Ubuntu 12.04 Intel 3000 hd issue

Asked by Daniel Sherburn

I have installed Virtualbox and want to implement 3D but I can't for the life get My 12.04 build to recognise I have a Intel 3000 HD so VB would allow me to check the 3D box...

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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installed x and it still doesn't pick up what graphics I have.

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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maybe its the instructions I can't find?

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
#3

I mean to say I have follow the instructions for adding xserver-xorg-video-intel to 12.04...

What should I do now to install the driver...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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In a virtualbox, the hardware is not the Intel GPU, its a virtualized GPU so won't use the intel driver, it will use the virtual video driver which is in a default install.

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
#5

so how do I get 3d?

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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I think the more I look the problem I have the more I see that this a problem with Ubuntu 12.04, my Toshiba C660-1ZN with Intel HD 3000 graphics. I have been to Intel's website and dl'd the drivers but it isn't helping Ubuntu 12.04 pick up the Graphics...

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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I think the more I look the problem I have the more I see that this a problem with Ubuntu 12.04, my Toshiba C660-1ZN with Intel HD 3000 graphics. I have been to Intel's website and dl'd the drivers but it isn't helping Ubuntu 12.04 pick up the Graphics...

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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I have been over to https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers and added the ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates and installed xserver-xorg-video-intel but the System Settings/System/Details still reports " " in Graphics

Driver " "
Experience Standard...

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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lshw -C video

  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 09
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:42 memory:f7800000-f7bfffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:f000(size=64)

glxinfo

name of display: :0.0
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
  Major opcode of failed request: 135 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
  Serial number of failed request: 12
  Current serial number in output stream: 12

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
Release: 12.10
Codename: quantal
Linux toshiba-i5 3.5.0-14-generic #17-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 14 01:12:30 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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Then you aren't using 12.04, you are using the pre-release which is not ready and not stable. I suggest you report a bug

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Daniel Sherburn (futurefjp) said :
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Yes I updated as a last resort to see if the Intel Graphics issue was resolved out of the box...and yes it was...