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fturco
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 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:21 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] Performance issues in KDE Plasma with Intel GPU |
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I'm using KDE Plasma on a 10-year old desktop computer with an integrated Intel GPU.
I use SDDM as my login manager. Both the login prompt and the lock screen are terribly slow, for example when you need to type the password.
I also have another problem which may be related. When using the Falkon web browser, the page slows down a lot when playing certain videos.
Maybe there is some underlying problem concerning hardware acceleration.
Some useful informations:
| Code: | $ glxinfo -B
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
Vendor: Intel Open Source Technology Center (0x8086)
Device: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Q35 (0x29b2)
Version: 19.0.0
Accelerated: yes
Video memory: 384MB
Unified memory: yes
Preferred profile: compat (0x2)
Max core profile version: 0.0
Max compat profile version: 1.4
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 2.0
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Q35
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 19.0.0-rc5
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 2.0 Mesa 19.0.0-rc5
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 1.0.16 |
In /etc/portage/make.conf I have:
| Code: | | VIDEO_CARDS="intel i915" |
| Code: | $ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) |
User "sddm" is in the "video" group:
| Code: | $ groups sddm
video sddm |
My user is in the "video" group, too:
| Code: | $ groups fturco
audio cdrom floppy input lp lpadmin plugdev portage scanner usb users video wheel kvm fturco |
Package versions:
| Code: | $ emerge -pv mesa xf86-video-intel xorg-drivers xorg-server
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] media-libs/mesa-19.0.0_rc5::gentoo USE="classic dri3 egl gbm gles2 lm_sensors wayland -d3d9 -debug -gallium -gles1 -llvm -opencl -osmesa -pax_kernel -pic (-selinux) -test -unwind -vaapi -valgrind -vdpau -vulkan -xa -xvmc" VIDEO_CARDS="i915 intel (-freedreno) -i965 (-imx) -nouveau -r100 -r200 -r300 -r600 -radeon -radeonsi (-vc4) -virgl (-vivante) -vmware" 0 KiB
[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.20::gentoo INPUT_DEVICES="libinput -elographics -evdev -joystick -keyboard -mouse -synaptics -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="i915 intel -amdgpu -ast -dummy -fbdev (-freedreno) (-geode) -glint -i965 -mga -nouveau -nv -nvidia (-omap) -qxl -r128 -radeon -radeonsi -siliconmotion (-tdfx) (-tegra) (-vc4) -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo)" 0 KiB
[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.20.3:0/1.20.3::gentoo USE="glamor ipv6 systemd udev wayland xorg -debug -dmx -doc -kdrive -libressl -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -suid -unwind -xcsecurity -xephyr -xnest -xvfb" 0 KiB
[ebuild R ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-intel-2.99.917_p20180214-r1::gentoo USE="dri sna udev -debug -dri3 -tools -uxa -xvmc" 0 KiB
Total: 4 packages (4 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 KiB |
Some relevant kernel options:
| Code: | CONFIG_DRM=y
CONFIG_DRM_I915=m
CONFIG_AGP=y
CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=m |
| Code: | # eselect opengl list
Available OpenGL implementations:
[1] xorg-x11 * |
X11 errors:
| Code: | # grep "(EE)" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 26.767] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 26.767] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 2599.050] (EE) client bug: timer event2 debounce short: offset negative (-0ms)
[ 4660.102] (EE) client bug: timer event2 debounce short: offset negative (-0ms) |
X11 warnings:
| Code: | # grep "(WW)" /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 26.328] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[ 26.328] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 26.328] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[ 26.328] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 26.328] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 26.767] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 26.767] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[ 26.782] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting |
Is there something wrong in the previous informations? What else should I check?
Last edited by fturco on Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:54 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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It seems my current GPU only supports OpenGL 1.4, while KDE Plasma and QtWebEngine both require at least OpenGL 2.0.
So I decided to buy a new motherboard with a better GPU, while keeping my current CPU and RAM.
It's a used Intel DQ45CB with the Q45 chipset, which supports OpenGL 2.0.
I will also be able to switch from the xf86-video-intel driver to the modesetting driver.
See also https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=404558. |
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Today I installed the new motherboard. No problems anymore!  |
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