On 15/10/16 21:52, David Paste wrote:
On Saturday, 15 October 2016 10:33:51 UTC+1, Adrian Caspersz wrote:

What (numerical) model laptop, CPU, Graphics, RAM?


Hello,

Thanks for your reply, this is what is reported:

Intel T2080 @ 1.73 GHz x 2
Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
32 bit OS
2 GB RAM

Open a terminal window and type this command. It will run a graphics
spinning gears demo in another window.

glxgears -info

In the terminal window (scroll up, it's the first output) you should see
values for GL_RENDERER, GL_VERSION and GL_VENDOR.

Should be similar to

GL_RENDER = Mesa DRI
GL_VERSION = 1.4 mesa
GL_VENDOR = tungsten graphics,

If it's I suspect 'Software Rasterizer" for GL_RENDER, not good. I don't
know from (googling) if a Mesa driver was fixed for that old chipset.

In that case ditch Ubuntu, and go for Xubuntu instead.

I also have the option to use a different laptop:

Intel Celeron C900 @ 2.20 GHz
Integrated Intel Mobile 4 Series Express Chipset Family
32 bit OS, x64 based processor
3 GB RAM

Or use that.

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Adrian C