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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL?
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:40:20
Message-Id: 20090111164008.GA21576@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Loss of performance...OpenGL? by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:55]:
2 > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:35]:
4 > > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
5 > > > > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> [09-01-11 15:15]:
6 > > > > > On Sonntag 11 Januar 2009, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
7 > > > > > > > are you using composite? if yes, don't. Or install the latest
8 > > > > > > > nvidia driver.
9 > > > > > >
10 > > > > > > In my initial posting I mentioned the driver, which is installed on
11 > > > > > > my PC
12 > > > > > >
13 > > > > > > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.82 USE="acpi gtk -custom-cflags
14 > > > > > > > > (-multilib)
15 > > > > > >
16 > > > > > > This is -- according to "emerge -pv..." the newest available...
17 > > > > >
18 > > > > > no, it is not. The latest are 180something and they solved some 2d
19 > > > > > slowness issues with that driver.
20 > > > > >
21 > > > > > > Is it needed to switch off Composite with that version ?
22 > > > > >
23 > > > > > composite makes 2d very slow with drivers prior to 180. You don't
24 > > > > > have to disable composite in xorg.conf. Just don't use compiz and
25 > > > > > deactivate all effects in gnome/kde.
26 > > > > > btw, xorg.conf would be nice to see.
27 > > > >
28 > > > > ...eeeh...how can I get the newest driver in a gentoo-compatible way?
29 > > >
30 > > > look into bugzilla - I am pretty sure somebody posted an updated ebuild
31 > > > already. Download it, put it into your overlay, ebuild ...ebuild manifest
32 > > > and emerge it.
33 > > >
34 > > > > I set
35 > > > >
36 > > > > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers ~x86
37 > > > >
38 > > > > in /etc/package/package-keywords.
39 > > > >
40 > > > > Emerge reports the previously mentioned (non-180) version of the nvidia
41 > > > > drivers.
42 > > > >
43 > > > > I attached Xorg.conf to this email.
44 > > >
45 > > > and I cleaned it up a bit:
46 > > >
47 > > > Section "Module"
48 > > > Load "glx"
49 > > > EndSection
50 > > >
51 > > > Section "ServerFlags"
52 > > > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
53 > > > EndSection
54 > > >
55 > > > Section "InputDevice"
56 > > > Identifier "Keyboard1"
57 > > > Driver "kbd"
58 > > > Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
59 > > > # Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
60 > > > Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
61 > > > Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"
62 > > > Option "ScrollLock" "Compose"
63 > > > Option "RightCtl" "Control"
64 > > > Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:win_switch,ctrl:nocaps,compose:rwin"
65 > > > # To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
66 > > > Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
67 > > > Option "XkbLayout" "de"
68 > > > Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
69 > > > EndSection
70 > > >
71 > > > Section "InputDevice"
72 > > > Identifier "Mouse1"
73 > > > Driver "mouse"
74 > > > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
75 > > > # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
76 > > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
77 > > > Option "Buttons" "5"
78 > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
79 > > > # When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
80 > > > Option "ChordMiddle"
81 > > > EndSection
82 > > >
83 > > > Section "Monitor"
84 > > > Identifier "HM903DT"
85 > > > Option "DPMS"
86 > > > EndSection
87 > > >
88 > > > Section "Device"
89 > > >
90 > > > # Option "Overlay" "true"
91 > > > # Option "UBB" "true"
92 > > > # Option "CIOverlay" "true"
93 > > > # VideoRam 66560
94 > > > Identifier "n7600GT"
95 > > > Driver "nvidia"
96 > > > Option "NvAGP" "3"
97 > > > Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
98 > > > Option "NoLogo" "1"
99 > > > Option "BackingStore" "True"
100 > > > EndSection
101 > > >
102 > > > Section "Screen"
103 > > > Identifier "Screen 1"
104 > > > Device "n7600GT"
105 > > > Monitor "HM903DT"
106 > > > DefaultDepth 24
107 > > > SubSection "Display"
108 > > > Viewport 0 0
109 > > > Depth 24
110 > > > EndSubSection
111 > > > EndSection
112 > > >
113 > > > you could try without bs and tb.
114 > >
115 > > This xorg.conf gaves me a flickery (to low refresh rate) highly
116 > > offseted screen with slim and after login the screen is somehow
117 > > scrambled blockwise. I am not using hal for X11 due to othe problems
118 > > (see previous problems reported here).
119 > > I switched back to my old xorg.conf.
120 > >
121 > > What do you mean with "ts" and "bs"?
122 >
123 > strange. Your monitor and your card should set up a perfect picture just by
124 > using edid data.
125 > tb = triple buffering, bs = backingstore.
126 >
127 >
128 With the new ebuild for the nvidia-180* driver I installed that
129 driver. Now disturtion of dvb-t broadcast has gone but still having
130 high system load (system processes). The beside kaffeine quiet system
131 gets about 50% system process load (sum of both CPUs).
132
133 I removed backingstore and triple buffering in beforehand.
134
135 Any ideas to decrease load?
136
137
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