Opensuse 12.1 intel Gma X3100 Driver Problem

[alitahriki]

hello everyone
im new at linux and im learning
i have a lenovo thinkpad T61 with gma 965 chipset
how can i enable hardware 3d accerelation? is there a problem about my drivers.and konqueror says this about my system:

OS: Linux 3.1.0-1.2-desktop x86_64
Current user: john@linux-0uvt.site
System: openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64)
KDE: 4.7.2 (4.7.2) “release 5”
Display Info
Vendor: Intel Corporation
Model: 965 GM
2D driver: intel
3D driver: Unknown classic (7.11)

best regards …

[oldcpu]

I took a look at the Thinkwiki to see if it had any hints for your T61 with the 965GM (also known as the X3100): Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 - ThinkWiki but I could not find anything helpful. It notes “The driver supports hardware accelerated 3D via the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI), but only in depths 16 and 24” but provides no setup/tuning hints.

[oldcpu]

You may also wish to peruse this thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/forums/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/467856-intel-gm965-video-not-working.html

[deano_ferrari]

The output is normal, and suggests that 3D acceleration is working. That is just how it gets reported. My (4 yr old) work laptop has the same graphics hardware, with same info reported.

[consused]

Different Intel chipset here on a different lenovo ThinkPad, but the same output as that for driver, and 3D acceleration is working.

[alitahriki]

i dont think its ok but there is lack of performance. kde plasma is annoyingly slow
on same computer with windows everything is smooth.is that normal?

[oldcpu]

@alitahriki

i dont think its ok but there is lack of performance. kde plasma is annoyingly slow
on same computer with windows everything is smooth.is that normal?

Did you check the log file ? Take a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log … any errors of note there ? If you wish others to look at this file’s contents, post it on SUSE Paste and copy the web URL/address you are given and post only that address/link here.

[consused]

@alitahriki

i dont think its ok but there is lack of performance. kde plasma is annoyingly slow
on same computer with windows everything is smooth.is that normal?

As well as checking Xorg.0.log, how much main memory installed on your lenovo? Try disabling desktop effects in the KDE settings to see how that affects performance, and let us know.

[alitahriki]

@oldcpu

Did you check the log file ? Take a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log … any errors of note there ? If you wish others to look at this file’s contents, post it on SUSE Paste and copy the web URL/address you are given and post only that address/link here.

here it is: URL: SUSE Paste
also i have 4gb of ram and t7300 cpu

[consused]

Thanks for the info. Plenty of memory etc. What about the desktop effects I mentioned?

I cannot see anything obviously wrong in the Xorg.0.log, in fact the video driver messages look positively normal.

Direct rendering (DRI2) is enabled (line 267). You can also check direct rendering (yes/no) by entering the command glxinfo in a terminal (scrollback to beginning of report). You should therefore have 3D acceleration being used for best performance.

You could also run glxgears in a terminal. Do the gears rotate smoothly? It’s not a benchmark, but anything under 60 FPS on your machine could indicate a problem.