it's better at least.

Pyntux · 2009-09-19 16:57:30

I use 2.7.1 stable from aur and with that I have best performance, about 500 FPS and now I actualy can play games, like mania-drive because with drivers from extra there was some issues with every game...Can I do anything else to improve performance, like adding some lines in xorg.conf? Is it goof to add everything what says wiki?

Neo_The_User · 2009-09-19 17:00:58

ok erm... i have a guide for you.

http://neo-technical.wikispaces.com/intel-graphics

Cheers!

combuster · 2009-09-19 17:20:17

With the exception of merging eric's patch into kernel I already did everything that is described in the post (entire xorg stack from git and kernel are custom compiled) I have identical setup in .config (agpgart, i915 and kms enabled) and there is no big difference in performance for now...

Pyntux · 2009-09-19 17:32:43

Neo_The_User wrote:

ok erm... i have a guide for you.
http://neo-technical.wikispaces.com/intel-graphics
Cheers!

Hmmm...night is not so long! Joke... Thank you!

P.S. Does if I do everything of this performance will be much better?

Neo_The_User · 2009-09-19 17:34:35

..it will be faster and more stable at least for me

Pyntux · 2009-09-19 17:57:09

Neo_The_User wrote:

..it will be faster and more stable at least for me

OK, I will do that! Thanks again!

lonecat · 2009-09-26 04:30:49

I tried xf86-video-intel-stable and it IS faster than Arch's default version. But still I can only get about 380 fps in glxgears, 12-14 fps in Quake Live, whereas my netbook with an intel GMA950 can run it really smooth. I think the lower screen resolution has much to do, but hey, the 965 is a higher number isn't it supposed to be better? I haven't ever seen more than 400 fps on my laptop...I'd definetly like to taste the power of 600

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