Slow graphics on Mobile Intel 943GML

[usatrooper]

Trying to setup a dual display configuration with a mobile intel 943GML in Ubuntu 10.10 in a Gateway MT6704 laptop. The LCD i'm using is an old e-machines T14. The laptop is 1280x800, and the monitor hooked up to the VGA port is 1024x768. I've got both of em working pretty good-I use the monitor on the right side of my laptop as an extended desktop, but the 3d hardware acceleration in full screen mode seems pretty slow. It's quick in a small window, tho. Am I doing something wrong? My xorg.conf follows:

Section "Device"
       Identifier "Videocard0"
       Driver "intel"
      Option "DRI" "1"
 VideoRam 32768
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "glx"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "dbe"
 Load "dri"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "record"
 Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "LVDS1"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "VGA1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
       Identifier "LVDS1"
       Monitor "LVDS1"
       Device "Configured Video Device"
       SubSection "Display"
    Virtual 2304 1568
  Modes "1200x800"
       EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
       Identifier "VGA1"
       Monitor "VGA1"
       Device "Configured Video Device"
       SubSection "Display"
    Virtual 2304 1568
  Modes "1024x768"
       EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "User"
 Screen "VGA1" RightOf "LVDS1"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
 Group 0
 Mode 0666
EndSection
---
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: guy 1355 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: guy 1355 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd8240000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9250'
   Components : 'HDA:83847634,107b0366,00100101 HDA:10573057,00010001,00100100'
   Controls : 9
   Simple ctrls : 7
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=67246d4f-ca3c-4dcc-9a62-ad44e46530ce
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: Gateway MT6704
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=7ed437a7-38e5-45a5-86b5-3c1d18304818 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

Tags: maverick kernel-graphics needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin netdev nopasswdlogin plugdev sambashare tape video
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 77.12
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.board.version: 77.09
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.chassis.version: Rev.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr77.12:bd04/18/2007:svnGateway:pnMT6704:pvr3408141R:rvnGateway:rn:rvr77.09:cvnGateway:ct8:cvrRev.1:
dmi.product.name: MT6704
dmi.product.version: 3408141R
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
Have you installed the propretary drivers using System - Administration - additional driver and selecting the 'recomended'?
If yes, please run in a terminal
apport-collect -p linux

[usatrooper (usatrooper)]

Is there a way to install using that? Mine just shows a Broadcom STA
Wireless Driver and a Software Modem. Nothing comes up for the Intel
Video Card when I go into Additional Drivers.

Thanks,
Guy Woodard Jr.
<email address hidden>

On 10/16/2010 07:38 AM, Fabio Marconi wrote:
> Hello
> Have you installed the propretary drivers using System - Administration - additional driver and selecting the 'recomended'?
> If yes, please run in a terminal
> apport-collect -p linux
>
> ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Can you please run in a terminal
apport-collect -p linux 661546
Thanks
Fabio

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[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

[ 22.922131] Skipping EDID probe due to cached edid
[ 23.600042] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 3812.876079] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
can you please attach
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
/var/log/kern.log

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

can you please attach
/var/log/syslog
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
/var/log/kern.log

[usatrooper (usatrooper)]

Here ya go.
Thanks
-Guy

On 10/17/2010 05:48 AM, Fabio Marconi wrote:
> [ 22.922131] Skipping EDID probe due to cached edid
> [ 23.600042] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
> [ 3812.876079] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
> can you please attach
> /var/log/syslog
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> /var/log/kern.log
>

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

[ 13.918] (EE) intel(0): Failed to set tiling on frontbuffer.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello usatrooper
Thanks for support
Fabio

[usatrooper (usatrooper)]

Sure, anything to help make Ubuntu better. It's a great OS.
Waaaaay better than Mr. Gates' alternative :P
Thanks
-Guy

On 10/17/2010 09:28 AM, Fabio Marconi wrote:
> Hello usatrooper
> Thanks for support
> Fabio
>

[Grant Likely (glikely)]

I'm running into the same issue on Natty. This is on a MacBook 2,1 with an external monitor. Intel 945GM chipset. It appears to be related to the framebuffer size. The laptop panel works fine alone, as does an external monitor at 1920x1080 alone.

However, if I enable both displays at full resolution, then I get the "Failed to set tiling on frontbuffer" error message in Xorg.0.log, and compositing is *very slow*. If I reduce the resolution on both monitors, then I can get it working correctly again.

Here's an error log from the failed case:

[ 8845.595] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "APP", prod id 40030
[ 8845.595] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 8845.595] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
[ 8876.129] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "APP", prod id 40030
[ 8876.129] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 8876.129] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
[ 8876.332] (WW) intel(0): Failed to set tiling on frontbuffer.
[ 8876.332] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 2112x800 stride 8448, untiled

And here is the log with a resolution small enough that it works:

[ 8945.829] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "APP", prod id 40030
[ 8945.829] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 8945.830] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
[ 8946.009] (II) intel(0): EDID vendor "APP", prod id 40030
[ 8946.009] (II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
[ 8946.009] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x800"x0.0 71.00 1280 1328 1360 1440 800 803 809 823 -hsync -vsync (49.3 kHz)
[ 8946.230] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1792x864 stride 8192, tiled

g.

[bugbot (bugbot)]

Hey usatrooper,

Thanks for your interest in Ubuntu.

Thanks for testing maverick during its development period. Unfortunately it looks like this bug report didn't get attention during the maverick development period. But I see there's not been more comments on the bug since the release, which makes me wonder if this is still an issue for you?

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