Tag Archives: Xorg

Intel Graphic cards, Linux, Xorg and UXA performance boost

For people having Intel graphic chipset under Gnu/Linux, performance using 3D applications or Compiz-* window manager effects has always been a problem. Intel drivers for Xorg never gave problems but have also never been brilliant. I always looked around searching for xorg.conf tuning configuration entries. Today I was simply browsing Ubuntu Wiki and discovered the

Fedora 10, thank you very much! (macbook review and fixes)

I’ve never been a big fan of rpm-based Gnu/Linux distributions, since I’ve always preferred the stability of Debian and Debian based distros, with their great dpkg system. The problem with Debian on Macbooks is that I do not see both the stability and performance anymore, as I have to use Lenny/Sid. Etch is too old

Testing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) beta on a Macbook (updated!)

It’s a very long time since I abandoned Ubuntu, 1 year and 9 months being precise, although I continued to use Ubuntu derived distros. I decided today to give Ubuntu 8.10 beta a try. Obviously, every time I decide to try a Gnu/Linux distribution it happens that a new release comes out: I downloaded Alpha

Installare XGL con schede ATI

Dopo settimane di tentativi, e di forum spulciati, sono finalmente riuscito a far funzionare Xgl sul mio portatile con una scheda video ati mobility x300. Questa guida dovrebbe funzionare per tutte le schede video ATI, in particolare, per le schede serie x****, leggere bene anche la fine dell’how-to Le informazioni per questo how-to sono state

Vlos 1.2 – Quando le distro meno famose riescono bene

A volte bisogna dare spazio e provare qualcosa di poco conosciuto ma che promette bene. In questo caso, ho dato spazio alla semi-sconociuta distro Vlos 1.2, conosciuta come VidaLinux (http://desktop.vidalinux.com). E’ una distribuzione otimizzata per molte piattaforme, nel mio caso i686. L’installer che utilizza é Anaconda, sfruttato da RedHat e poi Fedora. L’installazione é quindi