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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL?
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:31:54
Message-Id: 200901111531.38848.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL? by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2 > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:15]:
3 > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
4 > > > > are you using composite? if yes, don't. Or install the latest nvidia
5 > > > > driver.
6 > > >
7 > > > In my initial posting I mentioned the driver, which is installed on my
8 > > > PC
9 > > >
10 > > > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.82 USE="acpi gtk -custom-cflags
11 > > > > > (-multilib)
12 > > >
13 > > > This is -- according to "emerge -pv..." the newest available...
14 > >
15 > > no, it is not. The latest are 180something and they solved some 2d
16 > > slowness issues with that driver.
17 > >
18 > > > Is it needed to switch off Composite with that version ?
19 > >
20 > > composite makes 2d very slow with drivers prior to 180. You don't have to
21 > > disable composite in xorg.conf. Just don't use compiz and deactivate all
22 > > effects in gnome/kde.
23 > > btw, xorg.conf would be nice to see.
24 >
25 > ...eeeh...how can I get the newest driver in a gentoo-compatible way?
26
27 look into bugzilla - I am pretty sure somebody posted an updated ebuild
28 already. Download it, put it into your overlay, ebuild ...ebuild manifest and
29 emerge it.
30
31 > I set
32 >
33 > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers ~x86
34 >
35 > in /etc/package/package-keywords.
36 >
37 > Emerge reports the previously mentioned (non-180) version of the nvidia
38 > drivers.
39 >
40 > I attached Xorg.conf to this email.
41
42 and I cleaned it up a bit:
43
44 Section "Module"
45 Load "glx"
46 EndSection
47
48 Section "ServerFlags"
49 Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
50 EndSection
51
52 Section "InputDevice"
53 Identifier "Keyboard1"
54 Driver "kbd"
55 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
56 # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
57 Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
58 Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"
59 Option "ScrollLock" "Compose"
60 Option "RightCtl" "Control"
61 Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:win_switch,ctrl:nocaps,compose:rwin"
62 # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
63 Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
64 Option "XkbLayout" "de"
65 Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
66 EndSection
67
68 Section "InputDevice"
69 Identifier "Mouse1"
70 Driver "mouse"
71 Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
72 # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
73 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
74 Option "Buttons" "5"
75 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
76 # When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
77 Option "ChordMiddle"
78 EndSection
79
80 Section "Monitor"
81 Identifier "HM903DT"
82 Option "DPMS"
83 EndSection
84
85 Section "Device"
86
87 # Option "Overlay" "true"
88 # Option "UBB" "true"
89 # Option "CIOverlay" "true"
90 # VideoRam 66560
91 Identifier "n7600GT"
92 Driver "nvidia"
93 Option "NvAGP" "3"
94 Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
95 Option "NoLogo" "1"
96 Option "BackingStore" "True"
97 EndSection
98
99 Section "Screen"
100 Identifier "Screen 1"
101 Device "n7600GT"
102 Monitor "HM903DT"
103 DefaultDepth 24
104 SubSection "Display"
105 Viewport 0 0
106 Depth 24
107 EndSubSection
108 EndSection
109
110 you could try without bs and tb.

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