Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Hi everyone,
Basically I have an old-ish laptop that's very small and I decided to put Ubuntu Netbook edition on it.
Having overcome various difficulties getting it installed, I have no come across another problem - the Netbook UI is very slow.
The laptop has an Intel 855 GPU, and I had to enable Ubuntu i915 drivers to stop it crashing at boot (input i915.modeset=1).
There is a patch here:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubunt...b6779e044d6afb
that apparently is for this very problem (slow UI) but being new to linux I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how to put it in.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
I can't remember if Ubuntu uses YUM or APT as it's application manager, but if that patch is available through the packages manager it is just a case of either using the GUI application manager or a command line like
Code:
# yum install package_name
If it isn't in the package manager, the download and install process is usually described in either a README file or on the site you are downloading from.
Edit:
Just looked at the link you posted - that isn't the code or the download site - it is the Ubuntu fork of the debian kernel development site. (Ubuntu is based on the debian distribution (or distro).
So the fix will be incorporated in a future release of the Kernel, which you will be able to download (possibly automatically) when it is released - using the package manager.
There may be a patch but I haven't had a search for it.
Sorry this isn't really the answer you were probably looking for. If I get some time over the W/E I'll try and look into it a bit more - but I'm not particularly familiar with Ubuntu (or debian)
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Ubuntu is;
Code:
apt-get install <packagename>
Just so I understand fully, you're trying to load a patch that'll make the Ubuntu NE GUI quicker?
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
If all you want to do is force modesetting for the i915 module, all you have to do is use your text editor to open a file in /etc/modprobe.d.. say.. /etc/modprobe.d/forcemodesetting.conf, and put the following in it:
Code:
options i915 modeset=1
Then reboot.
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
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Originally Posted by
mycarsavw
Ubuntu is;
Code:
apt-get install <packagename>
Just so I understand fully, you're trying to load a patch that'll make the Ubuntu NE GUI quicker?
Yes I guess so, something about enabling MCHBAR on the i915 chipset - apparently a few people were having problems with it being really slow.
Quote:
If all you want to do is force modesetting for the i915 module, all you have to do is use your text editor to open a file in /etc/modprobe.d.. say.. /etc/modprobe.d/forcemodesetting.conf, and put the following in it:
Code:
options i915 modeset=1
Then reboot.
Put that one in already, that's the only reason the screen actually works :O_o1:
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
You have to patch the kernel - that's not something for beginners to even attempt imho.
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/28308/
The patch itself is at the end of the messages.
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Agreed, look for an appropriately patched ppa on launchpad, and use their kernel packages instead.
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
You're forcing modesetting on? Odd, the kernel package changelogs suggest the opposite approach:
* SAUCE: i915 KMS -- support disabling KMS for known broken devices
- LP: #563277
* SAUCE: i915 KMS -- blacklist i855
- LP: #511001, #541511, #563277
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Well this seems to have become far too difficult for me to deal with, being a linux noobie. Quite liking it so far though! And thanks for your help explaining things.
Last question - Ubuntu or Windows 7?! What do you think?
(Intel Centrino 1.1 GHz, 512 Ram, 60gb HDD)
Thanks as always
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Win7 is a great Operating System, so i'd probably vouch for that if you are willing / able to afford, however Ubuntu is clearly free, so why not both?
Edit: Just realised you said 512Mb RAM. Win7 may well run, but it wouldnt be a good fit. Either fit more memory, or Linux all the way.
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
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Originally Posted by
MSIC
Win7 is a great Operating System, so i'd probably vouch for that if you are willing / able to afford, however Ubuntu is clearly free, so why not both?
Edit: Just realised you said 512Mb RAM. Win7 may well run, but it wouldnt be a good fit. Either fit more memory, or Linux all the way.
Great, thank you for the advice!
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Just for info, on my Acer Aspire One with the usual Atom 1.6 (so overall a weaker system than a Centrino 1.1 Ghz setup) I upgraded my standard 512MB with an extra 1 Gig, thinking that it would be useful.
Under Ubuntu NBR (firstly 9.04, then 9.10, and now 10.04) the 'System Monitor' application shows me that I can have firefox open with a few tabs, banshee running in the background playing tunes, skype running in the background, and it never goes above about 300 MB used.
All in all, the extra 1 Gig was a complete waste really (although i havent removed it, it makes me feel better that its there! LOL).
Re: Ubuntu Patching - Help please!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
MSIC
Just for info, on my Acer Aspire One with the usual Atom 1.6 (so overall a weaker system than a Centrino 1.1 Ghz setup) I upgraded my standard 512MB with an extra 1 Gig, thinking that it would be useful.
Under Ubuntu NBR (firstly 9.04, then 9.10, and now 10.04) the 'System Monitor' application shows me that I can have firefox open with a few tabs, banshee running in the background playing tunes, skype running in the background, and it never goes above about 300 MB used.
All in all, the extra 1 Gig was a complete waste really (although i havent removed it, it makes me feel better that its there! LOL).
Really appreciate that input, thank you. I was wondering whether to put another 512mb in there, seems to be relatively expensive though. You also answered another question I was thinking about - how this would compare to a cheap-ish netbook. Basically I have a 10.4" Vaio - so it's very small - but it also has the benefit of a DVD-RW drive. Pleased that it would stand up well to a new netbook!