[GM965] Poor performance ubuntu 12.04 on Intel® 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2 [8086:2a00]

[André Lopes]

I have experienced some noticeable differences in performance of the graphics card (Intel® 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2) in Ubuntu to compared with Windows XP.

In Smokin Guns Game, in lowest graphics, could not more than 60 FPS.

In Windows XP, with maximum definition, played games requiring graphics capabilities, such as evalution Pro Soccer 2008 and 2009, FIFA Street, Counter Strike Source, Prince of Persia and GTA San Andreas, and the computer didn't lose performance.

In Ubuntu, the simple game, Smokin Guns ( http://forum.smokin-guns.org/ ), play just 40/60 FPS in lower graphics... In higher quality, some 10/20 FPS.

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ze 1838 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfc500000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1179ff02,00100003 HDA:11c11040,11790001,00100200'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 10
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=37201652-e065-4026-bcfc-f5103aab6b5e
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A200
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
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PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
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ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
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RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
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Tags: precise precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-08 (9 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2007
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dmi.bios.version: V1.70
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[Christopher M. Peñalver (penalvch)]

André Lopes, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Thanks!

[André Lopes (zipatei)]

it's not a bug in the game.

With the same resolution, some computers have a correct behavior.

In some games, for example Smokin Guns for linux, and other games through wine, for example Fifa 99, it appears two black borders (on the left and right side)

The images of the games are something of this kind: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/179/snapshot20100420155909.jpg/sr=1

This only happens in Ubuntu. In Windows XP and Windows Vista that never happened.

[Christopher M. Peñalver (penalvch)]

André Lopes, regarding your Bug Description:

> "...Smokin Guns ( http://forum.smokin-guns.org/ ), play just 40/60 FPS in lower graphics... In higher quality, some 10/20 FPS....but in Ubuntu, games appear with two black bars (one left and one right). When i quit the Smokin Guns Game, Ubuntu resolution change and be bad."

Please do not stack multiple issues into one report. Hence, this report will only focus on the first issue. If you have other issues, please file an additional report.

[André Lopes (zipatei)]

GL_VENDOR: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
GL_RENDERER: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2
GL_VERSION: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Michael Basse (michael-alpha-unix)]

just for your info.

I can reprodue this issue on 12.04. even compiz is slow in some situations, the same for the game which is mentioned here.

on 12.10 i can not reproduce this issue. On that release the performance is fine related to the vga.

[ubuntu-tester (ubuntu-tester)]

RE: graphics card (Intel® 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2) in Ubuntu

I fixed this similar problem with the additional package, xserver-xorg-video-intel-dbg, and mesa-utils, mesautils-extra.

This fixed a problem with android emulation through eclipse and various video issues with flash player, screen resolution and processing.

hope this helps a bit and let us know how you get on...

oh what machine are you using? have you checked the bios settings for esoteric memory handeling too?

[ubuntu-tester (ubuntu-tester)]

also, check out:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA
details a bit about chip set origin, 965 series

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads
https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intel-linux-graphics-installer
various recent downloads
"...
Intel Linux Graphics Installer
Released: 7 Mar 2013
Version: 1.0
Release Notes

Installer for Ubuntu 12.04 - 32 bits
Installer for Ubuntu 12.04 - 64 bits
Installer for Ubuntu 12.10 - 32 bits
Installer for Ubuntu 12.10 - 64 bits
Installer for Fedora 17 - 32 bits
Installer for Fedora 17 - 64 bits
Installer for Fedora 18 - 32 bits
Installer for Fedora 18 - 64 bits
Source Code
...".

"...
Linux GraphicsAbout Linux Graphics
About Intel® Linux* Graphics

Linux* graphics is an ongoing field of interest at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center (OTC). Community contributions range from driver development and refinement to widespread project involvement, with a particular focus on advancing standards for Open Source graphics. Current OTC graphics work covers a broad range of efforts and projects, such as: :

    Kernel driver is the core of the Intel Linux Graphics project, being responsible for all interactions with the hardware, driving different video outputs, mode setting, and converting bits into on-screen visible pixels.
    Mesa is the library responsible for 3D rendering, OpenGL compatibility, GLES and all the 3d-related components of Graphics on Linux and Unix systems
    XF86-Video-Intel, also known as DDX is the driver responsible for the 2D rendering within the X window system
    LibDRM is the middleware responsible for conversations between user applications and kernel driver itself
    Cairo Graphics is the 2D rendering and acceleration library
    VA API is the part of the stack responsible for hardware-accelerated video rendering, pre- and post-processing and output
    Wayland is the ongoing research project on next generation of window systems and composers
...".

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Christopher M. Peñalver (penalvch)]

André Lopes, as per http://www.toshiba.co.uk/innovation/download_bios.jsp?service=UK an update to your computer's buggy, insecure, and outdated BIOS is available (5.60). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.

Also, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible:
1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not perform an apport-collect):
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an improvement or not.
3) Please mark this report Status New.

If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mesa (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]