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DependsDependsPosted Nov 30, 2009 23:53 UTC (Mon) by bojan (subscriber, #14302)Parent article: Between Fedora 12 and 13
I guess the experience depends on the hardware as well. For me, F-12 is a major regression:
- 3D graphics doesn't work without KMS
Yeah, I got hit big time, because I have Intel 945GM/GMS graphics and Broadcom BCM4401-B0 NIC. So, several times a day, I have to start my network card again. And, of course, I have to suffer through slowness of 2D and metacity, instead of having smooth 3D graphics and compiz.
YMMV, as they say. But, I'll suffer through it until it gets fixed - it's not the end of the world.
PS. Yes, bugs have been filed etc.
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Depends Posted Dec 1, 2009 0:05 UTC (Tue) by jspaleta (subscriber, #50639) [Link]
I'd appreciate a reference to the intel 945 bug ticket number.
-jef
Depends Posted Dec 1, 2009 2:54 UTC (Tue) by bojan (subscriber, #14302) [Link]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537494
Other folks reported other bugs related to Intel graphics. For instance:
Depends Posted Dec 1, 2009 4:05 UTC (Tue) by bojan (subscriber, #14302) [Link]
BTW, looks like this is the workaround for slowness:
gconftool-2 -s /apps/compiz/general/screen0/options/sync_to_vblank -t bool false
Also, kernels after -155 appear to have the fix. Will test.
Depends Posted Dec 4, 2009 21:37 UTC (Fri) by Tet (subscriber, #5433) [Link] For me, F-12 is a major regressionHeh. For me it's the total opposite. It's a huge step forward. F10 and F11 were dire releases, and I was seriously thinking of looking elsewhere. But F12 is the best release for a while, and is enough to keep me on Fedora for now. Yes, there are problems. KMS doesn't work, and audio doesn't work out of the box. But I can get it to the point where I can do the basics (read my email, surf the web, print, listen to music) with only minor hiccoughs. With F10 and F11, I couldn't get that far, no matter how much effort I put in. I'm starting to think Fedora works in cycles of threes. FC6 was great, F9 was OK and F12 is looking good for me. I just hope I don't have to wait until F15 to get another decent one.
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