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    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

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    Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

    Quote Originally Posted by Udibuntu View Post
    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:
    Code:
    sudo 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
    Last edited by loodjuret; August 23rd, 2010 at 03:34 PM.

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    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.

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    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...

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    Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

    Quote Originally Posted by simplygades View Post
    @ 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.
    Last edited by loodjuret; August 23rd, 2010 at 02:45 PM.

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    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.......

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    Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

    Quote Originally Posted by Udibuntu View Post
    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.

    Quote Originally Posted by Udibuntu View Post
    also, google earth behaves weird...
    Don't know, I haven't tried it yet.

    Quote Originally Posted by Udibuntu View Post
    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.
    Quote Originally Posted by Udibuntu View Post
    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

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    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

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    Re: Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

    Quote Originally Posted by oviguera View Post
    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

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    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.

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