Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
@loodjuret. You're probably right, gpu eat less power resulting in a lasting battery, but gtk rendering become too slow for me using compiz.
I think it is related to 8mb mem of gpu used for textures.
@udibuntu
for compiz:
install this deb
sudo apt-get install compiz
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and add in Device section
Option "ExaNoComposite" "true"
save and reboot
for flash alternative:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:klich-lukasz/kleewho
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-mplayer gecko-mediaplayer
open gnome-mplayer settings and tune like the following screenshots:
http://lukaszklich.pl/wp-content/upl...api_output.png
http://lukaszklich.pl/wp-content/upl...5/vaapi_va.png
install this extension for firefox:
http://flvideoreplacer-extension.blogspot.com/
and try youtube
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
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Udibuntu
Guys,
Can you please provide an idiot proof walkthrough for enabling Compiz and the Flash workarounds? Like I don't know where to and how to add n /etc/X11/xorg.conf DEVICE section....
Thanks and respect!
Ok. Here's a summary in how to install Luca's 10.04 psb .iso, how to enable compiz and other fixes found in this thread (correct me if something is wrong). I'm not the expert here. Feel free to copy this and maintain it. Sorry for bad grammar. English is not my first language. ;)
Updated 2010-08-23 16.20
Install
Download Luca's psb-configured .iso using the torrent-link here. Format a USB stick (>= 1 GB) in fat32 using gparted or some other tool. Create live-usb (System -> Administration -> Startup disk creator). Another options is to use 'unetbootin' (available for both linux and windows. Packages are found in ubuntu repos or can be downloaded here).
Reboot, enter BIOS (F2) and change boot order for the devices pressing the '+' key. Make sure the USB is at #1.
Install Luca's .iso like standard Ubuntu 10.04 (select language, partition disk, press next etc).
Update system / reinstall psb-packages
After install, boot into Ubuntu and do this (from terminal):
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get purge psb-kernel-source
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install psb-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config
Reboot.
Enable Compiz
Edit xorg.conf:
Code:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Add 'Option "ExaNoComposite" "true"' to your xorg.conf file. It should look like this:
Code:
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Driver "psb"
Option "ExaNoComposite" "true"
EndSection
Download this dummy package: .deb package and install it with:
Code:
sudo dpkg -i poulsbo-config_0.1.2~1004um3_all.deb
Install compiz:
Code:
sudo apt-get install compiz
Enable compiz:
System -> Preferences -> Visual effects. Select normal or extras. Or modify it using compizconfig-settings-manager
Code:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
And run it from System -> Preferences -> CCSM
Replace Firefox flash player
Replace flash-player for firefox (enabling HD on youtube):
Code:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:klich-lukasz/kleewho
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mplayer-vaapi gnome-mplayer gecko-mediaplayer
Use these settings for gnome-mediaplayer found: here and here (gnome player -> edit -> preferences). Polish (?) but the textfields layout are the same in english.
Download FlashVideoReplacer (Firefox add-on: Tools -> get addons and install)
Video playback fix
Play videos issuing this command:
Code:
mplayer -vo vaapi -va vaapi <filename>.avi
Or follow this tutorial for a more "permanent" fix.
Suggested VLC fix here.
Fix Fn-keys
Edit grub file
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Replace the 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'-line with:
Code:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor"
Update grub:
Reboot.
Fan control
Does nothing to the front-side bus speed in 10.04 unlike aurora jupiter (se next), but (may) improve fan control for Atom Z520 notebooks (confirmed on Asus 1101HA).
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eee-control/eee-control
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install eee-control
Right-click the 'Eee' symbol in the Gnome top panel notification area, goto preferences and make sure 'smart fan control' is enabled.
Aurora Jupiter (for performance mode control)
This is basically a swithcer between different performance modes like eee-control (high performance, medium and powersave). But this one actually works in 10.04 unlike eee-control. However it does not support fan control. In case you'd need the option to either improve battery life (although losing performance) or prefer a higher performance mode this is is a good tool. Don't know if there are any conflicts when having eee-control (fan control) enabled at the same time. I don't use it.
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/jupiter
sudo apt-get update
Install. The package jupiter-support-eee is necessary for the Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) to work on eee.
Code:
sudo apt-get install jupiter
sudo apt-get install jupiter-support-eee
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
@ loodjuret: Does sound work for you with gnome-mplayer? If so did you tweak something regarding audio output? I can't get it to play sound. Any hint would be appreciated, thanks.
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
thanks guys..compiz working in normal mode, i'm still to see how it behaves on my 751.
nome mplayer is missing the option vaapi in video output. i have the mplayer version i installed a couple of weeks ago so that's fine with me.
flash from firefox doesnt work, i get a grey square in the player window.
btw, any reason i cant use shift key question mark...
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
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simplygades
@ loodjuret: Does sound work for you with gnome-mplayer? If so did you tweak something regarding audio output? I can't get it to play sound. Any hint would be appreciated, thanks.
Sound works with youtube, but haven't really tried it that much and not at all with local video files. Audio is a mess on my computer (1101HA). Lots of minor (and major) issues. Stops working from time to time. Headphone jack sense doesn't work very well. Sometimes there is sound in both the internal speakers and the headphones at the same time, and sometimes in only one of them no matter if I plug-in headphones or not. :(
Can sometimes be fixed using 'sudo killall -9 pulseaudio' or rebooting the machine. Extremely annoying. Don't know if this is a pulseaudio related issue, or if it has something to do with the poulsbo SCH (or something else).
I have been experiencing lots of issues with pulseaudio before, but don't dare replacing pulseaudio with alsa altogether right now. Had to reinstall my netbook last time I tried fixing this. Not as convenient anymore (in 10.04) switching between alsa and pulseaudio. Don't like purging meta-packages. ;)
Not sure about the source of these problems or what to do. Lots of people are complaining about bugs in pulseaudio (in 10.04), but this can perhaps also be related to some alsa-plugin or poor HW support aswell. Dunno. Found some bug reports, but no waterproof (and easy) fixes so far.
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
flash replacer needs vaapi option in the gnomemplayer. i dont have this option in the gnome mplayer i just installed per the walkthrou.
also, google earth behaves weird...
and i cant use shift keys, which realy annoys me.
edit - more than annoys, i cant sudo becouse my password has capitals.......
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
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Udibuntu
flash replacer needs vaapi option in the gnomemplayer. i dont have this option in the gnome mplayer i just installed per the walkthrou.
I added it myself, it works.
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Originally Posted by
Udibuntu
also, google earth behaves weird...
Don't know, I haven't tried it yet.
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Originally Posted by
Udibuntu
and i cant use shift keys, which realy annoys me.
Have you checked the keyboard settings? I can't think of something else, never happened to me.
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Originally Posted by
Udibuntu
edit - more than annoys, i cant sudo becouse my password has capitals.......
CAPS LOCK as a temporary way of sudoing?
Maybe someone more experienced has better advice though
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
Could someone help me. After installing the psb drivers I can´t see videos. The sound works but the screen keep black. Mplayer doesn't work either. Thanks
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
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oviguera
Could someone help me. After installing the psb drivers I can´t see videos. The sound works but the screen keep black. Mplayer doesn't work either. Thanks
have you installed mplayer-vaapi? (totem or simple mplayer doesn't work yet)
install mplayer-vaapi using this script
Code:
wget http://kanotix.com/files/fix/mplayer-vaapi-latest.txt && sudo bash ./mplayer-vaapi-latest.txt && echo "export GMA500_WORKAROUND=yes" | tee -a ~/.bashrc
and play files using this
Code:
mplayer -vo vaapi -va vaapi filename.mpg
Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500
@lucazade
You've finally made my a0751h usable!! Thank you so much. I'm eagerly looking forward to Unity, if you ever decide to create a GMA500 .iso of it.