Graphics problems in Ubuntu

[Colombo]

Don't want to create a new thread. My game starts, but no terrain graphics is shown. I can see borders, but nothing inside provinces. Water is fine, trees etc. are turned off. Running ubuntu 12.04

 

[AndrewT]

Well you got a new thread anyway, as your problem is quite different.

Are you using the latest proprietary video drivers? What are your hardware specs, specifically video card and video memory?

 

[Colombo]

I have IntelHD integrated graphics. Probably 2000 or so. With Intel supporting linux, I should have latest drivers installed.

Ubuntu says it is "Intel® Ironlake Mobile ".

Does it helps somehow?

 

[AndrewT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units#Fifth_generation

Please post the output of

lspci -nnk | grep VGA

At the start of that line with 'VGA' in it will be a device number like 00:02.0 . Put that numer into this command

lspci -v -s 00:02.0

and it should show a result like this:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
 Subsystem: Benq Corporation Device 0803
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 31
 Memory at fd800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
[COLOR="#00FF00"][B] Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M][/B][/COLOR]
 I/O ports at cc00 [size=8]
 Capabilities:
 Kernel driver in use: i915
 Kernel modules: i915

The Bolded green line shows your video memory. The game requires 1gb.

And go into System Settings, Details and check what it says for the Graphics section.

This appears to be the official source for Intel Linux drivers
https://01.org/linuxgraphics/
plus an installer.

 

[Colombo]

The details in system settings shows the "Intel® Ironlake Mobile ", as stated above.

output of sude lscpi

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1be2
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
	Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
	Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	I/O ports at e080 [size=8]
	Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
	Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: i915

On windows it runs all right though.

The intel-linux installer was the first what I did. As I have only 12.04 ubuntu, I downloaded the sh file and ran it as in instructions. It may be that I only installed installer and didn't ran it by that. The wispers in console shows only additional intel tools but no installer or updater or so...

intel_audio_dump             intel_reg_dumper
intel_backlight              intel_reg_checker
intel_bios_dumper            intel_reg_read
intel_bios_reader            intel_reg_snapshot
intel_disable_clock_gating   intel_reg_write
intel_error_decode           intel_stepping
intel_forcewaked             intel_upload_blit_large
intel_gpu_abrt               intel_upload_blit_large_gtt
intel_gpu_time               intel_upload_blit_large_map
intel_gpu_top                intel_upload_blit_small
intel_gtt

 

[AndrewT]

Ok, well you only have 256mb of video memory and the game requires 1gb on Linux and Mac. Generally I've found that updating the video driver to the latest helps that, but I can't tell in your case whether they are up to date or not ... there was one release 20 Dec this year according to that page so that's the one you want.

Aside from that I can only suggest reducing the graphics as much as possible. If you need help with that post your settings.txt for us, thanks.

 

[Colombo]

Yeah, there was release at 20 december. But as I have 12.04 ubuntu, the intel support is bit deprecated.

I can't see anything in settings.txt that could help me.

force_pow2_textures=no
language="l_english"
graphics=
{
	size=
	{
		x=1366
		y=768
	}

	min_gui=
	{
		x=1280
		y=720
	}

	refreshRate=0
	fullScreen=yes
	borderless=no
	shadows=no
	shadowSize=2048
	multi_sampling=0
	anisotropic_filtering=0
	gamma=50.000000
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=50.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000000
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
combat_sound_random=6
mapRenderingOptions=
{
	draw_terrain=yes
	draw_water=yes
	draw_borders=yes
	draw_trees=no
	draw_rivers=yes
	draw_postfx=yes
	draw_sky=yes
	draw_bloom=yes
	draw_tooltips=yes
	draw_hires_terrain=no
	draw_citysprawl=yes
	draw_shadows=no
	draw_reflections=no
	draw_ambient_objects=yes
	draw_particles=yes
	moving_units=yes
}
camera_speed=50.000000
camera_tilt=100.000000
centered_zoom_in=yes
lastplayer="Player"
lasthost=""
debug_saves=0
autosave="YEARLY"
autosave_tocloud=no
difficulty="LUCK_NONE"
outliner=
{
	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 }
outliner_open=yes
messagelist_open=yes
windowmovetime=0.200000
hints=yes
custom_mapmodes=
{
0 1 4 3 2 5 }

 

[AndrewT]

OK, try these settings

draw_water=no

draw_rivers=no

draw_postfx=no

draw_sky=no

draw_bloom=no

draw_citysprawl=no

draw_ambient_objects=no

draw_particles=no

 

[Colombo]

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/703983937124585169/F90BB8ECA27130C7D086E4D2C73A762899028FB1/

Not helping. It still looks like draw_terrain is no.

 

[AndrewT]

Yeah, there was release at 20 december. But as I have 12.04 ubuntu, the intel support is bit deprecated.

Does that mean you have the 20 Dec driver installed or not? Or are you saying you'd need to go to Ubuntu 13.x to get the latest? I don't really have anything else to suggest to help with your under-spec video system, sorry.

 

[Colombo]

I don't know myself.

 

[AndrewT]

OK then, can I ask you to get some Ubuntu help on that please? To find out 1/ what driver version you actually have and b/ what is the latest that will work with your Ubuntu version?

 

[Colombo]

Ok, I have tried to google a bit. And the solution is: I am screwed.

I have i950 or so drivers, the latest drivers for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Intel doesn't support this version anymore (through it is LTS for ubuntu, long time support). It deny me any never drivers because I have wrong kernel.
I have the same problem wtih Crusader Kings II
and the same problem as this guy
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...)-(No-terrain-but-solid-colour-land-overlays)

 

[AndrewT]

Can you not update to 13.x then - I assume that's free? Or is your hardware not up to it or something?

 

[Colombo]

I could. Though updating ubuntu isnt pain free. And 13 is out for a while and there should be 14 LTS in April (13 is not LTS). So Ill rather just wait. (one of reasons is that there isn't way to transfer setting and... I am quite used to what I have now:/)

 

[bucaneer]

You could try setting

force_pow2_textures=yes

Whether this setting helps or causes even more graphical glitches seems to vary between graphics cards and drivers (it breaks stuff for me with Nvidia), but I seem to recall that it did help some Intel users.

 

[Colombo]

Tried back then.

 

[bucaneer]

Worth a try. Incidentally, what kernel version do you have? (Terminal command "uname -r")

 

[Colombo]

just generic kernel
3.2.0-57-generic

 

[bucaneer]

You could upgrade your kernel (and thus, Intel drivers that are part of the kernel) by using the LTS Enablement Stack. For example this command will install the kernel and other behind-the-scenes stuff used by Ubuntu 13.10 (kernel version 3.11):

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-saucy xserver-xorg-lts-saucy libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-saucy

It's less disruptive than a full upgrade - it doesn't touch any of your userland apps or settings, and your installation is still considered "Long Term Support". The wiki link provides extra disclaimers (e.g. you may run into problems if you use this command and later decide to upgrade the system to another non-LTS version) that you may want to read. Anyway, it's up to you whether you want to try this or wait until April for 14.04 LTS.