<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"><html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css">p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }</style></head><body style=" font-family:'DejaVu Sans'; font-size:9pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;"> On Monday 01 June 2009 13:34:16 you wrote:> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Mike McGinn <mikemcginn@mcginnweb.net>wrote:> > On Thursday 28 May 2009 01:58:05 pm Derek Broughton wrote:> > > I'm please to be able to report that following a fairly unrelated> > > issue,> >> > I> >> > > installed a 2.6.30-6 kernel from the Karmic repository, the 2.7.1> >> > xserver-> >> > > xorg-video-intel driver from http://ppa.launchpad.net jaunty/main, and> > > enabled UXA in my xorg.conf and the graphics seem to be working well,> >> > now.> >> > > Don't know how reliable it is, and still don't have dual screens, but> >> > it's> >> > > the best I've had for a long time.> > >> > > See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/KernelModeSetting> > > --> > > derek> >> > I was planning to revert to 8.10 this weekend from 8.04. Perhaps I'll try> > this first. Please keep us posted as to your results.> >> >> > --> > Mike McGinn> > No electrons were harmed in sending this message.> > My deeds are my dearest companions. I am the beneficiary of my deeds.> > My deeds are the ground on which I stand.> > "more kidneys than eyes!" "Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit."> > Registered Linux User 377849>> I dualbooted ubuntu 7.10 with 9.04 and the graphics performance on 7.10 on> my intel card (intel 945gm) is much better on 7.10 then on 9.04..ill wait> till the next kernel version and see if there are any changes in video> performance on 9.04>> > --> > ubuntu-users mailing list> > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at:> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users I went back to 8.10 on Friday night, and am now running the two KDE apps I use (Kontact and Konsole) under gnome. I am actually fairly happy with it all now. Funny that I installed from the Kubuntu 8.10 disk only to end up running gnome. I really like the flexibility of this Linux. Since I need my computer for work nearly every day, I am going to wait for a stable and fully working release before I upgrade again. -- Mike McGinnNo electrons were harmed in sending this message.My deeds are my dearest companions. I am the beneficiary of my deeds.My deeds are the ground on which I stand."more kidneys than eyes!" "Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit."Registered Linux User 377849 </body></html>