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Webup8 recently posted a description on how to upgrade your intel graphics driver to the "2013Q1 Intel Linux Graphics Stack Release". I already have xserver-xorg-video-intel installed from the main raring repositories. What is the difference between the two packages?

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  • http://askubuntu.com/questions/301804/do-i-need-intel-linux-graphics-installer/301825#301825 – Qasim Jun 04 '13 at 03:19
  • @Qasim thanks for the link. So is 2013Q1 Intel Linux Graphics Stack Release just a more-recent version of xserver-xorg-video-intel? – Sparhawk Jun 04 '13 at 03:41
  • i have tested the most recent one... so my recommendation are to install ...Released: 20 May 2013 , Version: 1.0.1 – Qasim Jun 04 '13 at 03:48
  • @Qasim Sorry, perhaps I was unclear in my question. Are you saying that "2013Q1 Intel Linux Graphics Stack Release" and `xserver-xorg-video-intel` are exactly the same thing, but just different versions? (This is essentially my question, which does differ slightly to the link, so feel free to post it as an answer.) – Sparhawk Jun 04 '13 at 04:08
  • It has the same version with extra libraries ... – Qasim Jun 04 '13 at 09:04

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the difference between them is that the 2013Q1 stack breaks 13.04(raring). after the install ubuntu would only boot into "low graphics mode" no matter if i was using lightdm or gdm.

using the "intel open installer" v1.0.1 and the intel open source repos i get this lovely distro update and suddenly the old xserver/plymouth "race" bug is back (launchpad bug #982889). after checking a LOT of forums it appears the workaround is

insert this line

"sleep 10"

in /etc/init/lightdm.conf

just before the line

"exec lightdm"

i didn't have to add stuff to (or even create) /etc/X11/xorg.conf and i also didn't need to purge/install lightdm, unity-greeter, ubuntu desktop, the X server or any of the other carry on - i DID try all those options but they failed to fix the problem - the "sleep 10" fixed it for me.

it was odd - because the x logs showed everything being detected just fine and then boom - low graphics mode.

maybe the intel boys and the ubuntu people need some better cross-communication??

it appears that the kernel modules in the intel open source repo(s) don't have the plymouth/X fix installed on them.

after the graphics stack upgrade i'm now running 13.04 raring and 3.8.0-26 generic kernel x86_64

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