intel 965GM 3D problems

Anders anders.norgaard at gmail.com
Fri Dec 7 06:48:57 PST 2007


<nscerque <at> fc.up.pt> writes:

> 
> 
> Hello
> 
> I have a intel 965GM graphic card. I have made a fresh install of  
> ubuntu gutsy (7.10) and I don't have compiz working and I have a  
> strange behavior running 3D applications.

[...]

> But when I run  
> applications such as pymol (sudo apt-get install pymol) or vmd the  
> program crash after some minutes, and I have to reboot the computer (  
> the X freezes).
>   Can anyone please install pymol (chemistry program) and see if the  
> same happen?

The same problem affects me and others. A bug has been filed in ubuntu

http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/124023

but with no resolution in sight. It is pretty bad, considering that pymol is a
critical tool for many bio-scientists.

-Anders



> When I run torcs I have the same behaviour. After 1 minute or two the  
> system freezes.
> 
> Thanks in advance Nuno
> 





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