How to Improve Graphics With Poulsbo in Ubuntu
Intel’s GMA 500 video chipset, known as Poulsbo, doesn’t use the same open-source graphics drivers that other Intel video hardware uses. The Poulsbo graphics hardware was developed by a different company, PowerVR, and branded with Intel’s name. Intel provides closed-source drivers for GMA 500, which aren’t included with Ubuntu. You can improve your Poulsbo graphics performance by installing the Intel Embedded Media and Graphics Driver, known as Intel EMGD.
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Instructions
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Open a terminal by clicking the “Ubuntu” menu icon at the top left corner of the screen, typing “Terminal” into the search box that appears and pressing “Enter.”
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Type the following command into the terminal and press “Enter” to add the Ubuntu repository containing the Intel GMA 500 drivers to your system:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gma500/emgd-1.8
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Type your password at the password prompt and press “Enter” to authenticate.
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Type “sudo apt-get update” into the terminal and press “Enter” to fetch a list of available softare packages.
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Type “sudo apt-get install xorg-emgd emgd-dkms” into the terminal and press “Enter.” Ubuntu automatically downloads and installs the EMGD driver
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Type “sudo emgd-xorg-conf” and press “Enter” to update your graphics server’s configuration file with the new drivers.
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Restart your Ubuntu system to activate the new graphics driver.
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Tips & Warnings
This driver is not officially supported by Ubuntu or Intel.
