Since installing Ubuntu 12.04, I am experiencing low performance on graphic programs, including video playbacks, etc.
As I have checked the intel driver of mine is already at its latest version. It's really occuring meanwhile playback of videos or web-flash videos (youtube, etc) OS is being logged out automatically and just display an error reporting of Xorg windows for me. I can not actually playback hd videos with the normal frame rate as well.
here are some initiation of my graphic card details :
*-display:0
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 07
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:45 memory:f6c00000-f6ffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:efe8(size=8)
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 07
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f6b00000-f6bfffff
and the intel model:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Edited: A little more information :
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Username Info:
Linux amir-laptop 3.2.0-53-generic-pae #81-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 22 21:23:47 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Xorg info :
ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.4 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
Best Answer
Follow these steps precisely!
Run following command in terminal and
tick
all check boxes under Ubuntu Software and Updates tabs. If already ticked then leave it.then update your repository:
Install
Linux Kernel 3.8.0
by selecting following packages inSynaptic
:you can also install
Kernel 3.8.x
by executing following command:Once installed execute following command to update-grub and reboot your system(be sure to select
Kernel 3.8.0.30
from your grub menu):Before trying to 3rd step I just want you to try 4th step. If it fixes your problem then no need to install latest
Xserver-Xorg
packages so you can skip 3rd step.Install all
-lts-raring
packages forXserver-Xorg
using following command:Why this list is so long because I ensure that you install all
lts-raring
packages forxserver-xorg
. I recommend you to copy and paste it in terminal. It will remove already installed Xserver-Xorg packages which was meant for previous kernel. so pressy
when it prompts to remove such packages.. Run this command to ensure you installed all:Now execute following commands:
If last step shows some error, then execute these commands
sudo apt-get -f install
,sudo apt-get --purge remove
,sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get autoclean
.Then again try to run the command that gives you error. If still it gives you the same error then replace that command with this one:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure $(dpkg -l | awk '{print $2}' | grep 'lts-raring' | tr '\n' ' ')
.Then continue to next:
Then restart your system again:
After reboot your system should work great.
A short description of all steps mentioned above:
1st Step ensures that you'll able to download
lts-raring
packages.In 2nd step you are installing a good stable kernel for your system, you are using so old kernel:
3.2.x
.3rd Step will install
Xserver-Xorg
packages includinggraphics card driver
which is best supported byKernel 3.8.0
4th Step is used to re-configure the packages installed in your system to latest kernel just you installed.
It is not that much tough, I did it without any problem. And my system works great now! If you get any problem or error at any particular step, just reply mentioning that command with the error. I'll be waiting for your reply..