That improvement is due to the bleeding edge drivers and really didnt have alot to do with kms as i found out. So i reverted back to !#9.04 and gave the drivers a shot and they worked so I thought I should share the hardware info so others would know.
First My Intel GPU is:
Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
How to get the drivers -
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.lst
paste in these lines -
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu jaunty main
To get the keys I used a script I found on Popey's blog.
Then,
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Thats it. Nothing more. Just restart and watch ur graphics improve. The improvement is UXA. You can find information about UXA in jaunty here.
You may also want to try kernel mode setting. A really good how-to is here.
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I agree with you on the Ubuntu direction change. It's been the same situation with them ever since Dapper. Every release they add some new features and inherently cause instability. It gives me the creeps kinda like new Windows releases. But, i still find my self using Ubuntu for various things.
Also, the GnomeShell as default would be awesome. I tried it once on a netbook and loved it. I wonder how easy it is to reconfigure and do custom layouts?
Im not sure if shell is very configurable at all to be honest i am definitely going to look into the possibility of themes in shell though.
nice mang, we'll collab on that note. I saw your post on EduBuntu. YEah, I'd stay away from that bsht. U being a fellow crunchbanger will never be satisfied withought any l33tness installed. I'm currently workin on corbonix, an ubuntu based distro preserving l33tness and for a fellow students maybe you'll wanna be a dev as well. Check my blog later this weak for my script. I was gonna use funtoo cuz of all the kitchen sink stuff already installed for programming in school but realized it's to time consuming. Then went to BSD after reading Jan's BSD mag about student BSD usage, but realized it's the same situation to much source based management to get the tools we need. The next logical idea was Arch, but since those guys are fixed on bleeding edge, it leads to instability which you don't need when you got a paper do. So I'm doing the slightly undone and making a more l33t ubuntu package for CS students.
Currently, it's wrote for hardy, and will move to lucid after it's released possibly after *.01.
Nywayz, if you wanna test it/ (VM or whatever) give it your five cents fork it or whatever feel free.
Here's teh concept, configs/ppa stuff via git. Live CD's using puppy's woof build system possibly for maximum portability. Very l33t colors/tools. Lightweight apps, CLI preferred if functional.
I got an idea for maybe a terminal/browser/menu interface for the first virtual desktop and possibly sticky, using gnomeshell/ clutter.
Laterz
ill give it a look see soon as i can work load a bit heavy at the moment thanks for all the positive feedback. Honestly I don't mind bleeding edge as long as the stability of the bleeding edge is tested and works for me. My laptop with the intel graphics in this article was stepped on by my daughter and now has the most beautiful black splash paint screen. Im ordering a ThinkPad sl 410 on friday it has 4500 hd in it so I plan to continue with intel studies. (for some reason i really like intel, never have been much of a gamer and nvidia and ati just seem to be way too much for what i do.) At the moment I am doing some serious planning on what it will run. I hope to get out of testing os and stick with a good one.
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