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Prof. Frink
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 Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:18 pm Post subject: [solved] cinnamon runs in "software rendering mode" |
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Hey,
I recently updated cinnamon to 3.4.6, because of this. But now cinnamon always starts in "software rendering mode" with high cpu usage.
This is my system:
| Code: | #inxi -Fz
Resuming in non X mode: xdpyinfo not found. For package install advice run: inxi --recommends
System: Host: matrix Kernel: 4.9.76-gentoo-r1 x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.4.6 Distro: Gentoo Base System release 2.4.1
Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B75 Pro3 serial: N/A
BIOS: American Megatrends v: P1.90 date: 12/20/2013
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-3570 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
clock speeds: max: 3401 MHz 1: 3400 MHz 2: 3400 MHz 3: 3400 MHz
4: 3400 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
Display Server: X.org 1.19.6 driver: intel
tty size: 79x29 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio: Card Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Def. Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.76-gentoo-r1
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCIE Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1064.2GB (80.0% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST1000DM003 size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ADATA_SP900 size: 64.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 59G used: 49G (87%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb3
ID-2: /boot size: 128M used: 87M (68%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb2
ID-3: /home size: 910G used: 738G (86%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-4: swap-1 size: 8.20GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.5C mobo: 28.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A fan-1: 1020 fan-2: 628 fan-3: 0 fan-4: 1062 fan-5: 0
Info: Processes: 202 Uptime: 56 min Memory: 2625.1/7672.6MB
Init: SysVinit rc: OpenRC runlevel: default
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.55 |
Any ideas how to solve this? The common Linux Mint threads with this issue result in a reinstallation of the system. This of course should not be the solution.
Thank you and best regards,
Frink
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eccerr0r
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Was it working before or were you never using it?
Does your VIDEO_CARDS in your make.conf include "intel i965" ?
Post the contents of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log if this is the case as well as the output of
$ glxinfo|grep render
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Prof. Frink
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| eccerr0r wrote: | Was it working before or were you never using it?
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Yes, with cinnmon-3.0.7-r2 everything was working fine.
| eccerr0r wrote: |
Does your VIDEO_CARDS in your make.conf include "intel i965" ?
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It includes just "intel". I changed it to "intel i965" and recompiled, but with no effekt.
| eccerr0r wrote: |
Post the contents of your /var/log/Xorg.0.log if this is the case as well as the output of
$ glxinfo|grep render |
/var/log/Xorg.0.log and
| Code: | # glxinfo|grep render
direct rendering: Yes
GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer,
GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer,
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Desktop
GL_ARB_compute_shader, GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted,
GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_depth_clamp,
GL_ARB_compute_shader, GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted,
GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_depth_clamp, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap, GL_OES_get_program_binary, GL_OES_mapbuffer
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eccerr0r
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Were you using 3d acceleration with other applications before?
According to glxinfo and your xorg log, it looks like 3d acceleration is working. Is glxgears running at full speed?
What program exactly is reporting that rendering is done in software?
I hope it's not something like what happened to my Gnome3/ATI R200 box where the software explicitly disabled hardware rendering due to hardware code bugs, and thus renders in software with no indication of why until I googled. I ended up switching to xfce on that box because graphics performance was miserable with software rendering; but that's just what I ended up doing...
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hhfeuer
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:42 am Post subject: |
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Check ~/.xsession-errors for messages.
Check if you're in the video group. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Prof. Frink,
What does say?
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Prof. Frink
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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After including "intel i965" to VIDEO_CARDS variable glxinfo -i | grep render reports
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libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
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| eccerr0r wrote: | Were you using 3d acceleration with other applications before?
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I used 3d-applications, yes.
| eccerr0r wrote: |
According to glxinfo and your xorg log, it looks like 3d acceleration is working. Is glxgears running at full speed?
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| Code: | $ glxgears
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
7078 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1415.571 FPS
7090 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1417.906 FPS
6574 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1314.687 FPS
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The CPU usage goes up to 100% while running glxgears.
| eccerr0r wrote: |
What program exactly is reporting that rendering is done in software?
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It's cinnamon itself which reports to be running in "software rendering mode" via libnotify, ever when I login.
| hhfeuer wrote: |
Check ~/.xsession-errors for messages.
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xsession-errors
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Check if you're in the video group.
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I am.
| NeddySeagoon wrote: |
Prof. Frink,
What does
say?
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| Code: | glxinfo | head -n6
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions: |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Prof. Frink,
Your VIDEO_CARDS options are used both by xorg-drivers and mesa to build the right things for your hardware.
mesa understands | Code: | | VIDEO_CARDS="freedreno i915 i965 ilo imx intel nouveau r100 r200 r300 r600 radeon radeonsi vc4 virgl vivante vmware" |
So you need i965 to keep mesa happy.
xorg-drivers understands | Code: | | VIDEO_CARDS="amdgpu apm ark ast chips cirrus dummy epson fbdev fglrx freedreno geode glint i128 i740 i915 i965 impact intel mach64 mga modesetting neomagic newport nouveau nv nvidia omap omapfb qxl r128 radeon radeonsi rendition s3 s3virge savage siliconmotion sis sisusb sunbw2 suncg14 suncg3 suncg6 sunffb sunleo suntcx tdfx tegra tga trident tseng v4l vc4 vesa via virtualbox vmware voodoo" |
It has the same range of intel options. i915 i965 intel.
The error | Code: | | libGL error: failed to load driver: i965 |
is a hint that you either have the wrong VIDEO_CARDS setting, or if its correct, you need to rebuild mesa or xorg-drivers or both.
What does | Code: | | emerge -pv mesa xorg-drivers |
tell?
There will be an * next to the i965 entry if it will be new. i965 needs to be in your VIDEO cards too.
You are right about reinstalling. It won't ever fix Gentoo.
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Prof. Frink
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | Prof. Frink,
The error | Code: | | libGL error: failed to load driver: i965 |
is a hint that you either have the wrong VIDEO_CARDS setting, or if its correct, you need to rebuild mesa or xorg-drivers or both.
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You are absolutely right, I somehow added "intel i915" instead of "intel i965" to the VIDEO_CARDS variable, fixing this, fixed all problems. Thank you all. |
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k9dog
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Check if you need something like vdpau, vaapi to accelerate to be installed. I'm using another architecture (not intel GPU), but having both run machines with AMD and nvidia I seen a bit of trouble. My nvidia need an old legacy driver, I am not sure if there is such a thing for intel, but for me it means I have to limit the major version number. Updates still happen on the minor version number.
My old fit-PC2 (Atom GMA500) also had an intel part, which I never really got running due to lack of support from intel.
Ubuntu page did mention "sudo apt-get install libvdpau-va-gl1 i965-va-driver". Absolutely not sure if that helps. There is also some environment variables that seems to be important. I think mostly for vdpauinfo where you have VDPAU_DRIVER.
In Gentoo we got the use flags, which does ensure features get turned on/off for system and single packages, I'd look for info how to set your card up and check if I can run vdpauinfo. You might find similar things for other distributions where needed. Not sure about Mint.
Arch Linux got some info too. Seems vaapi is mostly used. But not sure vaapi goes much beyond decoding, so I'd look into vdpau too if I was you. I want to refer you to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration if it's not too inappropriate on this forum.
mplayer needs to have decoding features enabled, you need to check what your card supports after vdpau is installed. |
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