2013-02-03, 19:59
Hello,
I just installed XBMC on a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS machine and everything seems to work, but I got a horrible frame-rate while showing the main menu (around 10 fps or less). The strange thing is that the CPU-load stays low (<10%) and that the achievable frame-rate depends on the screen resolution. So I assume it has something to do with my graphics card or rather its drivers.
This computer is using integrated Intel graphics, but it should be sufficiently powerful, since I used to have XBMC running on top of Windows and there the frame-rate was good (I never checked the actual number, since I never had a problem).
I already added the ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates ppa, hoping that newer drivers would help, but it didn't change anything. I also switched from the official xbmc ppa to https://launchpad.net/~wsnipex/+archive/xbmc-xvba-frodo, because I read on a thread here that that might help with Intel cards, but no dice.
I'm at my wits' end and hope you can help me or at least point me into the right direction. I'd hate having to install Windows again, to be able to use XBMC.
Here is some information about my system:
uname -a -> "Linux HTPC 3.2.0-37-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 24 15:28:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
lspci -k -> "00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q33 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Device 10fc
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915"
XBMC log -> http://paste.ubuntu.com/1605258/
XBMC screenshot -> http://postimage.org/image/ymu2sngqz/
If there's anything else you need to know, please let me know.
I just installed XBMC on a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS machine and everything seems to work, but I got a horrible frame-rate while showing the main menu (around 10 fps or less). The strange thing is that the CPU-load stays low (<10%) and that the achievable frame-rate depends on the screen resolution. So I assume it has something to do with my graphics card or rather its drivers.
This computer is using integrated Intel graphics, but it should be sufficiently powerful, since I used to have XBMC running on top of Windows and there the frame-rate was good (I never checked the actual number, since I never had a problem).
I already added the ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates ppa, hoping that newer drivers would help, but it didn't change anything. I also switched from the official xbmc ppa to https://launchpad.net/~wsnipex/+archive/xbmc-xvba-frodo, because I read on a thread here that that might help with Intel cards, but no dice.
I'm at my wits' end and hope you can help me or at least point me into the right direction. I'd hate having to install Windows again, to be able to use XBMC.
Here is some information about my system:
uname -a -> "Linux HTPC 3.2.0-37-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 24 15:28:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
lspci -k -> "00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q33 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Device 10fc
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915"
XBMC log -> http://paste.ubuntu.com/1605258/
XBMC screenshot -> http://postimage.org/image/ymu2sngqz/
If there's anything else you need to know, please let me know.