Running in Software Rendering mode!!

[Shunya]

Hello,I'm new to using this OS.I know very little about it.
After installing,I got this notification and it says
"Cinnamon is currently running without video hardware acceleration and as a result,you may observe much higher than normal CPU usage"
I'm on an Intel 8600 , 8gb ram, H310M H motherboard.
How can I resolve this?
Thanks for reading,

[Moem]

Hello, can you please post the result of the following terminal command, and enclose it in code tags? That's the button marked </>.
This is needed for pretty much any question about your system, so it's a good habit to post it straight away.

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inxi -Fxz

[Shunya]

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System:    <Host: sangam-H310M-H Kernel: 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: Gigabyte product: H310M H v: Default string
           Mobo: Gigabyte model: H310M H v: x.x
           Bios: American Megatrends v: F1 date: 02/27/2018
CPU:       Hexa core Intel Core i5-8600 (-MCP-) cache: 9216 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 37152
           clock speeds: max: 4300 MHz 1: 799 MHz 2: 964 MHz 3: 799 MHz
           4: 4111 MHz 5: 799 MHz 6: 799 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 3e92 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: fbdev,intel (unloaded: vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@76.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 4.0, 256 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Device a348 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-38-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 740.2GB (22.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SA400S3 size: 240.1GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3500413AS size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 102G used: 5.3G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.45GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 27.8C mobo: 16.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 211 Uptime: 51 min Memory: 1257.5/7846.0MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

[Shunya]

Hello, can you please post the result of the following terminal command, and enclose it in code tags? That's the button marked </>.
This is needed for pretty much any question about your system, so it's a good habit to post it straight away.

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inxi -Fxz

Thanks for replying.But what should I do next.Oh by the way,the Screen resolution is 1024 x 768 (4:3).

[Moem]

Thanks for replying.But what should I do next.

Just wait a little bit, you've given good information, so someone may very well be able to help you.

[Shunya]

Sorry to Disturb you.But I just logged out and then The screen went black.I restarted the computer but it still remains black.

[Resistor]

Software_Rendering_Mode_Solution
This is for 17.3. I don't know about 18.x

sudo update-rc.d -f mdm remove
sudo update-rc.d mdm defaults

[Shunya]

Should I reinstall ?The screen remains Black!

[Pierre]

sometimes, the easiest option is a straight re-installation.

however, this also assumes that you do have little of value to keep,
and have made few modifications to the original installation.

[Moem]

That's a common problem; most likely video driver related. See here, maybe this will help:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=268316&p=1461994

[Moem]

Software_Rendering_Mode_Solution
This is for 17.3. I don't know about 18.x

sudo update-rc.d -f mdm remove
sudo update-rc.d mdm defaults

From 18.2 on, mdm is not installed.

[Shunya]

That's a common problem; most likely video driver related. See here, maybe this will help:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=268316&p=1461994

I got this when I typed them out.

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start: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist

I waited for a while, and then restarted.The screen still remains Black.

[Moem]

But did it help?

[Shunya]

No.The Screen is still Black.

[Moem]

Okay then. There are lots of relevant problems with solutions posted on this forum; a search on 'black screen after installation' will turn up plenty of results. Reinstallation is always an option, but it will probably not help in this case.

[Shunya]

Oh.I will reinstall it and check again.But if it doesn't help,I will search.
Thanks for helping.

[raspu]

After you reinstall Linux MInt, you should go to the Mint Updater app and install a new kernel, you may want to try the latest 4.15 kernel found in the mint updater app. It is very likely that the built-in gpu in your i5-8600 runs in software rendering mode because it is a very recent CPU and needs an updated graphics driver.
Good luck.

[Shunya]

I'll try that.

[Shunya]

I reinstalled and Updated the Kernel. But it still displays "Running in Software Rendering mode" .

[smurphos]

Can you give a fresh inxi -Fxz following the kernel update?