Tear-free disabled in Intel Graphics, tearing in Xubuntu
Solution 1
TearFree is disabled by default. To enable it create the directory,
sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
Then add to the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Graphics"
Driver "intel"
Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
Option "TearFree" "true"
EndSection
Solution 2
I have run into this problem with xubuntu 16.04.2. Tear free stopped working.
In my case, for some reason the package xserver-xorg-video-intel
was no longer installed. Xorg.0.log
said the intel module was not loaded, and that instead the modesetting driver was loaded, and as great as that may be, the config file to set tear free was being ignored. Restoring the package fixed things, tear free worked again. I don't know if this is how it is supposed to be: the xserver-xorg-video-intel
package description says its use on post 2007 hardware is discouraged, but horrible tearing graphics is much more discouraging.
The package in my case is actually xserver-xorg-video-intel-hwe-16.04
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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user246237 over 1 year
I use Xubuntu 13.10 and have installed the Intel Graphics Installer. I did it in order to reduce the amount of screen tearing with the VESA drivers earlier. But I see "tear free" as disabled, when I do:
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
I can see tear free is disabled. I'm putting in the line:
[ 1718.525] (**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
How do I enable tear-free? I have the 945GM graphics driver. Any kind of help is appreciated.
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enigmaticPhysicist almost 6 yearsSome people (reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/4cojj9/…) are saying compton fixes all tearing. Maybe that will help.