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Re: Graphics OK, but not great
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:44 pm
by 67GTA
Open a terminal and post the output of
That will tell us what you have under the hood.
Re: Graphics OK, but not great
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:24 pm
by 67GTA
Your have integrated Intel graphics
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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
. The driver for it is i810, but it should already be used/installed by default. You probably won't get stellar performance out of it. Check in the package manager and make sure xserver-xorg-video-intel is installed. Run
in a terminal to make sure direct rendering is enabled.
Re: Graphics OK, but not great
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:09 pm
by eeezzzeee
Another thing you may want to try with regards to watching videos and things is check in the preferences. I kept wondering why videos that played fine in windows would be super light and no contrast when I ran them in Mint. I went into the preferences of my player and found sliders for brightness and saturation etc.. played with those for a few seconds and got it looking just fine. I'm not sure if that is the same problem you are experiencing, but it might be worth a shot to check out.