Tag Archives: x11

Improve Slow Graphics on Intel Cards

Ubuntu 9.04 unfortunately had some significant regressions in regards to video on Intel based hardware. I have an onboard Intel GM965/GL960 and I noticed the video was a lot more choppy and glitchy after installing Ubuntu 9.04. This issue has been addressed and seems to be fixed in the latest alpha releases of Ubuntu 9.10,… Read More »

Re-Enable Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Combination for Restarting X Server

With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 the keyboard combination to restart the X server was disabled. This, I think, was due to reports of users accidentally hitting the combination and having X restart resulting in lost work. I will admit that I may have hit that combination once or twice in my time, but its… Read More »