ubuntu 12.04 - intel hd4600 haswell graphics issue

Ubuntu 12.04 is not 'recognizing' my intel haswell i5 hd4600 graphics (which 13.04 does). I have the traditional 2d desktop and am seeing copious amounts of screen-tearing. The main vice is that I cannot drag windows around the desktops in expo.

Is there a way to fetch the drivers that work in Ubuntu 13.04 to be on my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop or some other workaround? I have already installed and updated from the 'x-swat' graphics repo.

Solution 1:

I managed to get the desired effect (OpenGL/3D supported desktop) by performing these steps:

In terminal run:

sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-quantal xserver-xorg-lts-quantal

I then rebooted and went to my updater settings and allowed precise-proposed updates before performing a dist-upgrade and rebooting again.

I can now drag windows around in expo, and I no longer suffer from screen tearing. Also, the ring-switcher from compiz now works.

Solution 2:

This question is similar to this one

New install of Ubuntu Precise available today already includes Quantal kernel and x-server. I have installed Raring kernel and x-server to solve issues with startup and network using:

sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-raring xserver-xorg-lts-raring

Reasons ad more comments are explained in linked article.