[BUG 914631] Ubuntu Not Getting All Details

[Designer225]

So just recently I installed Ubuntu, and first of all it require me to run Ubuntu installer inside Windows 7 to install.

When I finally installed Ubuntu 12.04 to my computer, I messed around for a while, then decided to look at the detail.

As it turns out, I have 3.7GB of usable RAM, 0.32GB more than what I have in Windows 7. (Both OS has 4GB of total (shared?) RAM, 64-Bit Ubuntu is just more efficient than its 32-Bit counterpart.) 0.08GB less than what I have in Windows 7 now. I've reinstalled Windows 7 with a 64-Bits version and a legal product key to activate it.

However, noticing the graphics is Unknown, I was confused. I mean, I have Intel HD Graphics installed (inside the CPU), and in Windows the GPU is known. I wonder, is there anyway to make Ubuntu realize that the Unknown GPU is not so "unknown" at all?

EDIT: After some web surfing, it turned out to be bug 914631. I wonder if the package I'm downloading is a fix or a workaround.

EDIT 2: Yup it worked. Though I'm surprised that it showed Intel Ironlake Mobile. I guess my GPU belongs to that group.

Edited August 14, 2013 by Designer225

[OrbitusII]

I'm not sure why 12.04 doesn't include that feature, but I have no qualms with it. I know I have an Asus GeForce 8400 GS from around 2010, and if Ubuntu doesn't know that but still performs admirably I'm fine with it. Good to have this resource though, thanks.

And I too enjoy the decreased overhead, it makes everything run smoother than the old family laptop I was using.