On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 00:56 +0000, truetype wrote:
> Thanks cjcox, Very helpful indeed.
> I will look into editing the xorg.conf and applying your suggestions
> when I get a free minute or two.
>
> I already had the Option “XAANoOffscreenPixmaps” “true” enabled. I
> selected it in sax2 after reading around somewhere.
> It’s interesting though, That I noticed that it creates artifacts
> behind the systray icons in kde4, Which look really messy. The icons
> just don’t have transparent backgrounds if I disable it but that’s to
> do with a bug that’s not relevant here. In case your’e interested, It’s
> something to do with kde4’s systray, Which is somekind of workaround
> that one of the kde developers have had to do and the guy who did the
> last fix doesn’t even like the systray. I don’t think he even uses it.
> Anyway it’s something that the kde people are going to discuss at their
> konference and try to come up with a solution to.
>
> I also have the xvideo option enabled. I added that one too. Not sure
> if it’s improved anything.
>
> I don’t have an entry for Option “AccelMethod” “XAA”
Seems that EXA support is something sort of new to the Intel
driver (??)
I had more problems with EXA.
>
> or
>
> Option “AccelMethod” “EXA” in xorg.conf but I assume that it is
> defaulting to EXA which is the new method as XAA is now depreciated. So
> this might be the fix I’m looking for. However, I am not sure, If it
> does fix the problem, I then need to think about what happens if I
> update xorg and XAA is dropped. Atleast if I try it I can get to that
> bridge when I come to it.
> I’ll see if I get any better results from glx gears and post them up.
>
> You are dead right about the ubuntu forums, I found it using google.
> You won’t find me lurking round there!
>
> I haven’t tried plugging a monitor into the external output yet so I’ll
> try that also to see if I’m getting the same thing.
> I was actually considering using a larger screen if the driver can
> handle a larger resolution.
>
> Lastly, I can’t use the XV output plugin to play video at all in xine.
> The screen just stays blue so it doesn’t seem to work with my card. Do
> you think it should?
I would think so… but I don’t truly know. With all the hype
about Intel’s involvement in Xorg I was expecting something really
great… instead I was greatly disappointed.
>
> That’s why I have been using the xshm output plugin.
Works best for using composite with certain features… obviously
makes your display networkable as well… and dual monitors… etc.
etc… Using the Intel driver reminds me a lot of how well the
Nvidia driver worked… 5+ years ago.
>
> Thanks for the help cjcox, Rep added.
Hey… thanks… I usually say something bad, tick off the moderators
and get a reputation bomb hurled at me 
Perhaps an Intel engineer will do that?