[gm45] Tearing with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

[Akagi]

Binary package hint: xorg

Two days ago I updated my Lenovo Thinkpad T500 from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic.

Sadly I must observe that the tearing problem at least for the given graphic card is not solved; I still have it.

I read already in boards that there is a link between compiz and tearing effect; but compiz is not activated.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 13 23:03:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: LENOVO 205545G
Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg-root ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xorg
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2153): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2205): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2188): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (nautilus:2281): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 10/30/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6FET50WW (1.20 )
dmi.board.name: 205545G
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6FET50WW(1.20):bd10/30/2008:svnLENOVO:pn205545G:pvrThinkPadT500:rvnLENOVO:rn205545G:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 205545G
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T500
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-16-generic

[lspci]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
     Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2114]

[Akagi (akagi010)]

Hi,

is there any progress concerning this issue?

Best regards!

[Akagi (akagi010)]

Hi,

I updated to Ubuntu 9.10 Lucid (AMD64) today. The problem is still there.

Best regards!

[Akagi (akagi010)]

Hello,

Ok, here a recent update: As of today I can no longer reproduce the tearing (I think by an update this morning).

As far as I am concerned: Please do not touch the drivers anymore ;-)

Best regards!

[Akagi (akagi010)]

Hello,

another update: The tearing disapears when I attach a monitor to my notebook and activate a large virtual desktop. With normal desktop the tearing is still there.

I attach my Xorg.0.log. Hope that helps.

Best regards!

[Chris Wilson (ickle)]

This is not actually a bug, since the configuration you are using is supposed to tear.