Re: [gentoo-amd64] Compiz-Fusion and amd64

On Freitag, 2. November 2007, Ângelo Miguel Arrifano wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 19:24:11 +0100
>
> "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote:
> > On Freitag, 2. November 2007, Mark Haney wrote:
> >
> > if you are using a nvidia 8xxx card, performance is extremly low - see
> > the threads on nvnews.
> >
> > I installed the latest compiz - and it really does not work. Oh I can
> > maximize and minimize windows. But I can't change size, move them or do
> > anything else.
> >
> > This is something new with latest compiz-fusion and my 8600GT.
> >
> > So from m> >
> > if you are
> >y POV: compiz is not worth the space it occupies on the
> > harddisk. And even when it runs I only use it for some minutes - because
> > after some timusing a nvidia 8xxx card, performance is extremly low - see
> > the threads on nvnews.
> >
> > I installed the latest compiz - and it really does not work. Oh I can
> > maximize and minimize windows. But I can't change size, move them or do
> > anything else.e wobbly windows, fire-effect&co really get my nervers....
> >
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> I'm using a nvidia 8400GS card. Beryl performance isn't bad. But effects
> tend to lag due to some reason. I think it's related to nvidia Coolbits
> and/or automatic GPU Freq. Not really sure. Every single effect lags at
> start. But, if some effect is already going on and I start another one, the
> new one won't lag. This really makes me believe it's something related to
> GPU clock. When computer is IDLE and I start a effect, the clock rate is
> LOW and effect goes SLOW, but right after, it looks like the GPU clock rate
> increases and the effect goes OK.

a) AFAIK does my card not change frequencies.
b) while beryl works. but is unusable slow, compiz-fusion does not work at 
all.
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