11-01-2015, 08:01 PM
Or try 15.10, it's the only Ubuntu that ships with i965-va-driver 1.6.0.
Hopefully, Ubuntu 14.04.04 will come out soon with this driver version.
Btw, the Intel drivers in Ubuntu are official drivers from Intel, right?
I never had an Intel GPU, but I know their official drivers are free (as in freedom), or at least open-source. I don't know why OIBAF doesn't provide this driver in his PPA.
I use OIBAF's PPA by myself.
He recommends installing "mesa-vdpau-drivers", but I don't know why. I didn't notice any performance improvement on my ATI r300 card.
=== Using accelerated video ===
Supported VDPAU drivers: r300, r600, radeonsi, nouveau
I guess it's only for video performance (movies), not video performance as video games for example, but I don't know. You will know better I believe. Just to let you know.
I'll get my next laptop with Intel GPU I guess
Since they provide official free / open-source drivers.
Hopefully, Ubuntu 14.04.04 will come out soon with this driver version.
Btw, the Intel drivers in Ubuntu are official drivers from Intel, right?
I never had an Intel GPU, but I know their official drivers are free (as in freedom), or at least open-source. I don't know why OIBAF doesn't provide this driver in his PPA.
I use OIBAF's PPA by myself.
He recommends installing "mesa-vdpau-drivers", but I don't know why. I didn't notice any performance improvement on my ATI r300 card.
=== Using accelerated video ===
Supported VDPAU drivers: r300, r600, radeonsi, nouveau
I guess it's only for video performance (movies), not video performance as video games for example, but I don't know. You will know better I believe. Just to let you know.
I'll get my next laptop with Intel GPU I guess
Since they provide official free / open-source drivers.