How can I use 'newer' version of Intel X drivers?

[Christopher Kelley]

> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> From: derek at pointerstop.ca
> Subject: Re: How can I use 'newer' version of Intel X drivers?
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:16:23 -0300
> 
> Vincent Arnoux wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 22:49, Chris G<cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> >> Can anyone tell me how I go about getting the newer Intel display
> >> drivers please.
> > 
> > Hi,
> > For my part, I simply installed 2.6.30 Linux kernel:
> > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30/linux-
> image-2.6.30-020630-generic_2.6.30-020630_i386.deb
> > and
> > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.30/linux-
> headers-2.6.30-020630_2.6.30-020630_all.deb
> 
> And not the 2.7.1 intel driver?  I'm pretty sure you need both.  I got the 
> driver by adding this ppa:
> 
> $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg.list
> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu jaunty main
> -- 
> derek
> 
> 
Do you get better openGL accelleration with these new drivers? OpenGL goes incredibly slow on my ubuntu 9.04 (kernel 2.6.28)

--cj
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