Everything slow since update

[EricDHH]

12.04 stable i386 on ibm thinkpad t42, updated from 11.10 on 03.28.12

xserver-xorg-v 1:6.14.99~git2

Since update all graphics is really really slow. The unity dashboard crawls block by block over 3 seconds to fully open. The unity panel crawls slowly in. Videos in firefox displays a 1 fps picture show. with floating waves through the picture. Desktop window movement ist struggly like a picture show.
This laptop is on ubuntu since 8.04 and was through all releases fast in graphics. Will try fglrx now

eric@calliope:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4

eric@calliope:~$ glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
162 frames in 5.0 seconds = 32.336 FPS
167 frames in 5.0 seconds = 33.312 FPS
168 frames in 5.0 seconds = 33.557 FPS

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,place,gnomecompat,snap,compiztoolbox,regex,animation,expo,vpswitch,workarounds,mousepoll,move,session,ezoom,wall,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
 Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
 dmesg: write failed: Broken pipe
Date: Sun Apr 29 08:56:44 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-04-29 00:04:47,353 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] [1002:4e50] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: IBM Device [1014:0550]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110318)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: IBM 2373L77
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
 Socket 1:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
 Socket 1:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=265657cc-52fe-4949-a656-85349633268a ro quiet splash elevator=noop vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 )
dmi.board.name: 2373L77
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn2373L77:pvrThinkPadT42:rvnIBM:rn2373L77:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2373L77
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T42
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Further checkups: The fglrx did not support the m10 radeon mobility anymore, so this is no solution. Tested xorg-edgers, but with no positive results to the speed problems. Every movement occurs in visible refresh waves. Dash took 3 seconds to open.

Sync to vblank does not matter, no difference if it is switched on or off.

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Try this: Open firefox, go to youtube and start a video. Now open the unity panel and click to dash.

Result: The video goes stutter, the sound is distorted and fragmented while dash took 3 seconds so slowly appear.

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

News: The described bug is hard related to the radeon m10 9600 graphics. On the thinkpad x41 with nearly same hardware but intel i915 graphics none of upper problems appears. Videos playing on, dash jumps in when clicked and nothing stutter.

Thinkpad T41 with radeon mobilty is affected

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Does unity 5.12-0ubuntu1.1 help. It contains a fix for poor OpenGL performance.

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