On 6 July 2011 21:58, Chris Rowson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I recently bought an Asus X42F laptop computer with a Nehalem Core i3 > M330 CPU with integrated Intel HD GPU. > > I'm finding that it works somewhat better under Windows 7 than under > Ubuntu. For example: > > My son play flash games on the Internet. I've seen a bit of graphical > corruption on a couple of these (under Chrome). > The 'stripy' texture on the iPlayer website background seems to > flicker. As daft as it sounds, it's a bit like when someone with a > stripy suit went on TV in the olden days ;-) > Web browsing in Chrome on Ubuntu feels slower than that on Windows. > > Intel graphics drivers were detected and installed automatically, and > Unity seems to be running properly. > > Can anyone throw any light on what might be happening here. > > It will most likely be with the GPU: I had similar problems with some Dell Vostro 6x00 laptops a few months ago, can't remember the detail now but some Intel HD GPUs aren't properly supported as yet (to my knowledge - I was using 10.10 and haven't tested 11.04). You'd have to get the model number for more specific information. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?"
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