Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Video card memory disabled?

[Mick]

On Wednesday 22 November 2006 19:58, James wrote:
> James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> writes:
> > ==========================
> >
> > >  $ glxgears
> > > libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b
> > > 2446 frames in 5.0 seconds = 489.111 FPS
> > > 2441 frames in 5.0 seconds = 488.094 FPS
> > > 2448 frames in 5.0 seconds = 489.509 FPS
> > > 2438 frames in 5.0 seconds = 487.576 FPS
> > > 2445 frames in 5.0 seconds = 488.976 FPS
> > > 2442 frames in 5.0 seconds = 488.238 FPS
> > > 2439 frames in 5.0 seconds = 487.720 FPS
> > > ==================================================
> >
> > under 2.6.17-gentoo-r8 I get (glxgears):
> > 6751 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1350.118 FPS
> > 7174 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1434.668 FPS
> > 6596 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1319.182 FPS
> > 6946 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1389.107 FPS
> > 6582 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1316.222 FPS
> > 5700 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1139.907 FPS
> > 7038 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1407.494 FPS
> > 6879 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1375.700 FPS
> > 6737 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1347.254 FPS
> > 7072 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1414.338 FPS
> > 7027 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1405.366 FPS
> >
> > > ==================================================
>
> under 2.6.18-gentoo-r2:
>
> 7790 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1557.990 FPS
> 57673 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11534.464 FPS
> 57865 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11572.907 FPS
> 56563 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11312.441 FPS
> 54164 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10832.644 FPS
> 53139 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10627.705 FPS
> 56300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11259.851 FPS
> 54578 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10915.574 FPS
> 55864 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11172.672 FPS
>
>
> looks improved?

Errm, hold on!  Did you minimise the graphics?

> > > $ glxinfo
> > > name of display: :0.0
> > > libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x4b
> > > display: :0  screen: 0
> > > direct rendering: Yes
> > > ==================================================
> >
> > under glxinfo (2.6.17-gentoo-r8):
> >
> > name of display: :0.0
> > display: :0  screen: 0
> > direct rendering: Yes
> > server glx vendor string: SGI
> > server glx version string: 1.2
> > <snip very long listing of info>
>
> name of display: :0.0
> display: :0  screen: 0
> direct rendering: Yes
> server glx vendor string: SGI
> server glx version string: 1.2
>
> > > While you're looking at this I would appreciate if you could
> > > tell me why I am
> > > getting this libGL warning (and how to fix it)?
> > >
> > > Finally, I am also getting this mtrr overlap at boot:
> > > ==================================================
> > > mtrr: 0x48000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0x48000000,0x1000000
> > > mtrr: 0x48000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0x48000000,0x1000000
> > > mtrr: 0x48000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0x48000000,0x1000000
> > > mtrr: 0x48000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0x48000000,0x1000000
> > > mtrr: 0x48000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0x48000000,0x1000000
> > > agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
> > > agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 4x mode
> > > agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 4x mode
> > > [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
> > > [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
> > > ====
> >
> > under glxinfo (2.6.17-gentoo-r8) && greping dmesg for9 gl drm agp) I get:
> > [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
> > [drm] Initialized radeon 1.24.0 20060225 on minor 0
> > [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
> > [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
> > [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
> >
> > agpgart: Detected SiS 646 chipset
> > agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M  <at>  0xe8000000
> > agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
> > agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode
> > agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 1x mode
> >
> > Does look suspicious....
>
> dmesg | grep drm
> [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
> [drm] Initialized radeon 1.25.0 20060524 on minor 0
> [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
> [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
> [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
>
>
> dmesg | grep agp
> Linux agpgart interface v0.101 (c) Dave Jones
> agpgart: Detected SiS 646 chipset
> agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xe8000000
> agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
> agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode
> agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:01:00.0 into 1x mode
>
>
> I'm not sure what all of this means, but, bzflag
> crashed once before using this 2.6.18-gentoo-r2
> kernel......

Well, your card's performance seems to be significantly better than mine.  Not 
sure now how to fix mine.  :-(

-- 
Regards,
Mick