I’m a Linux newbie, so please assume little deatlled background. I’ve installed Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon 32 bit on my Samsung NP-N102 s netbook, with Intel GMA 3600 integrated graphics, Intel Atom 1.6 GHz CPU 1Gb ram. In Mint I get the popup saying it’s running in software rendering mode, and as a result it’s too slow to play video. In the dual boot Windows 7 Starter edition video runs at an acceptable speed.
I know this is a pretty low-powered machine, but surely the mighty Mint can match anything poor old Windows can do? I’ve done some research online about this, without success. Some people suggest using Mate or XFCE instead of Cinnamon, but I’m reluctant for two reasons; a) I want to learn my way around the Cinnamon version because I may need to help others to use that specific version, and b) I admit I’m not that knowledgeable about the technicalities, but I’m wondering whether the different desktop environments are the critical factor in whether the graphics hardware is recognised and used? I can’t find a Linux driver for the GMA 3600; though some claim there is such a thing, all alleged links are broken, and Intel say they don’t make one.
Has anyone found such a thing or have any other suggestions, please? Thanks in advance.
Jan 12, 2009 Re: intel gma 945 and xorg.conf Using 'intel' instead of 'vesa' you can get widescreen resoultions and also special options. Usually looking up web to find what 'special options' you get with xorg is probably the easiest thing to do.
code Setting scaling mode This can be useful for some full screen applications: $ xrandr -output LVDS1 -set PANELFITTING param where param can be: center: resolution will be kept exactly as defined, no scaling will be made, full: scale the resolution so it uses the entire screen or fullaspect: scale the resolution to the maximum possible but keep the aspect ratio. If it does not work, try: $ xrandr -output LVDS1 -set «scaling mode» param where param is one of «Full», «Center» or «Full aspect».