Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

OdinEidolon · 2014-01-18 14:03:09

I own the laptop in my sig, equipped with an integrated Intel GMA X4500HD (GM45 Chipset) with 256MB of shared memory.
According to the manufacturer specs, the chip name is X4500HD, however according to Intel the GM45 uses 4500MHD, which probably is NOT the same.
See here.

My setup:
- Intel Core2Duo P8700 2.53GHz running on ondemand governor with no problems. CPU microcode updated.
- video card set in BIOS as using MaxDVMT (setting 256MB doesn't seem to make any difference).
- 1280x800 unless otherwise stated
- KDE compositing does work very well and does not impact performance in any way
- Software used:
- intel-dri 10.0.2-1
- libva-intel-driver 1.2.2-2
- xf86-video-intel 2.99.907-2
- linux-ck-core2 3.12.8-1
- CPU undervolted with phc-intel 0.3.2.12.12-1
- No Xorg.conf file
- powersave options used:

/etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf
options i915 i915_enable_rc6=7 i915_enable_fbc=1 lvds_downclock=1

I've never had any problem with it until I tried to run Dota2 on Steam.
The game works pretty well under Windows XP with low settings. Not exceptionally well, but playable at 1280x800 on low settings.
Under Arch, even the game menu and starting videos are extremely laggy (even the audio lags), even at reduced resolution (something like 720x450) and lowest possible settings (= you cannot understand anything of what's going on due to lowest texture quality being too low).

I've not sun any serious benchmark so far, due to the fact that phoronix-test-suite forces me to download hundreds of MB of stuff... Unigine unfortunately does not seem to run on my hardware:

X Error of failed request:  GLXBadFBConfig
  Major opcode of failed request:  156 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  34 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  52
  Current serial number in output stream:  51
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed

Which benchmarks shoudl I run to confirm the low performances of the Intel graphics on my system?
If these low performances are confirmed, is there anything that can be done about it? I was under the impression that Intel drivers on linux were not that bad, but here I have a game that plays massively better on XP than on an updated Arch. And I really don't want to use W XP.

OdinEidolon · 2014-01-19 09:39:09

Bump!

ewaller · 2014-01-19 16:45:53

Do not bump threads. We regard it as a breach of etiquette. On these forums, silence is an indication you need to provide more information; if nothing else, what you have determined in the interim.

That said, can you please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the output of glxinfo

OdinEidolon · 2014-01-19 18:11:29

ewaller wrote:

Do not bump threads. We regard it as a breach of etiquette. On these forums, silence is an indication you need to provide more information; if nothing else, what you have determined in the interim.
That said, can you please post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the output of glxinfo

Thank you. Both for the bumping hint and for suggesting me how to provide more useful information.

glxinfo
name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_swap_control
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, 
    GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, 
    GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, 
    GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, 
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, 
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset 
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 10.0.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture, 
    GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5, 
    GL_APPLE_object_purgeable, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, 
    GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, 
    GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_debug_output, 
    GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_ARB_depth_texture, 
    GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, 
    GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_ARB_fragment_program, 
    GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, 
    GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, 
    GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, 
    GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, 
    GL_ARB_internalformat_query, GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata, 
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, 
    GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, 
    GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, 
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, 
    GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding, 
    GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, 
    GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_sync, 
    GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_compression, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, 
    GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, 
    GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui, 
    GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, GL_ARB_window_pos, 
    GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, 
    GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, 
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_EXT_abgr, 
    GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, 
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, 
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, 
    GL_EXT_draw_instanced, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, 
    GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, 
    GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, 
    GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, 
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, 
    GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, 
    GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, 
    GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, 
    GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, 
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, 
    GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, 
    GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, 
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, 
    GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, 
    GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, 
    GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_KHR_debug, 
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_texture_array, GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, 
    GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square, 
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, 
    GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_primitive_restart, 
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, 
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_OES_read_format, 
    GL_S3_s3tc, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

12 GLX Visuals
    visual  x   bf lv rg d st  colorbuffer  sr ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
  id dep cl sp  sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a F gb bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x020 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x021 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x074 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x075 24 tc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x076 24 tc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x077 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x078 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x079 24 dc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x07a 24 dc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x07b 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x07c 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x05b 32 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

24 GLXFBConfigs:
    visual  x   bf lv rg d st  colorbuffer  sr ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
  id dep cl sp  sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a F gb bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x05c  0 tc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x05d  0 tc  0  16  0 r  . .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x05e  0 tc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x05f  0 tc  0  16  0 r  . .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x060 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x061 24 tc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x062 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x063 24 tc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x064  0 tc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x065  0 tc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
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0x067 24 tc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow
0x068  0 dc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x069  0 dc  0  16  0 r  . .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06a  0 dc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06b  0 dc  0  16  0 r  . .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06c 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06d 24 dc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06e 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x06f 24 dc  0  32  0 r  . .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x070  0 dc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x071  0 dc  0  16  0 r  y .   5  6  5  0 .  .  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x072 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x073 24 dc  0  32  0 r  y .   8  8  8  8 .  .  0 24  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 Slow

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[     5.008] 
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
[     5.008] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[     5.008] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64 
[     5.008] Current Operating System: Linux M735T 3.12.8-1-ck #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 17 14:27:54 EST 2014 x86_64
[     5.008] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux-ck root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/acd0637a-defa-4c2a-a096-8ed990066e2d ro elevator=bfq pcie_aspm=force processor.ignore_ppc=1 quiet
[     5.008] Build Date: 09 January 2014  08:47:24AM
[     5.008]  
[     5.008] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[     5.008]    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
[     5.008] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[     5.008] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jan 19 18:49:04 2014
[     5.010] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[     5.010] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[     5.011] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[     5.011] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[     5.011] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[     5.011] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[     5.012] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
        Using a default monitor configuration.
[     5.012] (==) Automatically adding devices
[     5.012] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[     5.012] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[     5.023] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[     5.023]    Entry deleted from font path.
[     5.023] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[     5.023]    Entry deleted from font path.
[     5.024] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[     5.024]    Entry deleted from font path.
[     5.024]    (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[     5.025] (==) FontPath set to:
        /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
        /usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
        /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
[     5.025] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[     5.026] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
        If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[     5.026] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
[     5.026] (II) Module ABI versions:
[     5.026]    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[     5.026]    X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[     5.026]    X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[     5.026]    X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[     5.026] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[     5.028] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2a42:1558:072f rev 7, Mem @ 0xf4400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00001800/8
[     5.028] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2a43:1558:072f rev 7, Mem @ 0xf4100000/1048576
[     5.028] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension Present
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[     5.028] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[     5.029] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[     5.029] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[     5.029] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[     5.029] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[     5.029] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[     5.029] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[     5.029] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[     5.029] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[     5.029] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
[     5.035] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
[     5.058] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.058]    compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 0.5.1
[     5.058]    ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[     5.058] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[     5.058] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[     5.060] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.060]    compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
[     5.060]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[     5.060] (==) AIGLX enabled
[     5.060] Loading extension GLX
[     5.060] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[     5.060] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
[     5.060] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[     5.060] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[     5.060] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[     5.060] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[     5.060] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[     5.060] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[     5.064] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.064]    compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.99.907
[     5.064]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[     5.064]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[     5.064] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[     5.065] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[     5.065] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[     5.065] (II) Unloading modesetting
[     5.065] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[     5.065] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[     5.065] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[     5.065] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[     5.065] (II) Unloading fbdev
[     5.065] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[     5.065] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[     5.065] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[     5.065] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[     5.065] (II) Unloading vesa
[     5.065] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[     5.065] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
        i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
        915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
        Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
        GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[     5.066] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
[     5.066] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
[     5.066] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
[     5.066] (++) using VT number 7

[     5.071] (--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) GM45
[     5.071] (--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1
[     5.072] (II) intel(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
        "Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[     5.072] (==) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[     5.072] (==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
[     5.072] (==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[     5.072] (**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
[     5.072] (**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
[     5.072] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
[     5.072] (**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
[     5.072] (II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 has no monitor section
[     5.073] (--) intel(0): found backlight control interface acpi_video0 (type 'firmware')
[     5.073] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
[     5.073] (II) intel(0): Output DP1 has no monitor section
[     5.073] (II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
[     5.073] (--) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1280x800 on pipe 0
[     5.073] (==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[     5.073] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[     5.073] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[     5.073] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[     5.274] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[     5.291] (II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Eaglelake (gen4.5) backend
[     5.291] (==) intel(0): Backing store enabled
[     5.291] (==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
[     5.292] (==) intel(0): DPMS enabled
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): [XvMC] xvmc_vld driver initialized.
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
[     5.292] (II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
[     5.292] (==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
[     5.293] (--) RandR disabled
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_create_context_profile
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_INTEL_swap_event
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_SGI_swap_control and GLX_MESA_swap_control
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: enabled GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
[     5.330] (II) AIGLX: GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap backed by buffer objects
[     5.331] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized i965
[     5.331] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[     5.335] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1280x800@61.2 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[     5.344] (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 338 x 211
[     5.646] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
[     5.646] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     5.646] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[     5.646] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[     5.647] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.647]    compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
[     5.647]    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[     5.647]    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[     5.647] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[     5.647] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[     5.647] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[     5.647] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[     5.647] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[     5.647] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[     5.647] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input6/event4"
[     5.647] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[     5.647] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     5.647] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     5.647] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[     5.673] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event5)
[     5.673] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     5.673] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
[     5.673] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
[     5.673] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[     5.673] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
[     5.673] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
[     5.673] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
[     5.673] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input9/event5"
[     5.673] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
[     5.673] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     5.673] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     5.673] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[     5.673] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
[     5.673] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     5.673] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[     5.674] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[     5.674] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
[     5.674] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
[     5.674] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
[     5.674] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[     5.674] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input4/event2"
[     5.674] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[     5.674] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event1)
[     5.674] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.674] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     5.674] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Sleep Button (/dev/input/event3)
[     5.674] (**) Sleep Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     5.674] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Sleep Button'
[     5.674] (**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
[     5.674] (**) evdev: Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[     5.674] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x3
[     5.674] (--) evdev: Sleep Button: Found keys
[     5.674] (II) evdev: Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
[     5.674] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input5/event3"
[     5.674] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     5.674] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[     5.675] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[     5.675] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event6)
[     5.675] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.675] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     5.675] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel Mic (/dev/input/event8)
[     5.675] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.675] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     5.675] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel Headphone (/dev/input/event7)
[     5.675] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.675] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     5.676] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PixArt USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event10)
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[     5.676] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PixArt USB Optical Mouse'
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
[     5.676] (**) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event10"
[     5.676] (--) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Vendor 0x93a Product 0x2510
[     5.676] (--) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[     5.676] (--) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
[     5.676] (--) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
[     5.676] (--) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[     5.676] (II) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[     5.676] (II) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
[     5.676] (**) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[     5.676] (**) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[     5.676] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input18/event10"
[     5.676] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PixArt USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 10)
[     5.676] (II) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[     5.676] (**) PixArt USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[     5.676] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PixArt USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
[     5.676] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.676] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     5.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
[     5.677] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     5.677] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[     5.677] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[     5.677] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[     5.677] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
[     5.677] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[     5.677] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[     5.677] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
[     5.677] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
[     5.677] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     5.677] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     5.677] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[     5.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event11)
[     5.677] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[     5.677] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[     5.677] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
[     5.677] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[     5.677] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[     5.731] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[     5.731]    compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.3
[     5.731]    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[     5.731]    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 20.0
[     5.731] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[     5.731] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[     5.731] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472 (res 69)
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448 (res 99)
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right scroll-buttons
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
[     5.762] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
[     5.762] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
[     5.762] (**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
[     5.762] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[     5.762] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[     5.769] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input17/event11"
[     5.769] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
[     5.769] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
[     5.769] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[     5.769] (**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.040
[     5.769] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[     5.769] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[     5.769] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[     5.769] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[     5.769] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[     5.769] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse1)
[     5.769] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
[     5.769] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event9)
[     5.769] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[     5.769] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[     7.660] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "APP", prod id 40047
[     7.660] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[     7.660] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0   72.50  1280 1328 1360 1440  800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (50.3 kHz eP)
[     9.956] (II) config/udev: Adding input device BisonCam, NB Pro (/dev/input/event12)
[     9.956] (**) BisonCam, NB Pro: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[     9.956] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'BisonCam, NB Pro'
[     9.956] (**) BisonCam, NB Pro: always reports core events
[     9.956] (**) evdev: BisonCam, NB Pro: Device: "/dev/input/event12"
[     9.956] (--) evdev: BisonCam, NB Pro: Vendor 0x5986 Product 0x205
[     9.956] (--) evdev: BisonCam, NB Pro: Found keys
[     9.956] (II) evdev: BisonCam, NB Pro: Configuring as keyboard
[     9.956] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/input/input19/event12"
[     9.956] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "BisonCam, NB Pro" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[     9.956] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[     9.956] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
[     9.956] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[    29.709] (II) config/udev: removing device PixArt USB Optical Mouse
[    29.713] (II) evdev: PixArt USB Optical Mouse: Close
[    29.713] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[    52.735] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1280x800@61.2 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[   147.301] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1280x800@61.2 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
[   783.592] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1280x800@61.2 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none

ewaller · 2014-01-19 18:31:08

That all looks rational. There is nothing that is glaringly wrong.
I am not a gamer, so I cannot add much. I was checking that direct rendering was in place and that DRI is working.

OdinEidolon · 2014-01-19 18:36:36

ewaller wrote:

That all looks rational. There is nothing that is glaringly wrong.
I am not a gamer, so I cannot add much. I was checking that direct rendering was in place and that DRI is working.

Thanks anyway! I just played a Dota2 match under W XP and although on low settings I had no stutter whatsoever. On the same game and much lower settings (even smaller resolution) under Arch, I cannot even use the game menu, it's that bad.

It may be a Dota2 problem, but according to the internet it should run very well on Linux too.

Unfortunately I don't have another computer or another OS to test the graphics performance on. If anyone can suggest a graphic benchmark that'll run both on XP and Arch with Intel hardware, I'll be most grateful. Also I can test other games on Arch if they don't use up too much space on the SSD.

el mariachi · 2014-01-19 18:41:00

Sorry to break it to you, but unless there's some underground miracle hack, it's not going to get any better. The problem, it seems, is that Linux development lagged behind with this chipset, and then they just gave up on improving it, deeming it "too old" and allocating resources on newer hardware.

I have the same chip also tried everything.
All that being said, maybe there's still room for improvment of the Linux port of DoTA and other recently ported games. But that's a big maybe.

OdinEidolon · 2014-01-19 18:52:20

el mariachi wrote:

Sorry to break it to you, but unless there's some underground miracle hack, it's not going to get any better. The problem, it seems, is that Linux development lagged behind with this chipset, and then they just gave up on improving it, deeming it "too old" and allocating resources on newer hardware.
I have the same chip also tried everything.
All that being said, maybe there's still room for improvment of the Linux port of DoTA and other recently ported games. But that's a big maybe.

Oh. Saaad. I'll have to use XP, which is disturbing.

By the way I just tried without i915 powersave and there was no sensible difference at all.

cRaZy-bisCuiT · 2014-01-20 14:46:29

Actually I notices the same thing on my girlfriends notebook. She has to use DualBoot now for gaming. Also the ATI graphics (switchable) won't work with fglrx under Linux. Sad story....

Newer iGPUs like HD4000/4600/5200 etc. work very well. In some cases I can sense they work even better then in Windows with Mesa 10.

sc4bbk · 2014-02-04 16:30:36

Can you launch steam from the terminal and post the output after you have launched the game? Had the same problem last time. Turned out that Steam and most of the games are 32 bits and I was missing some 32 bits libraries resulting in no 3D accel at all.

OdinEidolon · 2014-02-04 16:33:20

sc4bbk wrote:

Can you launch steam from the terminal and post the output after you have launched the game? Had the same problem last time. Turned out that Steam and most of the games are 32 bits and I was missing some 32 bits libraries resulting in no 3D accel at all.

I installed all the required libraries according to the ArchWiki (there is a Dota2 hint). IIRC I did try via CL but did not notice anything, could be wrong tho.

I uninstalled Dota and Steam from Linux and so I cannot test anymore, sorry.

Arch Linux

#1 2014-01-18 14:03:09

Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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Re: Low Intel integrated graphics performance - much lower than Windows

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