DIGIT-ARC read-only archive · snapshot: July 23, 2026

compiz animations not smooth(intel 945) arch

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/compiz-animations-not-smooth-intel-945-arch.84394/

abhinandh
abhinandh Original post #1
Apr 4, 2008 at 4:41 PM
I use intel driver on a 945 motherboard(gma 950) with 1gig ram and a core2duo

compiz animations are not smooth.what can i do for smoother animations.

xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Option "AIGLX" "true"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "dbe"
Load "GLcore"
Load "extmod"
Load "xtrap"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 280 210 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "PHL"
ModelName "Philips 105S5"
### Comment all HorizSync and VertRefresh values to use DDC:
HorizSync 30.0 - 56.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ColorKey" # <i>
#Option "CacheLines" # <i>
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # <i>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
BoardName "82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"
Option "DRI" "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

ne suggestions???

btw direct rendering enabled.
abhinandh
Apr 5, 2008 at 9:46 AM
solved.(arch linux forums)
by adding
Code:
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "intel"
        Option "DRI" "true"
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
        Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
        Option "ExaNoComposite" "false"
EndSection

thought it may be useful to nebody.
NucleusKore
Apr 5, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Good, I am sure someone will find it handy