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albLinux

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Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 56

Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Hi

I am using gnome 3 on a pc with intel graphic.

lspci|grep -i vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 10)

The problem that i get always the FallBack Modus.
Is there way to get the normal gnome 3 desktop.

Thx for your answers

roygbiv

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Registered: 2011-05-18

Posts: 204

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Have you installed gnome-shell?

# pacman -S gnome-shell

And run the following to replace fallback mode with gnome-shell (old look with new look):

# gnome-shell --replace

ro

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From: Baltimore

Registered: 2011-06-13

Posts: 5

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Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Have you installed gnome-shell?

# pacman -S gnome-shell

And run the following to replace fallback mode with gnome-shell (old look with new look):

# gnome-shell --replace

I cannot tell you how many times I have had to offer this exact same solution to people.  This should be a sticky or added to the Beginner's Guide Wiki page or something.

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albLinux

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Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 56

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Have you installed gnome-shell?

# pacman -S gnome-shell

And run the following to replace fallback mode with gnome-shell (old look with new look):

# gnome-shell --replace

I cannot tell you how many times I have had to offer this exact same solution to people.  This should be a sticky or added to the Beginner's Guide Wiki page or something.

Hi

for shell

 pacman -Q|grep gnome-shell
gnome-shell 3.0.2-2
gnome-shell-extension-alternate-tab 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-alternative-status-menu 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-dock 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-native-window-placement 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-places-menu 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extensions-common 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-user-theme 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-extension-windows-navigator 3.0.2-0.20110526.1
gnome-shell-frippery 0.2.4-1
gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet-git 20110815-1

and

gnome-shell --replace
failed to create drawable

(gnome-shell:25406): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to select the newly created GLX context
Fensterverwalter-Fehler:Unable to initialize Clutter.

So whats next?

Thx

jaco

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From: Toulouse, France

Registered: 2011-03-17

Posts: 149

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

gnome-shell --replace
failed to create drawable

(gnome-shell:25406): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to select the newly created GLX context
Fensterverwalter-Fehler:Unable to initialize Clutter.

So whats next?

What is your kernel entry in grub ?

albLinux

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Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 56

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

gnome-shell --replace
failed to create drawable

(gnome-shell:25406): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to select the newly created GLX context
Fensterverwalter-Fehler:Unable to initialize Clutter.

So whats next?

What is your kernel entry in grub ?

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   2
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img

# (1) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26-fallback.img

# (2) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

There is no nomodeset, i used google before

jaco

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From: Toulouse, France

Registered: 2011-03-17

Posts: 149

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

There is no nomodeset, i used google before

Well... I've tried anyway !

Have you tried from a virgin account (to check there is no mess with old Gnome config files) ?

For my own (on a I5 Sandy-Bridge):

[Iggy ~]%  pacman -Q|grep gnome-shell
gnome-shell 3.0.2-2

And all works fine, except dual screen, which is totally screwed up...

albLinux

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Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 56

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

There is no nomodeset, i used google before

Well... I've tried anyway !

Have you tried from a virgin account (to check there is no mess with old Gnome config files) ?

For my own (on a I5 Sandy-Bridge):

[Iggy ~]%  pacman -Q|grep gnome-shell
gnome-shell 3.0.2-2

And all works fine, except dual screen, which is totally screwed up...

Hi

Its a  fresh install but maybe there is a IntelGraphic problem.

Thx

Pengyu

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Registered: 2011-05-13

Posts: 4

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Hi ,
How's this going on? I've got the same problem, that I can't solve it.

davidgurvich

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Registered: 2010-02-11

Posts: 118

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Gnome3 will not work with older intel and many radeon graphics.  Use KDE if you want something that looks good.  Use [openbox|fvwm|windowmaker|lxde] if you want speed.  I've got a system with intel 915GM graphics and that works but gnome3 uses too many resources and is not particularly useful.  The system with radeon mobility 7500 doesn't work with gnome3 at all.

bwat47

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Registered: 2009-10-07

Posts: 638

Re: Gnome 3 and Intel Graphic?

Gnome3 will not work with older intel and many radeon graphics.  Use KDE if you want something that looks good.  Use [openbox|fvwm|windowmaker|lxde] if you want speed.  I've got a system with intel 915GM graphics and that works but gnome3 uses too many resources and is not particularly useful.  The system with radeon mobility 7500 doesn't work with gnome3 at all.

I'm fairly sure the g31 is new enough to run the gnome-shell.