topic title: [help] new laptop
Posts: 73
zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#1
hello ive got a new laptop a lenovo b50-80

running antix 15 1 386

cpu: i3 5010u 2GHz 3MB cache
ram: 4GB

wifi works

sound works after i select intel pch, but doesent work in iceweasel on youtube html5, only flash version, can this be solved ?

video seems to be intel hd 5500 integrated straight on the cpu wich looked better than my ati mobility 4650 discrete but cs 1 6 is unplayable
i tried live boot and the ssd from other laptop should i reinstall should i change video driver?
or is the gpu that crappy?

zz@acer:~
$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics (rev 09)
zz@acer:~
$ glxinfo|grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 256 bits)
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL extensions:
zz@acer:~



please help
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#2
You graphics are falling back to software rendering in OpenGL, which is why your CounterStrike frame rates stink.

Broadwell based chips can be problematic. you could try to update the xserver-xorg-video-intel package to the one in jessie-backports.

You could also try the 64 bit antiX-16 beta 5, which I believe already has the updated driver, and see if it works better for you.
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url was:"https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-linux/files/Testing/antiX-16/antiX-16-b5_x64-full.iso/download"
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
Run the newest kernel you can find also would be another step to take.

For the html5 no sound thing.

I fixed it once editing about:config>media in icewesel. Changed something from false to true or true to false.

But I can't remember exactly what I did. Just giving you and other members a search idea for that .
Posts: 73
zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#4
counter strike fps is 35-40 on antix 15.1
i booted antix 16b5 386, as a frugal install, fps<30


trying to update kernel, bear with me please
apt-cache search linux-image
apt-get install linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
update-grub

when installing stage i get

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apt-get install linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  linux-firmware-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 185 not upgraded.
Need to get 41.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 177 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/ jessie/main linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp i386 4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3 [7,185 kB]
Get:2 http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/ jessie/main linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp i386 4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3 [34.4 MB]
Fetched 41.6 MB in 1min 34s (441 kB/s)                                         
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp.
(Reading database ... 116691 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp_4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp (4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp_4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp (4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3) ...
Setting up linux-headers-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp (4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3) ...
Setting up linux-image-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp (4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp-3) ...
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/ndiswrapper/1.59/build/make.log for more information.
: Unable to find an initial ram disk that I know how to handle.
Will not try to make an initrd.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-4.0.5-antix.3-486-smp...
P: Updating /boot/extlinux/linux.cfg...
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background: /usr/share/wallpaper/back.jpg
Found background image: /usr/share/wallpaper/back.jpg
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.8-antix.2-486-smp
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.0.5-antix.3-486-smp
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.0.5-antix.3-486-smp
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin
done
what are those errors and warnings

edit: now im on 4.4.8 still no change in fps
trying antix16b5 x64, does it matter if i run a frugal install, or should i install normally?

edit:
antix15.1/386/kernel 4.4.8

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sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg-video-intel is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 185 not upgraded.
i cant play cs 1.6 on x64 cause im unable to install 386 libs dependencies, thats another story, never could
but i can tell its working cause when i quickly move the window, its fast, on antix 15 moving windows or scrolling lags

it seems on antix15 i have xorg 2.21

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dpkg-query -l 'xserver-xorg-video-intel*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                            Version              Architecture         Description
+++-===============================-====================-====================-===================================================================
ii  xserver-xorg-video-intel        2:2.21.15-2+b2       i386                 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
and on antix16 i have xorg 2.99

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dpkg-query -l 'xserver-xorg-video-intel*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  xserver-xorg-v 2:2.99.917-2 amd64        X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9x
can i get xorg video intel 2.99 for antix 15?
Last edited by zpimp on 06 Jun 2016, 16:36, edited 2 times in total.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#5
Try the deb from here:


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/pool/dev/x/xserver-xorg-video-intel/"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/poo ... deo-intel/"
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Posts: 73
zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#6
i installed 2.99 with command, forgot about it
sudo apt-get -t jessie-backports install xserver-xorg-video-intel
now i can enter the game but cs1.6 freezes after bots join
and zandronum (doom2) dosent work in opengl, also freezes
sometimes i can change to another console to kill the process, and once i saw this, dont know what it means

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[drm:i915_set_reset_status [i915]] *ERROR* gpu hanging too fast, banning
now also freezed on desktop, no game opened, changed console, another error

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DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 3
DMAR:[DMA Read] Request device [00:02.0] fault addr fdb1b000
DMAR:[fault reason 05] PTE Write access is not set
edit:
i might have solved it
after finding some stuff about sna/uxa rendering on intel gpus (i had sna, changed to uxa)

========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://askubuntu.com/questions/225356/how-can-i-enable-the-sna-acceleration-method-for-intel-cards-under-ubuntu-12-04"
linktext was:"http://askubuntu.com/questions/225356/h ... untu-12-04"
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default booting was kernel 4.4.8 wich didnt boot, got in x and only showed cursor arrow with black background
then i thought i boot kernel 4.0.5 and it was working, i was finally able to play all my crap
cs1.6 stayed at 100fps, zandronum on opengl 1024x768 60fps, would drop, but most hovered around 40

those 2 errors seem to be intel gpu related
so the solution seem to be kernel 4.0.5 / xorg 2.99 / uxa rendering
will reinstall clean, and report back

radeon driver (leftover cause i didnt reinstall) says i have 1gb VRAM and 1gb VTT memory ready
this leaves me 2.41gb
can this memory be modified from whithin the OS, i dont have any options in bios

now if you can explain what will happen in the future
why doesent 4.4.8 work, would newer kernels work, would antix16 kernel work (4.10 was it)
would 386 still be supported by antix linux
wil antix16 386 , get the 2.99 intel xorg driver?

from your experience
would you keep this laptop broadwell i3-5010u with GPU on die? or should i change it?
will it work easier in the future with linux/antix?


it seems its enough performance for me
iirc intel video driver is open source, and we should probably see improvements
im just thinking about the weirdness of intel gpus

thank you all very very much for your help
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#7
from your experience
would you keep this laptop broadwell i3-5010u with GPU on die? or should i change it?
will it work easier in the future with linux/antix?
From my experience? If the price was right and you are happy with it. Keep it.
But I am a stubborn cuss and do not accept defeat easily. __{{emoticon}}__
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zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#8
i solved the ram problem, only 2.41gb of ram usable by installing pae kernel
is there posibility in the future, for antix 386 to include pae-kernel and xserver-xorg-video-intel 2.99 ?
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Dave
Joined: 20 Jan 2010
#9
Maybe this is a silly question, however.....
Why not use the 64 bit version for that laptop ?
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zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#10
i cant install 386 dependencies, needed for counter strike 1.6 and possibly other stuff
edit: i dont know how, i tried a couple of times, didnt work
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Dave
Joined: 20 Jan 2010
#11
Multiarch does not work?
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#12
are you running CS from steam or on its own?
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zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#13
its ripped from steam, just unpack and play
i added some needed .so libs in the directory and bots
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#14
zpimp wrote:its ripped from steam, just unpack and play
i added some needed .so libs in the directory and bots
I setup up half-life 2 once, and I remember having to manually install some libraries. i'll see if I can find my notes and post back.