[ltp] Re: Ubuntu Hardy: Intel video driver slow/broken on Thinkpad X41

[Shannon McMackin]

Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV wrote:
> I've got a Thinkpad X41 tablet with an Intel 915 video chip.  I've just
> installed Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and have noticed that (among the *rest* of
> the bugs) that 3D performance has dropped markedly compared to the
> previous Ubunto (Gutsy 7.10).
> 
> I realized that 3D isn't going to be fast on an X41, but I observe that
> certain apps that used to run acceptably (celestia, some of the OpenGL
> screensavers, Google Earth) now display a single frame per second or
> less - making them totally unusable.
> 
> Anyone else having 3D issues with Hardy on an X41?  (Or on any other
> Thinkpad with Intel video?)  
> 
I have a T61 with the Intel 965GM and this release has been the best 
yet... I don't do much 3D, so that might make a big difference...