Guide to Get the Best Performace from the GMA 500

[Spock112]

And here we are with an updated version:
https://edge.launchpad.net/~eee-control/+archive/installer/+files/eeepc-1101ha_0.0.0.2_all.deb

This one has a hackish build-in timer that will be triggered after 40 seconds to install the updated packages. I did test it on my own machine, and it should work properly.

HI,
do you use the gma500/fix repository?
Dose this solve the brightnes-key problem of the eeepc1101ha ... that I mentioned befor?

[jbernardo]

HI,
do you use the gma500/fix repository?
Dose this solve the brightnes-key problem of the eeepc1101ha ... that I mentioned befor?

On my 1101HA the brightness keys now work again...

[aleandrodasilva]

@MFonville your updated deb installs. By reboot all seems to be in order. EEEcontrol is running. I cannot stat if the overclocking is functioning like in the past (is this affecting the bios overclocking or what?).
Blue keys are functioning but:

Fn-F5 runs only sometimes and mostly at beginning when pressed for the first 2 times.

Fn-F2 if you turn off the wireless and then on again, the networkmanager is unable to connect to your net again.

In any case I have to comment like positive the progress. Now eee-control seems to be ok. The blue keys too (more or less). I had the same situation under ubuntu 9.10 but without eee-control. I have to say although that the blue keys were functioning very good also without eee-control under ubuntu 9.10 after some upgrade of the normal software packages.

If you need to experiment other configurations post them here.

@jbernardo

On my 1101HA the brightness keys now work again...

Could you check please if the Fn-F5 runs properly?


Ciao

[jbernardo]

Fn+F5 and Fn+F6 both work well. Unfortunately, I am using the kde 4.5 beta that shows the progress bars but doesn't change the brightness. With 4.4 it worked.

[droidhacker]

The following works great on my VaioP

mplayer -vo vaapi and -ao vaapi vid.avi

But..
When i run gmplayer i would like to use the vaapi setting but there is no option to select this in the 'Video' tab under 'Available Drivers'.
Any tips on how i can use the gui for playing videos?
Cheers

Add it to ~/.mplayer/config

[dasankir]

I need some help.

I'm trying to get hardware acceleration on an
Axiomtek PICO820: http://www.axiomtek.com.tw/Download/...20/PICO820.pdf

I've tryed several times all combinations of 9.04, 9.10, lucazade's script, the ppa, and even mandriva, but whenever the xserver is starting I get a message like this:


(EE)PSB(O): The stolen base is ox3f800000.
(EE)[drm] drm Open failed.
(EE)PSB(O): [dri] DRScreenInit failed.
Disabling DRI.
(EE)[drm] Could not uninstall irq handler
(EE)PSB(O): This driver currently needs DRM to operate

Then Im asked to run in low graphics mode.
The vesa mode runs ok but it performs very bad (Windows 7 with latest intel drivers performs same as bad).

There are some people getting the same error with the same board, and also with a vaio in http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=121579

I'm afraid it might be some bios configuration or hardware compatibility issue such as shared video memory.

Any clue?

[yvesdm3000]

I need some help.

I'm trying to get hardware acceleration on an
Axiomtek PICO820: http://www.axiomtek.com.tw/Download/...20/PICO820.pdf

I've tryed several times all combinations of 9.04, 9.10, lucazade's script, the ppa, and even mandriva, but whenever the xserver is starting I get a message like this:


(EE)PSB(O): The stolen base is ox3f800000.
(EE)[drm] drm Open failed.
(EE)PSB(O): [dri] DRScreenInit failed.
Disabling DRI.
(EE)[drm] Could not uninstall irq handler
(EE)PSB(O): This driver currently needs DRM to operate

Then Im asked to run in low graphics mode.
The vesa mode runs ok but it performs very bad (Windows 7 with latest intel drivers performs same as bad).

There are some people getting the same error with the same board, and also with a vaio in http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?t=121579

I'm afraid it might be some bios configuration or hardware compatibility issue such as shared video memory.

Any clue?

Please check if you have the module 'psb' and if it can be loaded.

-Yves

[PiersHarding]

Removing vbetool seems to help on acer.. haven't tried myself.

Tried removing vbetool to improve the suspend/resume situation - it worked once, but afterwards I repeatedly get the default Lucid desktop background (violet screen of death) - close the lid again and then get the default gdm login/user selection list. When I try and login at this it hangs.

So close, but not quite.

Cheers,
Piers Harding.

[borghal]

Same here on a Vaio P11Z. The /fix-driver works fine but all the mentioned tricks to get sleep/resume going aren't working. It never wakes up, just gives me a blank screen.

I'm sure this'll get sorted out as well; any more information I can provide you with?

Thanks for all the brilliant work you've done!

[dasankir]

Please check if you have the module 'psb' and if it can be loaded.

-Yves

I installed 9.10 again:

1.- Install 9.10 and update

2.- run wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338581/Gma5...pts/poulsbo.sh && sh ./poulsbo.sh with this output: http://pastebin.com/KXjxYaBG

3.- reboot

4.- several screen blinks happen (like changing from text mode to graphic mode)

5.- Appears a message in a window:

(EE) PSB(0): the stolenBase is:0x7f800000
(EE) PSB(0): screnIndex is:0;fbPhys is:0x7f800000; fbsize is:0x007df000
(EE) [drm] drmOpen failed.
(EE) PSB(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.
(EE) [drm] Could not uninstall irq handler.
(EE) PSB(0): This driver currently needs DRM to operate.

6.- Chose to run in low graphic mode

pico820@pico820-desktop:~$ modprobe -l psb
updates/dkms/psb.ko

Xorg.0.log