Updated and Optimized Ubuntu Free Graphics Drivers

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Originally Posted by oibaf

Yes, I am just providing the -intel default here, no SNA forcing.

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Thank you, so I presume its safe to enable it via xorg, if so how can we disable vsync to get glxgears to do more than 60fps?

I think you can just disable GLXVBlank in xorg.conf (Option "GLXVBlank" "False"), which is probably in the Device section.

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Originally Posted by AlbertP

I think you can just disable GLXVBlank in xorg.conf (Option "GLXVBlank" "False"), which is probably in the Device section.

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Thanks will give that a try.

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Originally Posted by linuxforall

Thank you, so I presume its safe to enable it via xorg, if so how can we disable vsync to get glxgears to do more than 60fps?

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You can disable it with .drirc file in your home
<driconf>
<device screen="0" driver="dri2">
<application name="Default">
<option name="vblank_mode" value="0" />
</application>
</device>
</driconf>

Consider vblank_mode option 0 or 1 disable vblank, 2 or 3 enable it; you need to reboot after the configuration of .drirc file.

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Originally Posted by dentaku65

You can disable it with .drirc file in your home
<driconf>
<device screen="0" driver="dri2">
<application name="Default">
<option name="vblank_mode" value="0" />
</application>
</device>
</driconf>

Consider vblank_mode option 0 or 1 disable vblank, 2 or 3 enable it; you need to reboot after the configuration of .drirc file.

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Thanks.

Will give this a try, so far xorg edit seems to be holding.

Any chance for this ppa to host the latest released intel-vaapi driver 1.19, it has many improvements over the one thats included in Ubuntu 12.10, that one is version 1.17

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by linuxforall

Any chance for this ppa to host the latest released intel-vaapi driver 1.19, it has many improvements over the one thats included in Ubuntu 12.10, that one is version 1.17

Thanks.

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I can easily backport 1.19 as soon as it's in Debian, currently still at 1.17: http://packages.debian.org/source/si...l-vaapi-driver

If you care you may ask the Debian maintainer to update to 1.19.

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Originally Posted by oibaf

I can easily backport 1.19 as soon as it's in Debian, currently still at 1.17: http://packages.debian.org/source/si...l-vaapi-driver

If you care you may ask the Debian maintainer to update to 1.19.

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Thank you very much, it would be really nice.

I gave it a try again. Unsuccess: with Radeon driver on HD5770 I got mixed results. While some loads are really faster, better and so on, in Xonotic it got horribly broken. While usual FPS is about matching with screen FPS, it can drop as bad as 2FPS on some scenes. Which makes xonotic really unplayable.

So I had to revert this driver to stock. Probably it haves something to do with these tests and these patches. Looks like I got hit by the very same problem during test run.

xswat ppa has the latest intel-vaapi driver version 1.19, would truly appreciate if this can be ported to the ppa as I would really not like to add another ppa related to video stack.

TIA