[sammyboy405]

-------- Ubuntu 10.10 -----------
Requirements:
Ubuntu 10.10 Installed
Internet Connection

These instructions are based off information from this wiki

There are other ways of doing what I do .. Do it how you see fit But these are the Steps I took to get Everything working Properly.

1.

Open A Term Windows

2.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/ppa && sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d poulsbo-config

3.

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Add the Following: Should fix the Brightness Key

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor"

If you have 1GB Of Ram Add this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="mem=896mb"

If you have 2GB of Ram Add this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="mem=1920mb"

Now Run
4.

sudo update-grub

5. Reboot

6. Open a Term Window
7. Run

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Make your xorg.conf look something like this:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
        Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
        Option "ExaNoComposite" "true"
EndSection

(Optional) add the following to the bottom of your xorg.conf file this will allow you to be able to do a CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart your GUI/X11 session.

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option  "DontZap"       "False"
EndSection

Add the following Line at your risk. It could have mixed results. Ive have very good luck thus far performance wise with it.

        "AccelMethod" "UXA"

If you use this you need to change to the following as well.

        Option "UxaNoComposite" "true"

8. Reboot Once more and your done unless you want Compiz. Continue on if you would like to install compiz.
9. Download http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338581/poul...004um3_all.deb
10. Open a Term Window
11. Run (from the location you downloaded it to. Most likely [~/Downloads])

sudo dpkg -i poulsbo-config_0.1.2~1004um3_all.deb

-- Note keep this file around you will need it if you update your kernel.

12. Check you xorg.conf file.. This is only a precautionary measure. A Couple of times my xorg.conf went blank after installing the custom poulsbo-config

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

13. Now install Compiz

sudo apt-get install compiz

14. Reboot and You should now be able to enable effects..

Ive tested this procedures a couple of times on a Dell Mini 1010 and it seems to work fine.

However if ANYONE can figure out how to get Unity to work let me know. The whole reason I put 10.10 back on my Netbook was for Unity and it dont work. There is a Bug open here Issue 39 - gma500 - Unity Netbook Interface unusable with GMA 500 (Maverick) - Project Hosting on Google Code for more information.


I Hope this helps everyone.

-------------------- Everything Below is Only for 9.10 ----------
*Update* If you are trying Out 9.10 Karmic. You can get some good install Instructions here Switzerland Team - Ubuntu Forums All the Performance tweaks found here on this thread will still work on 9.10 after you have installed the driver. Just Make sure you have the Latest and Greatest Kernel installed before proceeding with the 9.10 version of the GMA 500 drivers *Update*

Im Modifying these procedures and Including New steps, and tweaks that have been proven to work thus far. This should work for any system having a GMA500 Video Chipset. Although it was written using a Dell Mini 10. So I Have not tested it on any other system. But there is no reason why it wouldn't work on other systems.

Before Starting this Make sure you have the Latest Kernel. As of right now its .15 But if there is one Higher Make sure you have it before performing the steps below.

First lets check to make sure you have the latest Kernel version before we proceed.
From the Terminal:

uname -a

This will display your Kernel version. If it is 2.6.28.15 or Higher You are done. And continue down below. If it is not then do the following steps:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Reboot
go back into a terminal

uname -a

Make sure your Upgrade happened. If it did and you want to get rid of your old Kernel you can do:

sudo apt-get autoremove

If not, no harm done, it wont hurt anything to leave it other than eat up about 100meg of space. Just continue on with the Guide.

---Continue on From here if you have the Newest Kernel Version---

From the Terminal:
Add this to your repository

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-mobile.list

add these 2 lines

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mobile/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mobile/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

then ctrl+o (which saves it)
Then ctrl+x (To Exit)

Now you need to authenticate the keys

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C6598A30

[/code]Now that your Ubuntu-Mobile Key is added do the Following.

The Following Packages need to be Installed Most are Dependences.

* psb-firmware - Binary firmware for the Poulsbo (psb) 3D X11 driver
* psb-modules - Kernel module built for -generic or -lpia kernel
* psb-kernel-source - Kernel module for the Poulsbo (psb) 2D X11 driver
* psb-kernel-headers - Kernel module headers for the Poulsbo (psb) 2D X11 driver
* xpsb-glx - X11 drivers for Poulsbo (psb) 3D acceleration
* poulsbo-driver-3d - Metapackage for the 3D Poulsbo (psb) X11 driver.
* poulsbo-driver-2d - Metapackage for the 2D Poulsbo (psb) X11 driver.



From a Terminal (this should install all the above):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install poulsbo-driver-2d poulsbo-driver-3d psb-firmware

Reboot
Make sure you have NO USB devices Hooked up as this will cause conflicting results with the poulsbo-driver-3d drivers. (see fix below for stability)

Once rebooted open a terminal and make a back up of your xorg.conf file.(fresh install may have a null xorg.conf file this is normal and ok)

sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak

Open up your xorg.conf and add the below contents inside it.

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Make the Section "Device" Look like this :

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
        Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
        Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
EndSection

(Optional) add the following to the bottom of your xorg.conf file this will allow you to be able to do a CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart your GUI/X11 session.

Section "ServerFlags"
        Option  "DontZap"       "False"
EndSection

Add the following Line at your risk. It could have mixed results. Ive have very good luck thus far performance wise with it.

        "AccelMethod" "UXA"

Reboot one last time and you should be rocking and rolling. Now what this did is allow the 3d Drivers to be installed and are in Partial use. Compiz and any other 3d Software "May" Not work I haven't 100% tested it. But modifying your xorg.conf with the above setting will allow you to be able to use External USB Devices with out random freezes.

If you have a fresh install you may need to recheck your xorg.conf file after you reboot as when the xserver configures itself it may put back the default settings. Those that had xserver setup before hand you should be fine. But if you feel that something isnt right, you may want to go and check your xorg.conf file again and be sure that the options are still there.

Leave out the xorg.conf if you don't plan on using anything USB. Although since your keyboard / touch-pad is technically USB I still had random Freezes Have 3d Enabled.

So I Highly Recommend using my xorg.conf example. I have had great success with it.

For those who are getting DRM errors after Upgrading from / to a new Kernel after doing the Old Procedures I had listed here do the following.

sudo apt-get install psb-kernel-source

Reboot and then you should be good to go again. You may want to add the 3d to give you some extra performance. If so just start from the top of this message and start from the beginning like you where installing for the first time. and that should do the trick.

I want to thank the MyDellMini Forum members who helped me sort all this out and been patient with me. meecect and durj. If you have a Dell Mini and need some more additional help or want to be in our community follow the link MyDellMini

Also for those Brave souls who would like to take things a step further and tweak the performance. Follow the Guide / Step / Suggestion found here on the Ubuntu forums. Do not do those Steps unless you know what you are doing. It Does require some Linux Knowledge. And It has you upgrade to the 2.6.30 Kernel. So it "May" not work with the PSB Drivers. The Tweaking guide was written for desktop style Intel Video cards and not Portable. So use this information at your own risk if you decide to play with tweaking the performance. Ive gone as far as I can take it until I decide to bite the bullet and try out the 2.6.30 Kernel. Once I get some more time I will play with 2.6.30.

I wrote this kinda quick, im hoping I haven't left anything out. This should work on Kubuntu and Ubuntu. I have not Tried Xubuntu, But I bet it will work fine on it as well.

I will do my best to keep this updated as new versions come out. And fixes for existing issues like the USB / 3d issue.

[neezie]

How do I get the kernels? I want to get it figured out before I install.

[sammyboy405]

Originally Posted by neezie

How do I get the kernels? I want to get it figured out before I install.

I do believe its someone correct me if im wrong

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

And that will upgrade to the new kernel if you need to upgrade your kernels.

[NormanF]

Ubuntu's Mobile Team wrote the video drivers for the Intel GMA 500 chipset and it also works on other Poulsbo devices. The drivers could be recompiled for BSD, which is what Mac OSX runs on but someone would have to do it first.

[neezie]

Whenever I try the keyserver thing I get a keyserver error.

[sammyboy405]

Originally Posted by neezie

Whenever I try the keyserver thing I get a keyserver error.

Humm Are you typing it right? and you do have a internet connection correct?

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --search-keys ubuntu-mobile
gpg: directory `/home/ubuntu/.gnupg' created
gpg: new configuration file `/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/gpg.conf' created
gpg: WARNING: options in `/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/gpg.conf' are not yet active during this run
gpg: keyring `/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/home/ubuntu/.gnupg/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: searching for "ubuntu-mobile" from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
(1)     Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Mobile Team
          1024 bit RSA key C6598A30, created: 2009-01-19
Keys 1-1 of 1 for "ubuntu-mobile".  Enter number(s), N)ext, or Q)uit >

Thats what it should all look like when it works. just make sure you are typing.

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --search-keys ubuntu-mobile

Just copy and paste that line exactly. and as long as you have a internet connection it should work fine.

[neezie]

Okay I got everything going, but now whenever I turn on my netbook I just get the standard desktop with nothing else, no bar or anything just my cursor

[NormanF]

If you feel the display is poor, revert to the standard vanilla vesa drivers and wait for the next release of Ubuntu, when the video chipset may finally be fully supported.

[sammyboy405]

Originally Posted by neezie

Okay I got everything going, but now whenever I turn on my netbook I just get the standard desktop with nothing else, no bar or anything just my cursor

Sounds like Gnome didnt load? But im not a 100% Ubuntu expert here to know what that is right off the top of my head..

Keep in mind this fix is only for the Mini 10 (1010) not the 10v If you try this on the 10v I think it may blow up at you with weird results.

I have Loaded up 9.10 Alpha 2 on my Mini 10. And toyed with the driver just to see if I can get anything to work on my own. No Success so far. But we are still a few months off till 9.10 will be out for a production type release.

I did Load up Hardy. Which is said to support the Mini 10. But I get just as poor results. Anyone know what drivers Hardy really uses to get the "Support" they say it has for the Mini 10?

[neezie]

I have a mini 10 and it didn't work. I think every window is too big, I can right click and open up and choose backgrounds, but I can't see the top of the window. Should I try to reinstall ubuntu and go through the process again?