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